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CEFRB2.2 Unit 3

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  • Go through a period of lack of activity.
    Go through a dry spell
  • A sudden violent movement on the Earth surface
    Earthquake
  • When bad things or good things happen, they are usually followed by more bad or good things.
    It never rains but it pours
  • No matter what the weather is.
    Come rain or shine
  • A difficulty, unrest or danger expected to happen in the future.
    A storm in brewing
  • An extremely large wave which comes from the sea due to a violent movement on the ground
    Tsunami
  • A hurricane with a rainstorm
    Cyclone
  • A person who stays around only when things go well, but vanishes during hard times.
    A fair-weather friend
  • To reserve something for some future need.
    Save something for a rainy day
  • Rocks and flames coming out of a volcano after it explodes
    Volcano eruptions
  • A mass of sand lifted by the wind from the ground, especially seen in very dry areas
    Dust storm
  • A period of extremely cold weather
    Cold wave
  • Every negative situation has the potential to result in something positive.
    Every cloud has a silver lining
  • Feeling well or working just as something should.
    As right as rain
  • To hear about or become aware of something, especially when other people did not want you to.
    Get wind of something
  • A violent wind which forms over water // It has circular movements and it's bigger than a tornado
    Hurricane/Typhoon
  • To become covered by a great amount of water
    Flood
  • A spinning column of air that forms over land and moves across the land or the sea. Smaller than hurricanes
    Tornado/whirlwind
  • A period of unusual tranquillity before something bad or chaotic happens.
    Calm before the storm
  • To pursue things that are unrealistic or unlikely to happen.
    Chase rainbows
  • A long period when there is little or no rain at all
    Drought
  • A period of days during which the weather is hotter than usual.
    Heat wave
  • A sudden heavy fall of small, hard balls of ice
    Hail storm
  • A snowstorm with strong winds
    Blizzard