A Big Surprise From Japan

There are some idioms we use in English to express a big surprise.

For example, "a bolt from the blue" or "dropped a bombshell".

Can you guess the Japanese version of this?

Let's try a Japanese quiz!

彼女が急に辞職したというニュースは、私にとっては寝耳に（　）だった。

The news of her sudden resignation was a complete surprise to me.

◆Vocabulary Hint

辞職（じしょく）　resignation

Choose the correct word to fit into the missing space ( 　　　).

Select the answer from choices 1～ 4 below.

①　息（いき）
②　塩（しお）
③　水（みず）
④　泡（あわ）

答えは・・・The answer is・・・

③　水（みず）

◆ Today's expression

寝耳に水（ねみみにみず）

A great surprise

a bolt from [out of] the blue