Use when something deeply moves you or provokes a strong emotional response.

Emotional Impact

It often expresses a surprised admiration for something positive.

Positive Surprise

When someone's qualities or a fact about them is noticed unexpectedly.

Use when someone is suddenly and surprisingly affected by illness.

Indicates a rapid development of a condition or situation, often negative.

Highlights the sudden inspiration or creativity one may experience.

Refers to sudden clarity or finding unexpected answers or solutions.

Use when describing accidental impacts, especially from natural causes.

Implies sudden danger from a forceful event or object.

Denotes the physical act of being hit, often in an aggressive encounter.

The phrase can be used metaphorically to mean 'attacked blindly or unjustly'.