English-Italian translations for bolt from the blue

• come un fulmine a ciel sereno
  In primo luogo, per gli insegnanti la decisione è stata come un fulmine a ciel sereno. First, that for the teachers this decision came like a bolt from the blue.
  La crisi economica che sta attanagliando i mercati non si è manifestata come un fulmine a ciel sereno. The economic crisis that currently plagues the markets did not come as a bolt from the blue.

Definition of bolt from the blue

• A complete surprise; something totally unexpected

Related words

• bolt
• thunderbolt
• bolthole
• bolting
• bolted
• Bolton
• bolt-hole
• unbolt
• unbolted
• eyebolt