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When the CEO announced the layoffs, it was like a bolt

The idiom a bolt from the blue refers to something that happens suddenly and unexpectedly, often with negative consequences.

from the blue for the employees. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold:

A A pleasant surprise

B Expected and anticipated

C A sudden and unexpected event

D A long-awaited change

E None of these

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