Idiom
drop the bomb
Meaning
to reveal dramatic and unexpected news that changes a situation completely
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He dropped the bomb about his resignation during dinner.”
“She waited until the end of the meeting to drop the bomb that the entire project was being cancelled.”
“Just as the family began to celebrate the anniversary, he dropped the bomb that he intended to move across the country the following month.”
Examples
simple
“He dropped the bomb about his resignation during dinner.”
contextual
“She waited until the end of the meeting to drop the bomb that the entire project was being cancelled.”
complex
“Just as the family began to celebrate the anniversary, he dropped the bomb that he intended to move across the country the following month.”
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