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24 entries under expression topic. ×
| unlooked for(verb, phrasal verb, secret, inexpectation) | |
| unhoped for(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, inexpectation) | |
| never thought of(verb, phrasal verb, intention) | |
| without warning(violent, fast, quick, shocking) | |
| from left field(adjective, shocking, secret, astonishing) | |
| gone off half-cocked(idiom, violent, fast, quick) | |
| happening unexpectedly(idiom, unintentional, unintended) | |
| jump the gun(idiom, violent, fast, quick) | |
| more than expected | |
| not bargained for(adjective, idiom, secret, unexpected) | |
| not planned(idiom, unplanned, accidental, unintended) | |
| against all expectation(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| against expectation(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| beyond expectation(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| bolt from the blue(idiom, shock, revelation, disclosure) | |
| by chance(chance, unplanned, unpremeditated) | |
| contrary to expectation(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| not anticipated | |
| not foreseen | |
| not meant(idiom, intention) |
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