Meaning of 寝耳に水 in Japanese

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寝耳 nemimi ni mizu

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Definition of 寝耳に水

  1. (exp) bolt from the blue; great surprise

    その知らせは全く寝耳に水だった。
    The news hit me like a bolt from the blue.

Sentences containing 寝耳に水

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