out of nowhere

out of nowhere
*out of nowhere
appearing suddenly, without warning. (*Typically: appear \out of nowhere; come \out of nowhere; materialize \out of nowhere.) •

A huge bear appeared out of nowhere and roared and threatened us.

Suddenly, a truck came out of nowhere.

Without warning, the storm came out of nowhere.

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{adv. phr.} Without having been seen before; suddenly and unexpectedly. * /Mr. Jones was driving too fast on the express highway when a police patrol car appeared out of nowhere and stopped him./ Syn.: OUT OF THE BLUE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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