kaatua kuolleena maahan

Finnish

Etymology

kaatua (“to fall”) kuolleena (“dead”) maahan (“to the ground”)

Verb

kaatua kuolleena maahan

  1. (idiomatic) to drop dead (to die suddenly)

Usage notes

This expression is often understood quite literally.

Conjugation

See the conjugation for kaatua. kuolleena maahan is not inflected.

Synonyms

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