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藪から棒、やぶから棒 やぶからぼう yabukarabou

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise

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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