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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

• EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL (verb)

Sense 1

explode a bombshell ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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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