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to refuse an offer, while demonstrating enthusiasm to accept it in the future
to take a rain check
everyone must experience difficulties or ill fortune at one time or another
into each life some rain must fall
to spoil someone's plans / to prevent someone from enjoying themselves
to rain on someone's parade
misfortunes seem to either all come in quick succession or all come at once
it never rains but pours
raining heavily
raining cats and dogs
a period in which someone is having less success than usual
dry spell
a large amount of money which is won or unexpectedly received
windfall
to have a casual conversation
to shoot the breeze
to hear rumour about something
to get wind of something
to understand what is happening in changing circumstances and be able to anticipate what will happen in the future
to know which way the wind blows
to take a great risk / to behave recklessly
to throw caution to the wind
approaching problem
could/storm on the horizon
to verge on the limit of what is acceptable, allowed, or honourable
to sail close to the wind
every difficult situation has a more comforting and hopeful aspect
every cloud has a silver lining
a state of great happiness
cloud nine
to have unrealistic, impractical, or fanciful ideas
to have your head in the clouds
