Idioms - Weather - Name that idiom | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

"I don't have a clue" / "I have no idea"

I don't have the foggiest

to have unrealistic, impractical, or fanciful ideas

to have your head in the clouds

a state of great happiness

cloud nine

every difficult situation has a more comforting and hopeful aspect

every cloud has a silver lining

to verge on the limit of what is acceptable, allowed, or honourable

to sail close to the wind

approaching problem

could/storm on the horizon

to take a great risk / to behave recklessly

to throw caution to the wind

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 hear rumour about something

to get wind of something

to have a casual conversation

to shoot the breeze

a large amount of money which is won or unexpectedly received

windfall

a period in which someone is having less success than usual

dry spell

raining heavily

raining cats and dogs

misfortunes seem to either all come in quick succession or all come at once

it never rains but pours

to spoil someone's plans / to prevent someone from enjoying themselves

to rain on someone's parade

everyone must experience difficulties or ill fortune at one time or another

into each life some rain must fall

to refuse an offer, while demonstrating enthusiasm to accept it in the future

to take a rain check

fit and healthy

right as rain

to wait / hope for something which has little chance of happening

to wait for a raindrop in the drought

to put something aside for a future time in which it may be needed

to save for a rainy day

to pursue something that is impossible / impractical

to chase rainbows

whatever the weather / situation

come rain or shine

to make the most of an opportunity while it lasts

to make hay when the sun shines

to take a shine to

to develop a liking for

to become more cheerful

to brighten up

a person who brings happiness into the lives of others (often used sarcastically to refer to someone with a gloomy outlook on life)

ray of sunshine

a period of unexpected hot and dry weather, often in the Autumn months

Indian summer

thorough house cleaning

spring cleaning

a position of advantage

a place in the sun

to try and achieve your ambitions

to reach for the moon

very rarely

once in a blue moon

ignorant, unaware

in the dark

overloaded with work

snowed under

to do or say something to relieve tension

to break the ice

the small visible part of a much larger and hidden problem

tip of the iceberg

to prevent something bad from getting worse

to stem the tide

an unexpected or sudden occurence

bolt from the blue

very fast

lightning fast

looking very angry or upset

face like thunder

a passionate, emotional, unpredictable relationship/argument

stormy relationship/argument

to capture a place or person using a combination of excessive force and the element of surprise / to suddenly be extremely successful within a particular place or group of people

to take by storm

to be positively received by an audience

to down a storm

exaggerated outrage or enthusiasm regarding a seemingly trivial matter / a small occurrence exaggerated out of proportion

storm in a teacup

a period or unusual stability before difficult times

calm/lull/quiet before the storm

accepting any source or relief or escape in an unfavourable situation

any port in a storm

to successfully deal with a problem or to get through a difficult situation

to weather a storm

unwell or in low spirits

under the weather

a friend who cannot be relied on in difficult times

fair-weather friend

a time and place from which problems can be objectively considered

cold light of day