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the sky will fall on your head

the sky will fall on your head phrase: something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.

Phrase

the sky will fall on your head

  1. Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.
    • If you ever bite in any way Mr. Geraldo Riviera, the sky will fall on your head.2012, Eddy Guerrier, An Opinionated Walk
    • “And if you breathe a word to anyone about what we did, the sky will fall on your head.”2022, Michael L. Lewis, The Fatal Oath

Questions about the sky will fall on your head

What does the sky will fall on your head mean?
The sky will fall on your head means something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.
What part of speech is the sky will fall on your head?
The sky will fall on your head is a phrase.

Words near the sky will fall on your head in the dictionary

  1. the sigma
  2. The Sisters
  3. the skibidi
  4. the sky fell in
  5. the sky is the limit
  6. the sky will fall on your head
  7. the sky's the limit
  8. The Sleepless
  9. The Slopes
  10. the snot out of
  11. the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak

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