Explain the meaning of: take a rain check. Answer: • Have you ever had to "take a rain check" on something? What was the situation?
Explain the meaning of: have your head in the clouds. Answer: • Can you think of a time when someone had their "head in the clouds"? What happened?
Explain the meaning of: be in hot water. Answer: Have you ever been "in hot water"? What did you do to solve the problem?
Explain the meaning of: there are storm clouds gathering. Answer: Have you ever felt that "storm clouds were gathering" in your life? What caused that feeling?
Explain the meaning of: be down to earth. Answer: Do you consider yourself a "down-to-earth" person? Why or why not?
Explain the meaning of: steal someone's thunder. Answer: Has anyone ever "stolen your thunder"? How did it make you feel?
Explain the meaning of: get wind of something (of the fact). Answer: Have you ever "got wind of something" before it was officially announced? What was it?
Explain the meaning of: the calm before the storm. Answer: Have you ever experienced the "calm before the storm"? What was the situation?
