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Pioussoul Posted 19 years ago
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out of the blue

0"So ... what's that supposed to be?" Mum asked me 01b01i00out of the blue02i02b00, as my brain whirred madly and miserably.02br
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00"A swan," I mumbled, holding up my scrunch-paper 01b01i00splodge02i02b00.02br
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00Is it possible for to replace 01b01i00out of the blue02i02b00 here with 01b01i00out of nowhere and suddenly?02i02b00.02br
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00Second, what does 01i01b00splodge02b02i00 in this context mean? 01b01i00A scrunched-up ball of paper02i02b00?02br
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00Thanks.0-
  

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02br 02br 00I'd never heard the word 'splodge' before. You can check the definitions 05100. w=splodge&ls=achere

— Yankee

  • 02br 02br 00I'd never heard the word 'splodge' before.
  • You can check the definitions 05100.
  • w=splodge&ls=achere
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0'Out of the blue' means that the question was unexpected and sudden.02br
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00I'd never heard the word 'splodge' before. You can check the definitions 05100. 05000 I think it must be a splotch of ink on some paper and the shape of the splotch resembles a swan.010id1241hrefhttp://www.onelook.com/?w=splodge&ls=achere
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0 You can replace it with "out of nowhere," which includes the idea that it was sudden. If you use the entire phrase as you suggest it, it's unnecessarily wordy. 0-
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0 The way the lighting comes, out of a/the blue sky, and 01b00suddenly02b00. 0-
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0 splodge is another term for splotch. 0-
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