out of the blue
out of a clear sky
out of a clear blue sky
Without any warning; by surprise; unexpectedly.
Без предупреждения; неожиданно.
At the last minute Johnny came out of the blue to catch the pass and score a touchdown.
The cowboy thought he was alone but suddenly out of a clear sky there were bandits all around him.
I was driving down the road and this car swerved in front of me out of the blue.
Я ехал по дороге и вдруг из ниоткуда эта машина свернула передо мной.
out of the corner of one's eye
Without looking at a person or thing directly or openly; secretly; without being noticed.
The cat looked at the mouse out of the corner of his eye.
Mike watched the boys across the street out of the corner of his eye as he mowed the lawn.
out of the frying pan into the fire
Out of one trouble into worse trouble; from something bad to something worse. A proverb.
The movie cowboy was out of the frying pan into the fire. After he escaped from the robbers, he was captured by Indians.
out of the hole
With a score better than zero in a game; especially a card game, to a score above zero.
It took us a long time to get out of the hole in the card game.
Even with an opponent after being behind; out of trouble in a sport or game.
The team played very hard, but could not get out of the hole.
Out of debt; ahead financially.
It was a small business, but it was wisely managed, and it kept out of the hole.
The first year was bad, but after that Fred got out of the hole.
out of the mouths of babes
Устами младенца глаголет истина; о ситуациях, когда дети неожиданно говорят, что умное или мудрое.
We should ask your daughter’s opinion on that deal - out of the mouth of babes, you know.
Надо спросить, что твоя дочурка думает по поводу этой сделки – устами младенца глаголет истина.
out of the ordinary
Outside or beyond common experience; unusual; wonderful; extraordinary.
The parade will be something out of the ordinary because a real king will be there.
This juggler was out of the ordinary because he could juggle with his feet as well as his hands.
out of the picture
No longer a possibility or in the running; rejected.
Mark assured Carol that his ex-wife was completely out of the picture.
out of the question
Not worth considering; unthinkable; impossible; not feasible.
It sometimes snows as late as June in the mountains, but the summer campers thought that snow was out of the question.
The boys had no money, so it was out of the question for them to go to the movies.
Stephen told Deborah that it was out of the question for her to borrow his new car.
Don't expect me to do that again. It's absolutely out of the question.