phrasal
: to introduce a proposal, theory, statement, or item of information unexpectedly and forcefully so as to compel attention or stimulate action
exploded a bombshell that was followed, for the most part, by a stunned silence — Oliver La Farge
phrasal
: to introduce a proposal, theory, statement, or item of information unexpectedly and forcefully so as to compel attention or stimulate action
exploded a bombshell that was followed, for the most part, by a stunned silence — Oliver La Farge
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012