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B1🌿 Nature & Weather

Essere un fulmine a ciel sereno

To be a bolt from the blue / completely unexpected news

Literal Translation

"To be a lightning bolt in a clear sky"

What it means

To be a bolt from the blue / completely unexpected news

Example in context

"La sua dimissione è stata un fulmine a ciel sereno per tutti noi."

"His resignation was a bolt from the blue for all of us."

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