unexpected quarter

collocation in English

meaningsofunexpectedandquarter

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unexpected
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
not ...
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quarter
noun
uk
/ˈkwɔː.tər/us
/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
one of four equal or almost equal parts of ...
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(Definition ofunexpectedandquarterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Corroboration for this hypothesis comes from anunexpectedquarter.
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Bove did, however, receive help from anunexpectedquarter.
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I expect to receive appreciation from anunexpectedquarter.
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I have also had another piece of ammunition from anunexpectedquarter.
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Bright ideas crop up sometimes in the mostunexpectedquarter.
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I am extremely glad to find my words have met in anunexpectedquarterwith a somewhat unfamiliar approval.
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I did not expect a supplementary question from that ratherunexpectedquarter.
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I found this question asked from a ratherunexpectedquarter.
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Death can also come from the mostunexpectedquarter.
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We know from experiences in our constituencies and areas of interest that the most interesting idea often comes from anunexpectedquarter.
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Help in that area came from a perhapsunexpectedquarter—the medical profession.
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Help for this view comes from anunexpectedquarter.
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I am grateful for the support from thatunexpectedquarter.
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These are amendments which have had support from anunexpectedquarterindeed.
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It is nice to get such help, even at times from anunexpectedquarter.
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Is he further aware that during the past seven days powerful support for proportional representation has come from a mostunexpectedquarter?
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I hope that it will do him no harm that he has support from such anunexpectedquarter.
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I am fortified in my support from perhaps anunexpectedquarter.
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That is substantial if not enthusiastic corroboration from anunexpectedquarter.
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The danger has come from an entirelyunexpectedquarter.
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