藪から棒に

Reading

Kana: やぶからぼうに

Romaji: yabukarabouni

Definition

adv

1

unexpectedly; out of the blue

Kanji

藪

Readings: ソウ、 やぶ

Meanings: thicket, bush, underbrush, grove

棒

Reading: ボウ

Meanings: rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

Example Sentence

お前(まえ)は首(くび)だ、と彼(かれ)は藪(やぶ)から棒(ぼう)に私(わたし)に告(つ)げた。

➥He told me point-blank that I was fired.