the sky will fall on your head

phrase

Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.

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Meanings

phrase
  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
    1 more example

    “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
Cite this entry
APA

the sky will fall on your head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sky%20will%20fall%20on%20your%20head

MLA

“the sky will fall on your head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sky%20will%20fall%20on%20your%20head. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the sky will fall on your head,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20sky%20will%20fall%20on%20your%20head.

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