EXPLODE A BOMBSHELL

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utter or do something surprising

Example:

Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "explode a bombshell" is one way to...):

surprise (cause to be surprised)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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