caérsele la casa encima

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • caérsele la casa a cuestas

Etymology

Literally, “one's house to fall over oneself”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˌeɾsele la ˌkasa enˈθima/ [kaˌeɾ.se.le la ˌka.sa ẽn̟ˈθi.ma] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaˌeɾsele la ˌkasa enˈsima/ [kaˌeɾ.se.le la ˌka.sa ẽnˈsi.ma] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: ca‧ér‧se‧le la ca‧sa en‧ci‧ma

Verb

caérsele la casa encima (first-person singular present se me cae la casa encima, first-person singular preterite se me cayó la casa encima, past participle caído la casa encima)

  1. (idiomatic) to be overwhelmed or oppressed

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