What does “Cadere dalle nuvole” mean?
Cadere dalle nuvole
Word for word
To fall from the clouds
What it really means
To be completely taken aback by some news — or to pretend you knew nothing about it. Only the context tells you which.
How we say it in English
You could have knocked me over with a feather
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Perdere le staffe
To fly off the handle
Essere al settimo cielo
To be on cloud nine — note the number changes: seven in Italian, nine in English
Avere un diavolo per capello
To be hopping mad — or like a bear with a sore head
Avere la coda di paglia
To protest too much — the giveaway of a guilty conscience
Piantare in asso
To leave someone in the lurch
In bocca al lupo
Break a leg — and, like "break a leg", you never answer with "thank you"