Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the sky will fall on your head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: the sky will -fal-l on y-our -head
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.

Example Sentences

"If you ever bite in any way Mr. Geraldo Riviera, the sky will fall on your head."
"“And if you breathe a word to anyone about what we did, the sky will fall on your head.”"

Questions

What does the sky will fall on your head mean?: Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.

How to pronounce the sky will fall on your head

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