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藪から棒に、やぶから棒に、薮から棒に、籔から棒に やぶからぼうに yabukarabouni

JMdict entry #2069510

  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)adverb (fukushi) out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

Kanji in this word

thicket, bush, underbrush
rod, stick, cane

Example sentences

お前は首だ、と彼は藪から棒に私に告げた。
omae ha kubi da 、 to kare ha yabu kara bou ni watakushi ni tsuge ta 。
He told me point-blank that I was fired.

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