English-Swedish translations for out of the blue

• oväntat
  Uteslutningen av Selim kom för övrigt inte oväntat.For that matter, Selim' s expulsion does not come completely out of the blue.
  – Herr talman, herr kommissionsordförande! Er kommission bildades inte helt oväntat.– Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, your Commission was not formed out of the blue.
• som en blixt från klar himmel
  De fem prioriteringarna i stadgan kom inte som en blixt från klar himmel.The five priorities in the Charter have not appeared out of the blue.

Definition of out of the blue

• unexpectedly; without warning or preparation

Examples

• After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch.
• I really cant understand how something like this could simply pop up out of the blue

Related words

• out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
• out of the frying pan, into the fire
• out of the corner of one's eye
• out of the goodness of one's heart
• out of the box
• out of the woods
• out of the ordinary
• out of the question
• out of the way