B2🌿 Nature & Weather
Aprire le cateratte del cielo
To open the floodgates / to unleash a deluge of emotion
Literal Translation
"To open the floodgates of heaven"
What it means
To open the floodgates / to unleash a deluge of emotion
Example in context
"Dopo la sua confessione, si sono aperte le cateratte del cielo e ha pianto."
"After his confession, the floodgates opened and he wept."
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