to be a shock / bombshell
The news of the layoff hit him like a bolt from the blue.
—How did you react? —It hit me like a bombshell, I was not expecting it.
The exam result hit him like a bucket of cold water.
The news of the layoff hit him like a bolt from the blue.
—How did you react? —It hit me like a bombshell, I was not expecting it.
The exam result hit him like a bucket of cold water.