LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE

Meaning of LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE in English

like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light

Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE — like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea …
English Idioms vocab
LIKE — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit like ▪ She looks a bit like my sister. a face like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains …
Английский словарь Британика
LIKE — I. ˈlīk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English liken, from Old English līcian; akin to Old High German līhhēn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOLT — I. ˈbōlt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German bolz crossbow bolt, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bleu, blew, from Old French blo, blou, of Germanic origin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOLT — bolt 1 — bolter , n. — boltless , adj. — boltlike , adj. /bohlt/ , n. 1. a movable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLUE — — bluely , adv. — blueness , n. /blooh/ , n., adj., bluer, bluest , v. , blued, bluing or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — I. ˈlīk verb ( liked ; lik·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līcian; akin to Old English gelīc …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOLT — I. ˈbōlt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German bolz crossbow bolt, and perhaps to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLUE — I. ˈblü adjective ( blu·er ; blu·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French blef, blew, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
BOLT — noun a bundle, as of oziers. 2. bolt ·noun lightning; a thunderbolt. 3. bolt ·vi to strike or fall suddenly …
Webster English vocab
BLUE — noun a pedantic woman; a bluestocking. 2. blue ·pl low spirits; a fit of despondency; melancholy. 3. blue ·superl low …
Webster English vocab
BOLT — [bolt] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG bolz crossbow bolt, and perh. to Lith beldeti to beat] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLUE — [blue] adj blu.er ; blu.est [ME, fr. OF blou, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG blao blue; akin to L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOLT — / bəʊlt; NAmE boʊlt/ noun , verb , adverb ■ noun 1. a long, narrow piece of metal that you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE — / bluː; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( bluer , blu·est ) 1. having the colour of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOLT — I. bolt 1 /bəʊlt $ boʊlt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'short arrow' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLUE — I. blue 1 S1 W2 /bluː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: blou ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOLT — n., v., & adv. --n. 1 a sliding bar and socket used to fasten or lock a door, gate, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLUE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOLT — n., v., & adv. n. 1 a sliding bar and socket used to fasten or lock a door, gate, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLUE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
BLUE — 1. adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOLT — ( bolts, bolting, bolted) 1. A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLUE — ( bluer, bluest, blues) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break from routine (= a change ) ▪ I needed a break from routine. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOLT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bolt of lightning/a lightning bolt (= lightning that appears as a long white …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red/green/blue etc colour ▪ Our door was painted a bright green colour. baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLUE — n. blue asbestos blue green algae blue ground The Blue Rider blue crab blue law Blue Mountains Blue Ridge Blue …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLUE — Synonyms and related words : Alice blue, Amytal, Amytal pill, Brunswick blue, Caelus, Capri blue, Chinese blue, Copenhagen blue, Demerol, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab
BOLT — n. 25B6; noun the bolt on the shed door : BAR, LOCK, catch, latch, fastener. nuts and bolts : RIVET, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOLT — n. 1 arrow, dart, projectile, missile, Historical quarrel He had only three bolts remaining for the crossbow 2 pin, bar, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIKE — I verb 1 BAD : What he likes to know is how much it will cost. GOOD : What he …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LIKE — I 1. прил. 1) аналогичный, подобный, похожий, сходный Syn : similar, resembling 2) идентичный, одинаковый, равный, тождественный like sum like …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FROM — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (указывает на пространственные отношения; может передаваться тж. приставками) от, из, с from here ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOLT — I 1. сущ. 1) стрела (оружие), особенно арбалетная стрела 2) удар молнии, грома a bolt from the blue 3) вид …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLUE — I 1. прил. 1) значение цвета а) голубой; лазурный; синий (любые оттенки синего от самых светлых до самых темных) blue …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKE — like.ogg _I 1. laık n 1> чьё-л. подобие; такой же человек we shall not see his like again - такого …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FROM — from.ogg frɒm (полная форма); frəm (редуцированная форма) prep 1. в пространственном значении указывает на 1> исходный пункт действия или движения …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOLT — bolt.ogg _I 1. bəʋlt n 1. 1> засов, задвижка; язык замка behind bolt and bar - под замком, за решёткой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLUE — blue.ogg 1. blu: n 1. синий цвет; голубой цвет Oxford blue - тёмно-синий цвет Cambridge blue - светло-голубой цвет 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOLT — 1) болт || скреплять болтами, сболчивать 2) стержень; шкворень; шпилька 3) засов, задвижка, затвор || запирать на засов 4) сито; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BLUE — 1) голубой, лазурный, синий 2) голубая краска; синяя краска; голубой пигмент; синий пигмент || окрашивать в голубой или синий цвет …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOLT — 1) болт || скреплять болтами, сболчивать 2) стержень; шкворень; шпилька 3) засов, задвижка, затвор || запирать на засов 4) сито; решето || просеивать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BLUE — 1) голубой, лазурный, синий 2) голубая краска; синяя краска; голубой пигмент; синий пигмент || окрашивать в голубой или синий цвет 3) синька …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOLT — 1) болт || скреплять болтами, сболчивать 2) винт; шуруп; шпилька 3) запор; затвор; язычок; замычка 4) засов || запирать на засов; запираться 5) полигр. …
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