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Old February 26, 2010, 09:32 AM
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How can we say in English these 2 idioms?
Venirse el mundo encima means that everything seems to be beyond us.
Venirse el mundo abajo is when we get defeated.
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How can we say in English these 2 idioms?
Venirse el mundo encima means that everything seems to be beyond us.
Venirse el mundo abajo is when we get defeated.
1)To have the weight of the world oo one's shoulders.

2) To get trounced.
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1)To have the weight of the world oo one's shoulders.

2) To get trounced.
Oo? on? over?
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