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Weather idioms:

It never rains but pours


It is raining cats and dogs
Save for a rainy day
On cloud nine
Let’s start our idioms about weather with a positive one. To describe someone as being on cloud
nine means they are very happy.
“Ever since she passed her driving test she’s been on cloud nine.”

Come rain or shine


If something happens (or will happen) regardless of the circumstances, you may use the
phrase come rain or shine.
“He’s training for a marathon so, come rain or shine, he’s out running every
day.”
“I’ll be at the festival, come rain or shine.”
In these examples it may literally refer to the weather, but it can figuratively mean that nothing
will stop this from happening (or a bit of both). It’s a useful idiom to use when making plans for
the future.

Every cloud has a silver lining


A lot of these weather idioms are very hopeful and positive, and here is another. It’s used to
comfort people in a sad or stressful situation. To say that every cloud has a silver
lining means there may be a positive outcome although it’s not clear or obvious right now.

“Sadly, she didn’t get the job. She was heartbroken but I told her, every cloud
has a silver lining. Would you believe it, the next day they called her and offered
her a better job!”

Head in the clouds


You can use this phrase when talking about someone who is daydreaming and not paying
attention. If they aren’t focused on the task, or have unrealistic hopes and aspirations for the
future, we could say they have their head in the clouds.

“Instead of revising he has his head in the clouds.”


Clouds are just one feature of idioms about nature, too.

It’s a breeze
In the context of weather idioms, this phrase describes something that is easy, effortless, and
trouble-free.
“Wow! I studied all night for that exam and it turned out to be a breeze!’

To be snowed under
This is an example of a weather idiom which can describe a situation caused by the weather, or
something unrelated.

If it has snowed a lot and perhaps you can’t see your car, you may say that it’s snowed under.
On the other hand, if you are very, very, very busy, you would use this phrase to emphasize how
much you have to do.

“I have 2 meetings, 100 e-mails and a report due by 5 pm. I’m completely
snowed under!”

Steal someone’s thunder


This isn’t a very nice thing to do as when you steal someone’s thunder you’re taking away
the attention from them, normally for your own personal gain.
“I don’t mean to steal your thunder but I did get a better part in the school play.”

The calm before the storm


The calm before the storm is said when all seems peaceful but perhaps something loud or
destructive is about to happen.
“I’m just enjoying the calm before the storm as my grandchildren will arrive
soon.”
This saying is likely to come from observing how the weather behaves before a real storm. It’s
often quite peaceful, still and quiet before a thunderstorm arrives.
Under the weather
The expression under the weather may either show that someone isn’t feeling well or that
they’re in low spirits.
“I can’t come in to work today. I’m feeling a bit under the weather.”

Weather the storm


You may hear this saying as either weather the storm or ride out the storm, but both have
the same definition. It’s used when you’re trying to get through a difficult period in your life.
“It’s been a hard year for him but he’s weathered the storm and things are
getting better.”

Storm in a teacup
When somebody gets angry, upset, or worried about something relatively insignificant, you
could describe it as a storm in a teacup or a tempest in a teacup.

“All this fuss about the new parking restrictions is just a storm in a teacup, if
you ask me.”
Idioms about weather
Now we come to idioms that are used to describe weather conditions and particularly emphasize
extremes.

Brass monkey
If you need to highlight how cold the weather is, you could describe it as brass monkey. This
would only be used when the weather is really freezing cold – and is a typically British idiom.
“It’s a typical brass monkey January morning.”
This is a more polite version of another phrase along the lines of “It’s cold enough to freeze the
ears [or another more vulgar body part] off a brass monkey.”

It’s artic
Following on nicely is another expression about cold weather. You say it’s artic for extremely
cold, icy weather.
“We’d better wrap up warm, it’s artic out there.”
There are more fun, cold-related idioms for your to discover here.

It’s boiling
Not all idioms for weather describe cold days. Saying it’s boiling in fact refers to very
hot weather, as is often experienced during summer.
“There is no way I’m going outside for a walk, it’s boiling out there.”

It’s bucketing down


This is one of the many idioms for weather we have to describe rainy and wet conditions. If it’s
raining very hard we could say it’s bucking down.
“I was out running when it started bucketing down.”
Would you like to know some other ways to describe the rain?

Lovely weather for ducks


Here’s number two of our weather idioms about rain. What would be considered lovely
weather for ducks? Lots and lots of rain! This would normally refer to longer periods of rain,
not necessarily how heavy the rain is.
“I can’t believe the bad weather we’ve been having but at least it’s lovely
weather for ducks.”

Raining cats and dogs


When it’s raining cats and dogs it’s safe to say it’s raining a lot. You could use either this
phrase or it’s bucketing down as they both refer to lots and lots of heavy rain.
“Quick, get inside, it’s raining cats and dogs out there.”

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