caérsele los palos del sombrajo — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Spainespecially Andalusiacolloquialinformalidiomatic
  • To be greatly astonished or dumbfounded; to be struck with amazement or disbelief.
  • To react with shocked surprise at unexpected news or an event.

  Examples

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  • Cuando me contó lo que pasó con el cantante famoso, se me cayeron los palos del sombrajo por la sorpresa.

    When he told me what happened with the famous singer, I was dumbfounded with amazement.

  • Nos cayó a todos los palos del sombrajo cuando vimos la cantidad de dinero que había perdido en la inversión.

    We were all struck with disbelief when we saw how much money he had lost in the investment.

  • A ella se le cayeron los palos del sombrajo al enterarse del engaño que le hicieron sus amigos cercanos.

    She was greatly astonished when she found out about the betrayal by her close friends.