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sans crier gare

without warning

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without warning An idiomatic expression for something happening suddenly or unexpectedly.
FR: Elle est arrivée sans crier gare.
EN: She arrived without warning.

Thomas est parti sans crier gare.

Thomas left without warning.

Mais Pandora peut vous tuer sans crier gare.

But Pandora can kill you without warning.

— Avatar (2009)

Ce genre de chose vous tombe dessus sans crier gare !

This sort of thing comes out of nowhere!

— 2046 (2004)

Sans crier gare, l'homme à six doigts lui a transpercé le cœur.

Without warning, the six-fingered man pierced his heart.

— Princess Bride (1987)