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.

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