weather Flashcards
Be a breeze
to be very easy to do
Be as right as rain
to feel fine and healthy
Break the ice
to say something to make somebody feel relaxed
It’s raining cats and dogs
it’s raining very hard
Calm before the storm
the peaceful period before a moment of great activity
This is just the calm before the storm, when the kids get home from school this house will be chaos.
Chase rainbows
when somebody tries to do something that they won’t achieve
Be on cloud nine
to be extremely happy
Steal somebody’s thunder
when somebody takes attention away from somebody else
Sandy stole my thunder when she announced that she was pregnant two days before I’d planned to tell people about my pregnancy.
Make a storm in a teacup
when somebody makes a small problem larger than it is
Save for a rainy day
to save for the future
I’d rather not spend the entire budget on the holiday party. Let’s save some of the funds for a rainy day.
Get wind of
to hear a rumor of
I got wind of a new job opportunity through a friend who works at the company
Take a rain check
to decline something now, but offer to do it at a later date
