Hulog ng langit
Meaning: A godsend; a great blessing.
Language: Filipino
Literally: A drop from heaven
Category: Nature
Origin: Something falling straight down from the sky pictures unexpected, much-needed good fortune.
More idioms — Nature
- Bagai aur dengan tebing — A mutually supportive relationship.
- Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi — Betrayed by the very one you trusted to protect you.
- Bagai pinang dibelah dua — Two people perfectly alike or well matched.
- Siarad fel pwll y môr — To talk endlessly without pause.
- Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn — The grass is always greener elsewhere.
- Caught between a rock and a hard place — Stuck between two equally bad options.
More Filipino idioms
- Balat-sibuyas — Overly sensitive and easily hurt.
- Makati ang paa — Restless and always wanting to go out.
- Nagbibilang ng poste — Jobless and idle, with nothing to do.
- Itaga mo sa bato — You can count on it absolutely.
- Namumuti ang mata — To wait in vain for a very long time.