Usage of "out of the blue"

Portuguese

In a way that was not expected.

Not anticipated.

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Examples for "unexpectedly"

Examples for "unexpectedly"

However, the launch could still be postponed if weather conditions change unexpectedly. 
 The South African 

Things have worsened this year as the economic crisis has deepened unexpectedly. 
 Reuters 

First Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn unexpectedly resigned after five years in power. 
 BBC 

There is always some new point of view being shown you unexpectedly. 
 Agahta christie: an autobiography 

Figures earlier yesterday showed sales of new homes fell unexpectedly in December. 
 The Irish Times 

In a sudden and unexpected way.

Usage of out of the blue in English

For today, we'll...;I'm sorry for bringing this up out of the blue. 
 Evil and the Mask 

He said the news came as a bolt out of the blue. 
 Radio NZ 

Then somebody asked a question straight out of the blue-nopreliminaries, nothing. 
 Corduroy mansions 

You'll be in and out of the blue time inside ten minutes. 
 Blue noon 

Why they started to talk about these sanctions out of the blue? 
 Reuters 

Right out of the blue, just when she was feeling so happy. 
 The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1 

But Massino just didn't approach Cantarella for business out of the blue. 
 King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b... 

But Sir James's success did not come from out of the blue. 
 BBC 

An unknown could come out of the blue and dominate the field. 
 Table for five 

But then, one day, and almost out of the blue, she agreed. 
 The Guardian 

Hawthorne continued, It was out of the blue, like three months ago. 
 Heat Rises 

It's like a gift that comes out of the blue, Wong said. 
 Reuters 

Then, out of the blue, Sunny asked me if I liked Picasso. 
 Priceless: how I went undercover to rescue the world's stolen tr... 

So it was totally out of the blue to win this money. 
 Radio NZ 

And then, out of the blue, he looked at her with interest. 
 Granny dan 

And then, out of the blue, both publisher and agent were gone. 
 Ape House 

Translations for out of the blue

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Meanings of out of the blue in English