caérsele los palos del sombrajo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “one's shadow poles to fall down”.

Verb

caérsele los palos del sombrajo (first-person singular present se me caen los palos del sombrajo, first-person singular preterite se me cayeron los palos del sombrajo, past participle caído los palos del sombrajo)

  1. (idiomatic) to be crestfallen
    Synonym: caérsele el alma a los pies

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