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drop a bombshell

Idiom Surprise

Meaning

to announce something shocking or unexpected

Example Sentences

"She dropped a bombshell by quitting her job."

Related Expressions

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to have the opposite result of what was intended

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to tease or joke with someone by lying in a playful way