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unhoped for(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, inexpectation)
4
unlooked for(verb, phrasal verb, unanticipated, inexpectation)
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sui generis(idiom, unconformity)
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unheard of(verb, phrasal verb, odd, wonder)
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without warning(adjective, violent, fast, quick)
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be unexpected(idiom, wonder, inexpectation)
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by chance(idiom, chance, unplanned, unpremeditated)
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from left field(adjective, idiom, uncertain, shocking)
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gone off deep end(idiom, passionate, violent, thoughtless)
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in nothing flat(idiom, summary, abrupt, instant)
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jumping the gun(idiom, passionate, violent, thoughtless)
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like crazy(summary, abrupt, rapid, instant)
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like mad(summary, abrupt, rapid, instant)
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more than expected
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not bargained for(adjective, idiom, surprising, unforeseen)
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not in the cards(adjective, idiom, surprising, unforeseen)
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not planned(idiom, unplanned, accidental, unintended)
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on the double(idiom, summary, abrupt, instant)
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out of the ordinary(adjective, idiom, unusual, strange)
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played by ear(idiom, unqualified, unsuspecting, unready)
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