вторник, 1 апреля 2014 г.

Weather Idioms


Any port in a storm This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable.
Billy Wind (UK) If the wind is so strong it is howling, one might say, "Wow- can you hear Billy Wind out there?" like Jack Frost.
Blue skies A overly enthusiastic outlook or disposition. The sales team had blue skies projections for their deals, although not many of those deals were signed.

If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue.
If something brightens up your day, something happens that makes you feel positive and happy all day long.
A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve.
If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy. ('cloud seven' is a less common alternative)
If a cloud of suspicion hangs over an individual, it means that they are not believed or are distrusted.
If you can see a problem ahead, you can call it a cloud on the horizon.
If you see things in the cold light of day, you see them as they really are, not as you might want them to be.
If it is colder than a witch's tit, it is extremely cold outside.
If I say I'll be at a place come rain or shine, I mean that I can be relied on to turn up; nothing, not even the vagaries of British weather, will deter me or stop me from being there.
If a person is in the doldrums, they are depressed. If a project or something similar is in the doldrums, it isn't making any progress.
If somebody's down in the doldrums, they are depressed and lacking energy.
If something or someone is having a dry spell, they aren't being as successful as they normally are.
People sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining to comfort somebody who's having problems. They mean that it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem.
If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about something.
A fairweather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop up.
If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret.
To say that something has been enjoyable or successful, you can say that it has gone down a storm. Eg. Last night's party went down a storm, it was incredible.
If something or someone moves like greased lightning, they move very fast indeed.
If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.
If you hit rough weather, you experience difficulties or problems.
If you're in a fog, you are confused, dazed or unaware.
This means that bad or unfortunate things will happen to everyone at some time.
'It never rains but it pours' means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.
If everything has frozen in winter, then Jack Frost has visited.
This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future.
This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future.
Something that is lightning fast is very fast indeed.
One has an easy time in life or in a given situation. Finding things working to one's benefit.
Someone who doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain is particularly stupid.
When you know that something is about to go horribly wrong, but hasn't just yet, then you are in the quiet before the storm.
If someone rains on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your plans.
If you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you save it for some possible problem or trouble in the future.
If things are right as rain, then everything is going well in your life.
If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable.
If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.
When you shoot the breeze, you chat in a relaxed way.
The silly season is midsummer when Parliament is closed and nothing much is happening that is newsworthy, which reduces the press to reporting trivial and stupid stories.
If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did.
If people try to stem the tide, they are trying to stop something unpleasant from getting worse, usually when they don't succeed.
If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup.
If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later. ('Raincheck' is also used.)
To take by storm means to captivate- eg. A new play that took New York City by storm.
If people exaggerate the seriousness of a situation or problem, they are making a tempest in a teapot.
When people throw caution to the wind, they take a great risk.
The twilight zone is an ambiguous area between two different states, ways of life, conditions, etc.
If you are twisting in the wind, you are without help or support - you are on your own.
If someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are under a cloud.
Lightning fast

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