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Meaning of bolt out of the blue | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“One day while I was working at my full-time job, David called me. He said, "I don't like all the trouble you're having with your house, and I'd like to do something for you." It came as a bolt out of the blue. I tried to put him off, feeling embarrassed, but David made it easy to accept his beneficence.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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