"out of the blue" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Anglais]

IPA: \aʊt ʌv ðə bluː\ Audio: En-au-out of the blue.ogg
  1. De manière inattendue, sans avertissement ni préparation, à l’improviste ; comme un cheveu sur la soupe, tout à trac, comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-out_of_the_blue-en-adv-dYPxk-xu Categories (other): Ellipses en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Ellipse de out of the blue sky, littéralement « hors du bleu ». Le « bleu » fait ici référence au ciel. L'idée du ciel comme origine d'apparition soudaine, inattendues, se retrouve dans l’expression française tomber du ciel."
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        {
          "text": "After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch."
        },
        {
          "text": "I really can’t understand how something like this could simply pop up out of the blue."
        }
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        "De manière inattendue, sans avertissement ni préparation, à l’improviste ; comme un cheveu sur la soupe, tout à trac, comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles."
      ],
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        "Par ellipse"
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    "Ellipse de out of the blue sky, littéralement « hors du bleu ». Le « bleu » fait ici référence au ciel. L'idée du ciel comme origine d'apparition soudaine, inattendues, se retrouve dans l’expression française tomber du ciel."
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