orals 2 Flashcards
steal somebody’s thunder
prevent someone from success
prevent someone’s success
steal somebody’s thunder
head in the clouds
daydreaming, not focused
daydreaming, not focused
head in the clouds
tempest in a teapot
not a big deal
not a big deal
tempest in a teapot
bolt from the blue
something unexpected
something unexpected
bolt from the blue
chasing rainbows
going after something impossible
going after something impossible
chasing rainbows
on cloud nine
to be extremely excited
to be extremely excited
on cloud nine
silver lining
benefits in awful situation
benefits in awful situation
silver lining
snowed under
having a lot of work
having a lot of work
snowed under
calm before the storm
a period of tranquility before a time of activity
a period of tranquility before a time of activity
calm before the storm
under the weather
a chance of getting sick
a chance of getting sick
under the weather
fair-weather friends
friends that cannot be relied on in times of difficulty
friends that cannot be relied on in the times of difficulty
faiir-weather friends
come rain or come shine
no matter what
no matter what
come rain or come shine
reach for the moon
to be ambitious
to be ambitious
to reach for the moon
rain on someone’s parade
spoil someone’s pleasure
spoil someone’s pleasure
rain on someone’s parade
make a hay while the sun shines
make the most of something
make the most of something
make a hay while the sun shines
in a fog
confused, not paying attention
confused, not paying attention
in a fog
quick as lightning
quick
quick
quick as lightning
it never rains but it pours
when something bad happens, other bad things happen, too
when something bad happens, something bad happen, too
it never rains but it pours
scallop
sea shells
to urge
try to persuade
breakwater
sea wall, mole
torrent
strong course of water
to engulf
surround
to huddle
to heap together
recede
to move further away
to venture
risk going somewhere
heap
large amount of something
rubble
smashed rock
double-decker
bus with 2 floors
to perch
sit near the edge of something
devastation
destruction
debris
broken pieces
downpour
a lot of rain in short time
drizzle
light drops
torrential rain
heavy rain
sleet
partly melted falling snow
blizzard
snow storm with strong winds
snowdrifts
a large pile of snow
hail
hard balls from ice, fall like rain
heat wave
period of days during which the weather is hotter
blazing sun
very bright
breeze
light wind
gale
a very strong wind
howl
a wind blowing hard and making noise
pelt down
heavy rain
pond
an area of water smaller than a lake
oblačno
overcast
veter mocno piha
the wind is picking up
žgoč dan
scorcher
not heavy rain
drizzling
i hope the rain …………….. soon
lets up
dress warmly
bundle up
to become healthy
be as right as rain
there is a torrential rain
raining cats and dogs
get over hard days
to weather the storm
unexpected success
take the world by storm
