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IDIOMS WITH WEATHER
A fair-weather friend
You'll find out who your fair-weather friends are when you get
| a. rich and famous b. sick and depressed c. married and have kids |
more about this idiom: a fair-weather friend
A ray of sunshine
The kids in the hospital had a ray of sunshine in their lives when
| a. some famous footballers visited them b. they were taken to sit outside in the sun c. the nurses checked their blood pressure |
more about this idiom: a ray of sunshine
Have your head in the clouds
William's head is in the clouds. He needs to
| a. take better care of himself b. be a bit more realistic c. stop thinking he's better than everyone else |
more about this idiom: have your head in the clouds
Make hay while the sun shines
I'd better make hay while the sun shines and do some work on my book
| a. while I have a bit of free time b. despite having so much else to do c. even though I don't feel like writing |
more about this idiom: make hay while the sun shines
6. quick as a flash | quick as a wink | quick as lightning
His boss came into the office and quick as a wink Mark hit a key on his keyboard because he
| a. wanted to show off his keyboard skills b. was running short of time c. didn't want his boss to see what he was looking at |
more about this idiom: quick as a flash | quick as a wink | quick as lightning
Snowed under
I was so snowed under today that I had to
| a. wear extra warm clothes b. see a doctor c. cancel a meeting |
more about this idiom: snowed under
Under a cloud
If someone is under a cloud, they might
| a. take an umbrella in case it rains b. try to prove they're innocent c. stop and wait until it passes |
more about this idiom: under a cloud
Under the weather
Tom's been feeling under the weather for a couple of days, so he's
| a. going to see a doctor b. going to see a lawyer c. going to see a priest |
more about this idiom: under the weather
Weather a storm
If you weather a storm, you get through something that could have
| a. helped you b. excited you c. harmed you |
7 English Idioms About Weather:
1. "When it rains, it pours" - When one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things also go wrong.
"I lost my job and my husband left me on the same day. I guess when it rains, it pours "
2. "Rain or Shine" - An event will take place regardless of the weather.
"The weather forecast for tomorrow is not good, but the baseball game will be played rain or shine "
3. To have one's head in the clouds - To be unaware of what's happening in real life. To be constantly day dreaming.
"Sarah never thinks about her future. She always has her head in the clouds "
4. Fairweather friend - Someone who is supportive when things are going well but disappears when you need help.
"Mike is a fairweather friend. He was really nice until I got sick and I needed his help, then he never returned my phone calls"
5. To take a rain check - To say that you can't accept someone's invitation at that time but you would like to accept the invitation for another time.
Joe: "Hey Mary, do you want to go to the movies with me tonight?"
Mary: "That sounds like fun Joe, but I already have plans for tonight. Can I take a rain check on that?"
6. To be under the weather - To feel physically sick. To have a fever or a cold.
"I am going to ask the boss if I can go home early today. I'm really feeling under the weather"
7. "A breath of fresh air" - a relief, in the form of a person or a situation.
"Our new boss is so much nicer than our old boss. He is a breath of fresh air".
IDIOMS WITH WEATHER
§ a sunny smile = a happy and friendly smile. The air hostess greeted the passengers with a sunny smile.
§ a stormy relationship = a relationship full of strong and angry feelings. They had a stormy relationship so they decided to get divorced.
§ a storm in a teacup = a lot of fuss about something unimportant. That's a storm in a teacup, stop fussing about it, you can do it.
§ a storm of protest / criticism = a situation in which people suddenly protest about or criticize something, showing very strong feelings. The government plan to raise the taxes provoked a storm of protest.
§ to weather the storm = to experience a difficult period and reach the end of it without being harmed too much. We're undergoing a difficult situation, but I will weather the storm.
§ to dance / sing up a storm = do something with energy. The schoolgirls were singing up a storm.
§ to be on cloud nine = to be very happy about something. When she realised that she had won the lottery, she was on cloud nine.
§ to have one's head in the clouds = to think about something that is unpractical. Come on, you always have your head in the clouds. It's time to get back to reality!
§ to be under a cloud (of suspicion) = to be suspected of doing something wrong or illegal. She left the company under a cloud of suspicion.
§ a cloud on the horizon = something that might spoil a happy situation. The only cloud on the horizon was the final exam in June.
§ every cloud has a silver lining = there is something good even in a difficult or sad situation. See, you lost your job but now you will start working for a better company. Every cloud has a silver lining.
§ to flood the market = to produce and a sell a large number of one type of thing, so that its price goes down. They have the intention to flood the market with their new mobile phones.
§ to be flooded with something = to receive so many letters or inquiries that you cannot deal with all of them. We've been flooded with letters, but we will try to answer them all.
§ in floods of tears = crying a lot. The little girl arrived in floods of tears.
§ to shower somebody with something = to give somebody a lot of something. Her family showered her with birthday presents.
§ to shower something on / over something = to scatter something on / over a place. Hundreds of leaflets were showered over the streets.
§ to rain on somebody's parade = to spoil somebody's plans. I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but you can't enter the park with food.
§ to take the wind out of somebody's sails = to make somebody lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected. She was ready to tell him that the relationship was over, but he appeared with a big bunch of flowers. That took the wind out of her sails.
§ a hail of bullets / stones = a large number of bullets / stones. The tanks were met by a hail of bullets.
§ to not have the foggiest idea = to not know something at all. None of us had the foggiest idea about how to use the computer.
§ a frosty look / stare / tone = an unfriendly look / stare / tone. I arrived late and the teacher gave me a frosty look.
Weather Idioms
Here is a list of English idioms that use weather-related words and phrases.
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