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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: A bolt from the blue
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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:
    A bolt from the blue

    A.

    A sudden and unexpected event

    B.

    Raining heavily

    C.

    Thunder and rain in a storm

    D.

    A spontaneous but expected event

    Correct option is A


    Idiom Meaning: A bolt from the blue refers to a sudden and surprising event, usually unpleasant.
    Example: The news of his resignation was a bolt from the blue.
    Meanings of Options:
    · A sudden and unexpected event – Correct
    · Raining heavily – idiom: raining cats and dogs.
    · Thunder and rain in a storm – literal, not idiomatic.
    · A spontaneous but expected event – contradictory.

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