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English idioms that use the weather.
1. a face like thunder = to look very angry:
ex. What's up with him today? He has a face like thunder!"
2. a fair-weather friend = a friend who doesn't support you in bad times:
ex. "I'm a bit disappointed in John and David. It turned out they were only fair-weather friends."
3. a snowball's chance = very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in hell):
ex. "We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!"
4. a storm in a teacup = a lot of fuss over something small:
ex. "Don't worry about those two arguing. it's just a storm in a teacup."
5. be a breeze = to be easy:
ex. "The exam was a breeze."
6. be snowed under = to be very busy:
ex. "We're snowed under at work."
7. blow hot and cold = to keep changing your attitude:
ex. "They're blowing hot and cold over this issue. It's impossible to know what they want!"
8. brass-monkey weather = very cold weather:
ex. "It's brass-monkey weather today. You'd better wrap up warm!"
9. come rain or shine = whatever happens:
"He's always working in his garden - come rain or shine."
10. the lull before the storm = a quiet time before a busy or difficult time:
ex. "It's going to get very busy on Thursday. Today and tomorrow are just the lull before the storm."
11. save up for a rainy day = put money aside for when you might need it later:
ex. "I don't want to spend this extra money. I'll save it up for a rainy day."
12. see which way the wind blows = to analyse a situation before doing something:
ex. "I'm going to see which way the wind blows before asking her about a raise."
13. steal someone's thunder = do what someone else was going to do and get all the praise:
ex. "You'll steal her thunder if you wear that dress tonight!"
14. take a rain check = postpone something:
ex. "I don't really want to go the cinema tonight. Can we take a rain-check on it?"
15. under the weather = not feel very well:
ex. "I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment."
16. weather the storm = to survive a difficult situation:
ex. "This recession is quite serious and it's becoming difficult to weather the storm."
Questions for Discussion:
1. What's your favorite season and why?
2. Have you ever been caught in bad weather? If so, what did you do?
3. Do you think weather patterns are changing? If so, why do you think this is?
4. Do you have many disasters in you country which are caused by weather?
5. Which do you like better hot weather or cold weather?
6. In your opinion, which season is the most beautiful?
7. Do you think weather affects the way people feel?
8. What is the relationship between weather and natural disasters?
9. Why is it important to know future weather conditions in advanced?
10. How does weather affect your attitude?
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