bombshell
IDIOM
bomb‧shell /ˈbɒmʃel $ ˈbɑːm-/ noun [countable]
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English Dictionarybomb‧shell /ˈbɒmʃel $ ˈbɑːm-/
noun [countable]1. an unexpected and very shocking piece of news:
Then came the bombshell: the factory was to close down. Finally, she dropped the bombshell. She was pregnant, she said.2. blonde bombshell humorous a sexually attractive woman with light-coloured hair
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Collocationsbombshell noun VERB + BOMBSHELL be, come as The news came as a bombshell.
drop Then she dropped the bombshell?she was pregnant. BOMBSHELL + VERB come, drop [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Idiomsbombshellˈbɔmʃel {v. phr.}, {informal} To be in possession of anything that is potentially disastrous or dangerous.
The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses.See: EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL.
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