Definition
To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.
In Context
- "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"
- "John and Rick were knee-deep in pre-production when the client dropped a bombshell: Both of the tax services spots had been killed, but they still needed to air something in the same time frame."
- ""Yeah, you are my baby's daddy. Well I have to leave, but we'll be in touch." Asia dropped a piece of paper on my desk and walked out the door with a huge smile on her face.[…]How could Asia just come in and drop a bombshell and then walk out like there was nothing to it?"