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the roof fell in

/ðə ruf fɛl ɪn/ /ðə ruːf fɛl ɪn/
idiom Informal
Idiom
  1. 1 dünyası başına yıkılmak, her şey altüst olmak

Definition (English)

Used to say that something terrible suddenly happened and everything seemed to collapse.

Example Sentences

  1. When the factory closed and both parents lost their jobs, the roof fell in on the whole family.
    Fabrika kapanıp anne ve babanın ikisi de işini kaybedince bütün ailenin dünyası başına yıkıldı.
  2. The team was top of the league in January, but then the roof fell in and they lost six games in a row.
    Takım ocak ayında ligin zirvesindeydi, ama sonra her şey altüst oldu ve üst üste altı maç kaybettiler.

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