What is "the calm before the storm"?
a brief moment of peace or quiet before a very busy period
What do you do if you're "cooking up a storm"?
creating a lot of something
Who is "a fair-weather friend"?
Someone who is only around when things are going well
What does it mean "to weather the storm"?
To survive a difficult challenge
What do you do if you "throw caution to the wind"?
you decide not to worry about what might happen
Explain what it means to "get wind of sth".
to hear details about sth secret
Who is a person with "snow on the roof"?
A person with silver or white hair
What does it mean "to take a rain check"?
To be willing to wait until something (like service, product) is ready
What does it mean if you "skate/are on thin ice"?
it's a warning: you've said or done sth to anger another person
What does it mean to "chase rainbows"?
To try to achieve the impossible
When can you say "When it rains, it pours"?
When many bad things are happening all at once
Explain what it means "to be snowed under"
You have too much work to do or a lot of things to deal with at once
Explain what it means if "it's raining cats and dogs"
It's raining heavily, especially during a storm
Explain the idiom "come rain or shine"
Something will be done regardless of whatever happens
What does it mean that "every cloud has a silver lining"?
Every difficult or sad situation has some advantage
What does it mean that something "is a breeze"?
It's easy and requires little effort
Explain what it means "to feel under the weather"
To be feeling unwell
What is "a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow"?
something wonderful that you can't have
What does it mean that somebody is right as rain?
Feeling well and healthy
What is a "storm/tempest in a teacup"?
something not to worry about, even though other people exaggerate its size
What does it mean "to steal somebody's thunder"?
To do what someone else was going to do and take the praise from them
Explain what it means "to be on cloud nine"
to be extremely happy
What does it mean that something is "scattered to the four winds"?
It's broken and the pieces are now so far away from each other that it cannot be put back together again
What is "a perfect storm"?
not sth you would welcome: when some unlikely things happen all at once and the result is dreadful