explode a bombshell

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   utter or do something surprising

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

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Questions about explode a bombshell

What does explode a bombshell mean?

explode a bombshell means "utter or do something surprising".

Is explode a bombshell a common word?

explode a bombshell is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.