the sky will fall on your head in English

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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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          "ref": "2022, Michael L. Lewis, The Fatal Oath",
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"the sky will fall on your head" meaning in English

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