# gift from above

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/gift-from-above
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Synonym of gift from the gods.

## Examples

- This new job is a gift from above.
- Finding a parking spot right in front of the store was a gift from above.
- The sudden arrival of rain after weeks of drought was seen by the farmers as a gift from above.

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