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Meaning of out of nowhere | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština z ničeho nic
Deutsch aus dem Nichts aus heiterem Himmel
Español de la nada
Suomi kuin tyhjästä puun takaa tupsahtaa tupsahtaminen
Français de nulle part
Italiano all'improvviso come un fulmine a ciel sereno dal nulla inaspettatamente
Nederlands als een donderslag bij heldere hemel uit het niets
Polski znikąd
Português da cartola do nada
Русский отку́да ни возьми́сь
Türkçe bir anda

Examples

“It had been no easy matter when he first drifted in mysteriously out of nowhere to their little mountain cottage.”
“Mr Pickering's 'Hi!' came out of nowhere and hit him like a torpedo.”
“The opening goal came out of nowhere and, buoyed, it was a lovely sequence of crisp passes that culminated in Steven Whittaker playing in Nathan Redmond to double the lead.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

out of one's box out of one's depth out of one's face out of one's gourd out of one's hands out of one's head

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