weather Flashcards

1
Q

to deal with difficult situation

A

to weather the storm

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2
Q

to feel sick or unwell

A

to feel under the weather

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3
Q

to be extremely happy and excited

A

to be on the cloud nine

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4
Q

a person who brings happiness into the lives of others

A

a ray of sunshine

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5
Q

having too much to do/being overwhelmed (with work usually)

A

to be snowed under

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6
Q

a situation in which people are very angry or upset about something that is not important

A

a storm in the teacup

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7
Q

a friend who is there fo you when everything is good, but when things are bad they are nowere to be seen

A

a fair-weather friend

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8
Q

to be in a center of disagreement

A

in the eye of the storm

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9
Q

a situation in which multiple bad things happen at the same time

A

a perfect storm

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10
Q

when something bad happens other bad things usually happen at the same time

A

when it rains, it pours

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11
Q

something will happen even if it rains/ at any weather, sometimes used figuratively for no matter for what happens

A

(come) rain or shine

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12
Q

to survive

A

to weather

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13
Q

(water and electrical) stream??

A

a current

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14
Q

boiling temperatures

A

scorching temperatures

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15
Q

to predict

A

to forecast

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16
Q

to be burnt by flames or heat

A

to be scorched

17
Q

to empty

A

to clear out

18
Q

quite cold

A

cool

19
Q

unpleasantly cold

A

chilly

20
Q

very cold

A

freezing

21
Q

-10°

A

below zero

22
Q

pleasant and not cold

A

mild

23
Q

a pleasantly high temperature

A

warm

24
Q

unpleasantly hot

A

boiling/scorching

25
Q

warm and wet but not raining

A

humid

26
Q

cold and slightly wet

A

damp

27
Q

raining lightly

A

drizzling

28
Q

raining intermittently

A

showers

29
Q

raining a lot

A

pouring

30
Q

a light wind

A

breeze

31
Q

a period of unusually hot weather

A

heatwave

32
Q

long hot dry period with no rain

A

drought

33
Q

small balls of ice like rain

A

hail

34
Q

bright light caused by electricity

A

lightning

35
Q

loud noise during the storm

A

thunder

36
Q

snow storm with strong winds

A

blizzard

37
Q

everything covered with water

A

flood

38
Q

violent storm with very strong winds

A

hurricane

39
Q

rain season in southern asia

A

monsoon