all of a sudden

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[come over] {v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling in; happen to. * /A sudden fit of anger came over him./ * /A great tenderness came over her./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[all at once] {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; together. * /The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bolt from the blue] {n. phr.} Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. * /We had been sure […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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