APAD: Out of the blue

"Out of the blue" or "out of blue" is an idiom meaning unexpectedly, suddenly, or without any warning, often describing an event or piece of information that appears from nowhere.

As an idiom, out of the blue means completely unforeseen, surprising, or random.

examples :

  • 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.

 

It can also refer to the 2018 film Out of Blue, a sci-fi noir mystery, or various businesses and creative works with that name t is based on Martin Amis' 1997 novel Night Train. When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend... ...

 

 

 

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vaguely remembered the movie (might b interesting 2 watch it -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 06:39:32

again). Ran into a protest out-of-blue yesterday but was -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 06:47:50

touched deeply by it, so I took a pic (see below) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (973 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 06:53:02

oh? the protesters don't look like Aribians -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 16:10:16

most ain't, crying for genocide is universal ... -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 16:43:29

Let there be light! -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 14:46:27

Yes Master:-) the Universe answered &came out from the black -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 14:55:24

hole, then out of blue, came the Sun, the Earth, the Moon … -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 14:58:38

let the light be blue -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 16:10:35

OOB I heard a wheel whining on my way back&also got heat up -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 15:53:49

could b bad wheel bearing, seized calipers, cv joint, thank2 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 15:54:31

winter road condition bumps, potholes, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 15:56:06

Out of the blue, my boss I was closest to has resigned. -JoyAnna.- 给 JoyAnna. 发送悄悄话 JoyAnna. 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 15:59:45

and now I’m really feeling blue. -JoyAnna.- 给 JoyAnna. 发送悄悄话 JoyAnna. 的博客首页 (161 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 16:00:54

chances you got promoted -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/18/2026 postreply 16:07:49

那就不再blue了吧?:) -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/19/2026 postreply 08:54:02

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