"bolt out of the blue" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bolts out of the blue [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bolts out of the blue}} bolt out of the blue (plural bolts out of the blue)
  1. Alternative form of bolt from the blue Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bolt from the blue
    Sense id: en-bolt_out_of_the_blue-en-noun-dYdLwmO7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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