What does it mean?
I was very surprised to learn something I did not expect.
Closest English saying: I was floored; I was taken aback.
What does it literally say?
Έπεσα από τα σύννεφα
Épesa apó ta sínefa
“I fell from the clouds.”
Falling from a great height is an exaggerated picture of being caught off guard.
How is it used?
«Έπεσα από τα σύννεφα όταν είδα πόσο είχε αλλάξει η γειτονιά.»
“I fell from the clouds when I saw how much the neighbourhood had changed.”
Where does it come from?
Established colloquial modern Greek. The first historical record of the expression has not been confirmed on eipane.
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