25 more atmosphere and weather-related idioms:
- To brighten up – to become more cheerful
- To take a shine to – to develop a liking for
- To make hay when the sun shines – to make the most of an opportunity while it lasts
- Come rain or shine – whatever the weather/situation
- To chase rainbows – to pursue something that is impossible/impractical
- To save for a rainy day – to put something aside for a future time in which it may be needed
- To wait for a raindrop in the drought – to wait/hope for something which has little chance of happening
- Right as rain – fit and healthy
- To take a rain check – to refuse an offer, while demonstrating enthusiasm to accept it in the future
- Into each life some rain must fall – everyone must experience difficulties or ill fortune at one time or another
- To rain on someone’s parade – to spoil someone’s plans/to prevent someone from enjoying themselves
- It never rains but it pours – misfortunes seem to either all come in quick succession or all come at once
- Raining cats and dogs – raining heavily
- Dry Spell – a period in which someone is having less success than usual
- Windfall – a large amount of money which is won or unexpectedly received
- To shoot the breeze – to have a casual conversation
- To get wind of something – to hear a rumour about something
- To know which way the wind blows – to understand what is happening in changing circumstances and be able to anticipate what will happen in the future
- To sail close to the wind – to verge on the limit of what is acceptable, allowed, or honourable
- To throw caution to the wind – to take a great risk/to behave recklessly
- Cloud/storm on the horizon – approaching problem
- Every cloud has a silver lining – every difficult situation has a more comforting and hopeful aspect
- Cloud nine – a state of great happiness
- To have your head in the clouds – to have unrealistic, impractical, or fanciful ideas
- “I don’t have the foggiest” – “I don’t have a clue” / “I have no idea”
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