caer de las nubes

Meaning

to come down to earth with a bump, to go back to earth with a bump

Synonyms

caer de la higuera

Hyphenated as
ca‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kaˌeɾ de las ˈnubes/
Etymology

In summary

Literally, “to fall from the clouds”. Compare Italian cadere dalle nuvole, French tomber des nues, German aus allen Wolken fallen.

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