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EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does explode a bombshell mean?
• EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL (verb)
The verb EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL has 1 sense:
1. utter or do something surprising
Familiarity information: EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Utter or do something surprising
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom
Hypernyms (to "explode a bombshell" is one way to...):
surprise (cause to be surprised)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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