- all of a sudden
- also on a sudden phrasal sooner than was expected ; at once
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
all of a sudden
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all of a sudden — all at once or all of a sudden very suddenly; if something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly, and without any sign that it is going to happen All of a sudden there was a knock at the door. All of a sudden, the bedroom window flew open.… … English dictionary
All of a sudden — Sudden Sud den, n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. [1913 Webster] {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly. [1913 Webster] How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost!… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
all of a sudden — See: ALL AT ONCE 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
all of a sudden — See: ALL AT ONCE 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
all of a sudden — ► (all) of a sudden suddenly. Main Entry: ↑sudden … English terms dictionary
all of a sudden — adverb 1. without warning (Freq. 1) all at once, he started shouting • Syn: ↑all at once 2. happening unexpectedly (Freq. 1) suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
All of a Sudden — Infobox Album | Name = All of a Sudden Type = Album Artist = John Hiatt Released = 1982 Recorded = ? Genre = Rock Length = ? Label = Geffen Records Producer = Tony Visconti Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg … Wikipedia
All Of A Sudden — Lazy Jack Lazy Jack Lazy Jack à l Elysée Montmartre (Paris) Pays d’origine Paris … Wikipédia en Français
all of a sudden — suddenly, without advance warning All of a sudden it became cloudy and began to rain. неожиданно We were sitting рeacefully at dinner, when all of a sudden the lights went out … Idioms and examples
all of a sudden — adverb Suddenly, quickly. All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired … Wiktionary
all of a sudden — happening or done quickly and without any warning. All of a sudden we heard a loud explosion that shook the building … New idioms dictionary
