Idioms about the weather

“Do not forget your umbrella before you go outside. It is raining cats and dogs!”

• It is not raining.

• It has been raining all day.

• It is raining a lot.

• There are scattered thunderstorms.

“Mike thinks he is going to pass his exams without studying. He has his head in the clouds!”

• He is overly-optimistic.

• He is realistic.

• He is very tall.

• He is studying a lot.

"I will play basketball tomorrow come rain or shine."

• I will play if it rains.

• I will play regardless of whatever happens.

• I will not play because of bad weather.

• I will play if it is sunshine.

"Patrick did not come into work today because he was feeling under the weather."

• He was feeling good.

• He was getting wet.

• He was feeling unwell.

• He was feeling sad.

"You want to become famous around the world but do not chase rainbows!"

• Being confused

• Really chasing a rainbow

• Using a lot of energy

• Trying to achieve the impossible

"My sister has been on cloud nine since she passed all the subjects."

• She has been counting clouds from the sky.

• She has been worried about the future since then.

• She has been daydreaming all the time.

• She has been extremely happy since then.

"Every cloud has a silver lining, I found a new job and I like this one much better than the last!"

• Something good can happen at any moment.

• Something good can come out of a bad situation.

• The speaker has found the job he/she really wants.

• Bad things are soon forgotten.

"I will not come to the party because I am absolutely snowed under with work at the moment."

• You have a lot of work to do.

• You are working at the moment.

• You do not feel very well at work.

• You have finished all your work.

"The English exam is going to be a breeze."

• It is going to be very long.

• It is going to be difficult or require a lot of effort.

• It is going to be very short.

• It is going to be easy or require little effort.

"My boss had a face like thunder, and I knew that I was in trouble."

• A facial expression that shows one's worries.

• A facial that shows one's illness.

• A facil expression that shows one's anger.

• A facial expression that shows one's happiness.