Tuesday, October 21, 2014




drop a bombshell

Tin giật gân; tin động trời


Meaning:
If you drop a bombshell, you announce some shocking news.
To suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much.
(British, American & Australian) also drop a bomb (American)

For example:
  1. My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job.
  2. Her husband dropped a bomb over dinner. 'I'm seeing another woman,' he said.
  3. "Yesterday our boss dropped a real bombshell. He told us the company had been sold and half of us would lose our jobs.

If someone drops a bombshell, they
  1. make a serious mistake
  2. create a big problem
  3. have some big, bad news





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Cập nhập lần cuối cùng lúc 8:30h ngày 6 tháng 10 2014
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