out of the blue
Unexpectedly; without warning or preparationUnexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
» Go out and look at the blue sky.
Выйди и посмотри на синее небо. — Ooneykcall
Выйди на улицу и взгляни на голубое небо. — Ooneykcall
Вийди й подивися на блакитне небо. — deniko
Вийди надвір і подивися на блакитне небо. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch.
I really can't understand how something like this could simply pop up out of the blue.
(wie) aus heiterem Himmel, (wie) aus blauem Himmel, aus dem Nichts
як сніг на головуjak snih na holovu, як грім з я́сного не́баjak hrim z jásnoho néba, як грім се́ред я́сного не́баjak hrim séred jásnoho néba
Examples
50 sentencesGo out and look at the blue sky.
Вийди й подивися на блакитне небо. — deniko
ruВыйди и посмотри на синее небо. — Ooneykcall
Look out the window at the blue sky.
Tom called me out of the blue.
ruТом мне неожиданно позвонил. — marafon
Tom called me out of the blue one day.
ruТом мне как-то неожиданно позвонил. — marafon
Yesterday, I got a call out of the blue from Tom.
ruВчера мне неожиданно позвонил Том. — odexed
deGestern hat Tom mich aus heiterem Himmel angerufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Short for out of the blue sky, likening an unexpected event to lightning or rain coming suShort for out of the blue sky, likening an unexpected event to lightning or rain coming suddenly from a cloudless sky.
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