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Down from the heavens
  Explanation: Metaphor for an accident, suddenly.
  Usage: Partial official; as the predicate attribute; describe the sudden unexpected
  Source: Han Ban Gu "Han Having submitted Biography": "Straight into the arsenal, hit sounding drum. Princes heard of it, that the generals are also down from the heavens."
  Examples: Brother, you're heaven too! Save me a million hope to save! (Ming Wu Cheng-en, "Journey to the West" thirty-back)
Analogy unexpected, sudden
  Analogy unexpected, sudden. Drastic reduction also means a good thing for the dual. "Han Chou Biography": "Straight into the arsenal, beat the sounding drum. Princes heard of it, that the generals from the heavens also." Reappraisal Note: "unexpectedly to its abrupt." Ming Chen Pang-sighted, "Major Events in History of Song * Jin Liang southward invasion ":" One Army, see Jun (Zhang Jun), that from the heavens. "" Colloquial Stories Hau Sui a ":" Dali Ma met with shocked, and that magic from the heavens . "also as" heaven. " Ming Shi Kefa "complex Dorgon book": "This year my hectic occasion, the chapter suddenly Feng Wan Yan, really as good as heaven too." Qu "Journey to the Land of Hunger," 8: "abstract 'really good''U.S.'' 'The social ideal, must not fall from the sky like flies like generals. "
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No. 3
  从天而下 ( cóng tiān ér xià )
  解 释 比喻出于意外,突如其来。偶亦指好事之遽降。
  出 处 东汉·班固《汉书·周亚夫传》:“直入武库,击鸣鼓。诸侯闻之,以为将军从天而下也。
  用 法 偏正式;作谓语、定语;形容出乎意料突然发生
  示 例 哥哥,你真是从天而降也!万望救我一救! ★明·吴承恩《西游记》第三十一回。 《西湖二集·忠孝萃一门》:“达里麻见了大惊,以为神兵~。
  近义词 从天而降
成语词典
  成语名称 从天而下 汉语拼音 cóng tiān ér xià 成语释义 比喻出于意外,突然出现。 成语出处 《汉书·周亚夫传》:“直入武库,击鸣鼓。诸侯闻之,以为将军从天而下也。” 使用例句 哥哥,你真是从天而降也!万望救我一救!
  ★明·吴承恩《西游记》第三十一回
Thesaurus
be taken by surprise, very unexpectedly, arise suddenly, impossible to defend effectively, dignity lose one's head
Antonym
As expected, really, really, Guo Ranruci, sure enough