all at once »
Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
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blessing in disguise »
A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.
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bowl a googly »
Something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
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come out with »
To say something unexpected.
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come up »
To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself.
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crop up »
To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
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curveball »
An unexpected turn of events initiated by an opponent or chance.
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dark horse »
A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
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dark horse »
An unexpected success.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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end up »
To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.
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end up »
To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.
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eureka moment »
The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.
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fire off »
To ask an unexpected question rapidly.
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hit a snag »
To encounter an unexpected problem or delay.
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hit someone for six »
Be affected in a devastating way by some unexpected news.
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just like that »
Unexpectedly, without warning.
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monkey wrench »
A problem, obstacle or dilemma; something unexpected or troublesome.
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music to one's ear »
Some unexpected good news; a favorable outcome after some initial confusion or delay.
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out of nowhere »
In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
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out of the blue »
Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
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push one's luck »
To take an excessive risk or to attempt some task unlikely to succeed, especially after having already been unexpectedly lucky.
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rock up »
To turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.
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spanner »
A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome.
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throw a spanner in the works »
To be a problem, dilemma or obstacle, something unexpected or troublesome.
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throw somebody a curve »
To surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
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turn up »
To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
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turn up for the book »
A very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.
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walk in on »
To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.
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