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NBC's pilot season of 1994 is legendary in the business. In a world where failure is commonplace, we midwifed the birth of both 'Friends' and 'ER'. While 'ER' came essentially out of the blue, we'd been casting around for a 'Friends'-like show for some time at the network.
Warren Littlefield

Meaning of "out of the blue" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT OF THE BLUE

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WHAT DOES OUT OF THE BLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of out of the blue in the English dictionary

The definition of out of the blue in the dictionary is apparently from nowhere; unexpectedly.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT OF THE BLUE

out of pocket
out of print
out of shape
out of sight
out of sorts
out of square
out of step
out of stock
out of the ark
out of the box
out of the frying pan into the fire
out of the ordinary
out of the question
out of the way
out of the window
out of the wood
out of thin air
out of touch
out of training
out of turn

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT OF THE BLUE

a bolt from the blue
air-force blue
blue
boys in blue
cobalt blue
Delft blue
duck-egg blue
electric blue
ice blue
indigo blue
into the blue
methylene blue
midnight blue
navy blue
powder blue
robin´s-egg blue
royal blue
sky blue
steel blue
true blue
trypan blue

Synonyms and antonyms of out of the blue in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «out of the blue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT OF THE BLUE

Find out the translation of out of the blue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out of the blue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out of the blue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出蓝色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de la nada
570 millions of speakers

English

out of the blue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले रंग से बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من فراغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

из ниоткуда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do azul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল আউট আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tout à coup
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar dari biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus heiterem Himmel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突然
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갑자기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu saka biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trong màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல நிறத்தை தவிர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचानक कुठूनतरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavinin dışına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

improvviso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z niebieskim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з нізвідки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din senin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξω από το μπλε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uit die bloute
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ur det blå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ut av det blå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out of the blue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF THE BLUE»

The term «out of the blue» is very widely used and occupies the 5.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT OF THE BLUE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out of the blue

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10 QUOTES WITH «OUT OF THE BLUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word out of the blue.
1
Harsha Bhogle
Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.
2
Stephen Frears
It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.
3
Kina Grannis
I started teaching myself guitar because I loved singing so much. Then one day kind of out of the blue I found I was writing a song. It just happened organically.
4
Louise L. Hay
As my mind can conceive of more good, the barriers and blocks dissolve. My life becomes full of little miracles popping up out of the blue.
5
Tony Iommi
Like most things that happen with Sabbath, it happened all of a sudden. I was intending on doing some recording, but out of the blue, Sharon called up and said she wanted us to do these gigs with Ozzy. I said that if everybody else was up to it then I would love to do it.
6
Jeffrey Jones
I got a phone call from Douglas Campbell and from Jerome Guthrie, who offered me a job out of the blue.
7
Jerry Lewis
Postwar America was a very buttoned-up nation. Radio shows were run by censors, Presidents wore hats, ladies wore girdles. We came straight out of the blue - nobody was expecting anything like Martin and Lewis. A sexy guy and a monkey is how some people saw us.
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Warren Littlefield
NBC's pilot season of 1994 is legendary in the business. In a world where failure is commonplace, we midwifed the birth of both 'Friends' and 'ER'. While 'ER' came essentially out of the blue, we'd been casting around for a 'Friends'-like show for some time at the network.
9
Erin McKean
Part of the joy and pleasure of English is its boundless creativity: I can describe a new machine as bicyclish, I can say that I'm vitamining myself to stave off a cold, I can complain that someone is the smilingest person I've ever seen, and I can decide, out of the blue, that 'fetch' is now the word I want to use to mean 'cool.'
10
Laurie Metcalf
You know, if a TV show dropped into my lap out of the blue, I would have a hard time turning it down because there just isn't the money in theater that there is on TV.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT OF THE BLUE»

Discover the use of out of the blue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out of the blue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Out of the Blue
Victor Cruz, the Super Bowl-winning and record-breaking wide receiver, is best known for his explosive plays and salsa touchdown celebrations.
Victor Cruz, Peter Schrager, 2012
2
Out of the Blue: A Memoir of Workplace Depression, Recovery, ...
For the first time in her life she spiraled into clinical depression. Her newspaper accused her of feigning illness and fired her; her insurer rejected her claim of depression; and her publisher refused to publish this book.
Jan Wong, 2012
3
Out of the Blue: A 24-Hour Skywatcher's Guide
A 24-hour practical guide to skywatching.
John Naylor, 2002
4
Out of the Blue
Believing she has the perfect marriage and husband, weathergirl Faith Martin unexpectedly finds her world spinning out of control when her stylish best friend makes a casual remark that forces Faith to question her husband's fidelity.
Isabel Wolff, 2012
5
Out of the Blue: September 11 and the Novel
'Out of the Blue' focuses on narratives that move beyond patriotic clichés and cheap sensationalism and provides new insight into the emotions and ethics of these traumatic events - and what it means to depict them.
Kristiaan Versluys, 2013
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Out of the Blue: Russia's Hidden Gay Literature : an Anthology
Russia's Hidden Gay Literature: An Anthology A pioneering collection of writings on gay themes from before the Revolution (Pushkin, Kuzmin, Esenin) to the post-glasnost 'New Russia' (Aksyonov, Makanin, Trifinov, and many others).
Kevin Moss, 1997
7
Baby Out of the Blue
"Holidaying in Greece, Fran Myers is shocked to discover a tiny baby, swept away by a tornado.
Rebecca Winters, 2013
8
Out of the Blue: U. S. Army Airborne Operations in World War II
Beginning with a case study of the greatest airborne operation of the war, the 1944 invasion of Holland, Huston examines the inception, organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied cooperation, and overall effectiveness of the ...
James A. Huston, 1998
9
Out of the Blue
" Angus Forsyth Nurse Consultant in Adult Acute In-patient Care and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist "Adrienne Green has direct experience of her subject. This is not just as a psychologist and therapist, but also as a victim of depression.
A. Green, M. Webb, 2005
10
Out of the Blue: 1 Woman's Story of Stroke, Love, and Survival
The author, an award-winning filmmaker, talks candidly about her struggles, sacrifices, inspirations, and triumphs as she deals with her disability after a stroke. Originally published as Slow Dance. Reprint.
Bonnie Sherr Klein, Persimmon Blackbridge, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT OF THE BLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out of the blue is used in the context of the following news items.
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We're now a city where gunfire is mere background noise
A bolt out of the blue. ... are shooting off guns this summer, what happened in the Chinatown International District was not out of the blue. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
2
Lafayette theater shooter switched license plates, had wigs waiting …
Rem Houser of Hamilton, Georgia, told CNN before his brother John "showed up out of the blue" and borrowed the money, he hadn't been in ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
Serendipity: The joys of aging: smoothies, sturdy flip flops and hot …
Since it has now happened more than once, these odd warm sweaty moments from out of the blue, I've concluded it to be true. The wisdom of ... «Journal Standard, Jul 15»
4
Revealed: Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain wanted to buy a castle in …
“He was just sitting, talking about life with me, then out of the blue he said, 'I want to buy a castle in Scotland.' Kurt really did want to make his ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
Horror: Diver Eaten Alive by Shark as Helpless Daughter Watches
The diver was in the shallow water and “it just struck out of the blue, and bang.” According to Sydney Taronga Zoo's Australian Shark Attack file, ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
6
“He's a very high-spirited, happy go lucky boy,” 4-year-old battling …
“They called us out of the blue about a week and a half ago,” said Jennifer, “They said they had an opening for Christopher to go on the 23rd to ... «WTHITV.com, Jul 15»
7
The Pursuit of Nick Saban: Alabama vs. Texas
“It was out of the blue,” Hall says. “He is a U.T. alum, a very well-thought-of, very successful guy who really isn't a huge fan of football.” The man ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
Fred "Tugboat" Ottman Talks Working With Hulk Hogan, Their …
They came to me out of the blue and asked me how I felt about tagging up with “Quake” and even though I thought I was doing real good ... «Wrestlezone, Jul 15»
9
Labour's leadership crisis has turned into Game of Clones
So I was delighted to receive, out of the blue, a letter from John Petrie: Mr Rouge Croix Pursuivant himself. He invited me to visit London's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Kanye West's 'All Day / I Feel Like That' Video Only Took Three …
LACMA director Michael Govan moderated the conversation, where we find out that West gave McQueen a call out of the blue a few years ago. «Complex, Jul 15»

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