tomber du ciel

French

Etymology

Literally, “to fall from the sky”. Compare Italian piovere dal cielo, English out of the blue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.be dy sjɛl/
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Verb

tomber du ciel

  1. (figuratively) to fall into someone's lap, to be a godsend; to come out of nowhere
    L'argent ne tombe pas du ciel. ― Money doesn't grow on trees.

See also

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