"the sky will fall on your head" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} the sky will fall on your head
  1. Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.
    Sense id: en-the_sky_will_fall_on_your_head-en-phrase-YhIvL7SD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2012, Eddy Guerrier, An Opinionated Walk:",
          "text": "If you ever bite in any way Mr. Geraldo Riviera, the sky will fall on your head.",
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          "text": "“And if you breathe a word to anyone about what we did, the sky will fall on your head.”",
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