bolt from the blue

The FTX lawsuit seeking the return of $1.8 million donated in 2021 and 2022 came as a bolt from the blue when it was filed on Nov. 8, possibly because an emailed heads-up warning from Ray’s team went astray.

A bolt from the blue – or 25 yards plus – formed team's figureheads.

A car accident, a sick child, or even a bad breakup can seem to be a bolt from the blue when you’re not expecting it.

Especially given the distance involved and how easy it is for the U.S. and others to track missile deployments by overhead space sensors and regional radar, “it is hard for Iran to generate a bolt from the blue against Israel,” McKenzie said.

Ms Freeman said news of the problems was a "big bolt from the blue" which she knew was going to be unsettling and destabilising for patients.