English Expressions: Out of the blue. Using expressions in English gives emphasis to what you want to say. This expression is used to show your surprise about a certain situation. So, instead of just saying, I was watching TV while a spider crawled on my leg, you can say, ‘out of the blue a spider started crawling on my leg. Boom, your story is 5x more interesting. Depending on your intonation, you can express if this was a happy surprise or a not so happy one.
Out of the blue
- when something happens unexpectedly
- This can be positive or negative
- After 3 weeks of no response, I got an email from her out of the blue.
- He was just looking at me and then out of the blue he says ‘I love you!’
- We were sunbathing and out of the blue a bird landed on my stomach.
English Expressions
Now that you have learned about English Expressions: Out of the blue, have a look at our other Expression Session posts:
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