tomber du ciel

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “to fall from the sky”. Compare Italian piovere dal cielo, English out of the blue. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔ̃.be dy sjɛl/ === Verb === tomber du ciel (figuratively) to fall into someone's lap, to be a godsend; to come out of nowhere L'argent ne tombe pas du ciel. ― Money doesn't grow on trees. ==== See also ==== tomber des nues sortir de nulle part on n'a rien sans rien