VERB + BOMBSHELL
be, come as
Her resignation came as a bombshell to everyone at the company.
drop
At the meeting yesterday, the CEO dropped a bombshell when she announced the company was closing.
BOMBSHELL + VERB
come, drop
noun
Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations – a war crime – a policy discussion, galvanizing Arab states.
Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell
The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.
noun — a shocking surprise
To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.
When the two men got together to discuss contract arrangements, the challenger dropped a bombshell. "If you lie down you can have the whole purse — $10,000," O'Brien told him.²³
Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.
WiktionaryU.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations – a war crime – a policy discussion, g
WiktionaryDiana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell
WiktionaryIt struck like a bombshell!
Tatoeba · #2258960He dropped a bombshell.
Tatoeba · #2438253The mayor dropped a bombshell at the news conference.
Tatoeba · #2438255i Register
In some senses, bombshell is marked as figuratively, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.