come as a (complete/total) surprise
idiom
: to be unexpected
The news came as a (complete/total) surprise to everyone.
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Bottom line Apple’s lackluster sell-through numbers shouldn’t come as a surprise to Club members.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
This ranking shouldn’t come as a surprise to those tracking San Francisco’s offseason, which has seen a mass exodus of quality players.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lack of co-worker support might also come as a surprise.
—Dawn Szymanski, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
That shouldn’t come as a surprise coming from a family where his parents played college baseball and softball, respectively.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
This ranking shouldn’t come as a surprise to those tracking San Francisco’s offseason, which has seen a mass exodus of quality players.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The lack of co-worker support might also come as a surprise.
—Dawn Szymanski, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
That shouldn’t come as a surprise coming from a family where his parents played college baseball and softball, respectively.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Come as a (complete/total) surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20as%20a%20%28complete%2Ftotal%29%20surprise. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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