BOMBSHELL


Meaning of BOMBSHELL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bɒmʃel ]

( bombshells)

A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.

His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell...

N-COUNT

If someone drops a bombshell , they give you a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.

He dropped the bombshell. He told me he was dying.

PHRASE : V and N inflect

see also blonde bombshell

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