Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
A gift from my teacher on the eve of the new year was a complete surprise.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. a bolt from the blue.
The phrase 'bolt from the blue' is an idiom that means a sudden and unexpected event. It conveys the idea of being completely unanticipated.
Here, the gift was unexpected, so we can replace 'a complete surprise' with 'a bolt from the blue' to express the same idea more vividly.
The sentence becomes:- A gift from my teacher on the eve of the new year was a bolt from the blue.