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आसमान से गिरना और खजूर में लटकना

phrase idiomatic expressions

LanguageHindi (India)

Meaning
  1. To fall from the sky and hang on a date palm (to fall from a high position and end up in a low one)
  2. This idiom describes a situation where a person escapes one difficult circumstance only to be trapped in another, equally troublesome one.
Examples

नौकरी छूटी और घर का किराया नहीं था, यह तो आसमान से गिरना और खजूर में लटकना जैसा है

I lost my job and did not have house rent, this is like falling from the sky and hanging on a date palm.

उसकी ज़िंदगी में आसमान से गिरना और खजूर में लटकना आम बात है

In his life, falling from the sky and hanging on a date palm is a common occurrence.

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Usage noteThis is a figurative expression used to describe a state of perpetual misfortune.

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