IDIOM MEANING
1. Be a breeze 1. To be easy to achieve, often unexpectedly.
2. Breeze in
3. Breeze through
BREEZE
1. A cloud hanging over sb
2. A cloud on the horizon.
3. Be on cloud nine
4. Be under a cloud
5. Every cloud has a silver lining
CLOUD 6. Have your head in the clouds
7. Live in cloud-cuckoo land
1. As clear as day
2. Beat/knock the (living)
daylights out of sb
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3. In the cold light of day
DAY
4. See the light of day
EXEMPLE
1. You won't have any problems with the entrance test - it's
2. To walk somewhere quickly and confidently,
without worry or embarrassment.
3. To easily complete or win something.
1. A situation or future event that makes you
worry or feel unhappy.
2. Something that threatens to cause problems
or unhappiness in the future.
3. To be extremely happy and excited.
4. To not be trusted or popular because people
think you have done something bad.
5. Every difficult or unpleasant situation has
some advantage.
6. To not know what is really happening around
you because you are paying too much
attention to your own ideas.
7. To believe that things you want will happen,
when really they are impossible.
1. a) Very easy to understand.
b) Certain.
2. To hit someone very hard, many times.
3. Clearly and calmly, without the emotions you
had at the time sth happened, and you often
feel sorry or ashamed about it.
4. To appear for the first time.
an absolute breeze.
2. She just breezed in as if she'd only been away a day
instead of a year.
3. She breezed through the song as though she'd been
singing it for years.
1. When you're waiting for an operation, you feel like
there's a cloud hanging over you.
2. The only cloud on the horizon is the physics exam in June.
3. "Was Helen pleased about getting that job?" "Pleased?
She was on cloud nine!"
4. The cabinet minister left office under a cloud after a
fraud scandal.
5. As the trip's been cancelled I'll be able to go to the match
this Saturday. Every cloud has a silver lining.
6. He's an academic. They've all got their heads in the
clouds.
7. Anyone who thinks this project will be finished within six
weeks is living in cloud-cuckoo land.
1. a) The instructions were as clear as day.
b) It's as clear as day that the government is going to win
the election.
2. I'll beat the living daylights out of him if he says that
again!
3. The next morning, in the cold light of day, Sarah realized
what a complete idiot she had been.
4. This software first saw the light of day back in 1993.
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 1. In a fog
FOG
1. Be (as) right as rain
2. Chase rainbows
3. Come rain or shine
4. It never rains but pours
5. It’s raining cats and dogs!
6. Rain on somebody’s parade
RAIN
7. Save/keep money for a rainy
day
8. Take a rain check (on sth)
1. Be as white as snow
2. Be as pure as the driven snow.
3. Be snowed under (with sth)
SNOW
1. Any port in a storm
2. Cook up, dance up, talk up, etc.
a storm
3. Perfect storm
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4. Ride (out) the storm
STORM
1. In a confused or uncertain state, usually 1. I went home in a fog of disbelief.
mentally or emotionally.
1. To feel healthy or well again. 1. You just need a good night's sleep, and then you'll be
right as rain again.
2. To waste your time trying to get or achieve 2. I don't think my parents ever believed I'd make it as an
something impossible. actor. I think they thought I was just chasing rainbows.
3. Whatever happens. 3. Come rain or shine, I'll see you on Thursday.
4. Said when one bad thing happens, followed by 4. First of all it was the car breaking down, then the fire in
a lot of other bad things that make a bad the kitchen and now Mike's accident. It never rains but it
situation worse. pours!
5. It’s raining heavily. 5. It was raining cats and dogs, and my bike had died on me.
6. To do something that spoils someone's plans. 6. I'm sorry to rain on your parade but you're not allowed to
have alcohol on the premises.
7. To save money for a time when it might be 7. Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.
needed unexpectedly.
8. You cannot accept an invitation now, but 8. Mind if I take a rain check on that drink? I have to work
would like to do so at a later time late tonight.
1. To be very white. 1. His hair and beard were as white as snow.
2. To be morally completely good. 2. How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He's not
exactly as pure as the driven snow himself.
3. To have so much work that you have problems 3. I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.
dealing with it all.
1. You must accept any help you are offered 1. I don't even like him very much, but I had to move out of
when you are in a difficult situation, although my flat and he offered me a place to stay. Any port in a
you may not want to do this storm, as they say.
2. To do something with a lot of energy and 2. Rob was in the kitchen cooking up a storm.
often skill.
3. An extremely bad situation in which many bad 3. When these and other factors coincided they created the
things happen at the same time. perfect storm.
4. To manage not to be destroyed, harmed, or 4. The government seems confident that it will ride out the
permanently affected by the difficult situation storm.
you experience.
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 5. Storm in a teacup
6. Take sb/sth by storm
7. The calm before the storm
8. The lull before the storm
9. Weather the storm
1. A place in the sun
2. Everything under the sun
3. Make hay while the sun shines
4. Ray of sunshine
SUN 5. The sun sets on sth
6. Think the sun shines out (of)
sb's
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5. A lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a
matter that is not important.
6. To be suddenly extremely successful in a place
or with a group of people.
7. A quiet or peaceful period before a period
during which there is great activity, argument,
or difficulty.
8. A time that seems quiet but will very soon be
followed by something unpleasant happening.
9. To successfully deal with a very difficult
problem.
1. A good or lucky position.
2. Everything that exists or is possible.
3. To make good use of an opportunity while it
lasts.
4. A happy person who makes others feel happy,
especially in a difficult situation.
5. Something ends.
6. To love and admire someone so much that
you do not think they have any bad qualities.
5. I really think you’re making a storm in a teacup over this.
It’s just a tiny scratch on the car.
6. Her performance has taken the critics by storm.
7. I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and
relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.
8. Things seem quiet in the office right now, but this is just
the lull before the storm.
9. In the next few days we will see if the ambassador can
weather the political storm caused by his remarks.
1. After struggling for years to make a name for himself,
he's certainly earned his place in the sun.
2. She seems to have an opinion on every subject under the
sun.
3. I've got a few hours to finish the housework before the
kids come home so I might as well make hay while the
sun shines.
4. We love looking after our grandchild. He's a ray of
sunshine!
5. It used to be said that Britain ruled an empire on which
the sun would never set.
6. You're never going to hear Maggie criticizing Jim - she
thinks the sun shines out his backside!
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 1. A breath of fresh air
2. (All) hot and bothered
3. Be (as) cold as ice
4. Be cold comfort
5. Be hot on something
6. Be hot on sb's track/trail
7. Be hot stuff
8. Be too hot to handle
9. Blow hot and cold
10. Hot air
11. Hot under the collar
TEMPARTURE
12. In hot pursuit
13. Leave sb cold
14. Leave sb out in the cold
1. (As) quick as lightning/a wink
2. Blood and thunder
3. Have a face like thunder/Look
like thunder
4. Lightning never strikes twice
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5. Like a streak of lightning
THUNDER
6. Like greased lightning
1. Sme or sth that is new and different and
makes everything seem more exciting.
2. Worried or angry, and sometimes physically
hot.
3. To be extremely cold.
4. If something someone tells you to make you
feel better about a bad situation is cold
comfort, it does not make you feel better.
5. Knowing a lot or skilful.
6. To be very close to catching or finding
someone.
7. To be very skilful.
8. To be too difficult to deal with or talk about.
9. To sometimes like or be interested in sth or
sme and sometimes not, so people are
confused about how you really feel.
10. It is not sincere and will have no practical
results.
11. Embarrassed or angry about something.
12. Following someone closely, trying hard to
catch them.
13. To not make you feel interested or excited.
14. To not allow someone to become part of a
group or an activity.
1. Very quickly.
2. A speech or performance that is loud and full
of emotion, especially anger.
3. To look extremely angry.
4. Said to show that it is unlikely that sth bad or
unusual will happen to the same person twice.
5. Extremely quickly.
6. Very fast.
1. Angela's so cheerful and lively - she's like a breath of
fresh air when she visits.
2. Dad gets all hot and bothered if someone parks in his
parking space.
3. Feel my toes - they're as cold as ice.
4. The doctor said only his legs are paralyzed, not his whole
body, but I think that will be cold comfort to him.
5. I'm not too hot on Russian history.
6. I am hot on the trail of the book that I have been seeking
for months.
7. She's really hot stuff at baseball.
8. For many politicians, abortion is an issue that's too hot
to handle.
9. He's been blowing hot and cold about the trip to Brazil.
10. His promises turned out to be a lot of hot air.
11. When I suggested he was mistaken he got rather hot
under the collar.
12. The gang drove off, with the police in hot pursuit.
13. I'm afraid opera leaves me cold.
14. Women's football teams feel they are left out in the cold
as far as media coverage is concerned.
1. Quick as lightning, he snatched the book and ran out of
the room.
2. We sat through 2 hours of blood and thunder and came
out feeling exhausted.
3. She suddenly came into the room with a face like
thunder.
4. I know the crash has scared you, but lightning doesn't
strike twice.
5. She grabbed the money and ran out of the shop like a
streak of lightning.
6. As soon as I mentioned work, he was out of the door like
greased lightning!
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 7. Like lightning
8. Steals someone’s thunder
1. Be/feel under the weather
2. Brass monkey weather
3. Fair-weather friend
4. In all weathers
5. Keep a weather eye on
6. Make heavy weather of sth
WEATHER
1. Be pissing in the wind
2. Get wind of something
3. Have/put the wind up
4. Have the wind at your back
5. In the wind
6. It’s an ill wind
WIND 7. Put/get the wind up somebody
8. Second wind
9. Sail against the wind
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10. Sail close to the wind
7. Extremely quickly.
8. To do something that takes attention away
from what someone else has done.
1. To be or feel ill.
2. Extremely cold weather.
3. Someone who is your friend only when things
are pleasant or going well for you.
4. In every type of weather.
5. To watch sth or sme carefully, because they
may cause trouble or they may need help.
6. To find something hard to do and spend a lot
of time on it, although it is not difficult.
1. To be trying to do something when there is
no hope of succeeding.
2. To hear a piece of information that someone
else was trying to keep secret.
3. To be very anxious, upset, or frightened.
4. To be in a good situation in which you can
succeed.
5. a) If sth is in the wind, people are talking
about it and it may happen, but none is sure.
b) If someone is in the wind, they are missing,
especially after escaping
6. Said to show that even a very bad situation
must have some good results.
7. To make someone feel worried about their
situation.
8. A return of strength or energy that makes it
possible to continue in an activity that needs
a lot of effort.
9. To be trying to achieve sth that is unlikely to
succeed because most people would oppose
it.
10. To do something that is dangerous or only
just legal or acceptable.
7. I ran across that room like lightning and pushed back the
curtain.
8. I kept quiet about my pregnancy because Cathy was
getting married, and I didn't want to steal her thunder.
1. I'm feeling a bit under the weather - I think I'm getting a
cold.
2. It's brass monkey weather today, isn't it!
3. Bill stayed for lunch but he wouldn't help me with the
yard work. He's just a fair-weather friend.
4. He goes fishing in all weathers.
5. I'd like you to keep a weather eye on the situation and
report any major developments to me at once.
6. She's making such heavy weather of that report she's
writing.
1. You can try to change her mind if you like, but you'll be
pissing in the wind.
2. I don't want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that
I'm leaving.
3. They had the wind up after we threatened them with
legal action.
4. The president has the wind at his back on this issue.
5. a) Rumours of a takeover are in the wind.
b) The suspects are in the wind.
6. But it's an ill wind. The wettest June in history has
replenished the reservoirs.
7. Tell them your father's a policeman - that'll put the wind
up them!
8. We started to feel we couldn't walk any further but
when we saw the town in the distance we got our
second wind.
9. He's sailing against the wind in his attempt to stop
women joining the club.
10. You were sailing a little close to the wind there when you
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 11. Straw in the wind
12. Take/knock the wind out of
sb’s sails
13. Throw caution to the
wind/winds
14. Way/direction the wind blows
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11. Something that suggests what might happen.
12. To make sme feel less confident or less
determined to do sth, usually by saying or
doing sth that they are not expecting.
13. To do something without worrying about the
risk or negative results.
14. To try to discover information about a
situation, especially other people's opinions,
before taking action.
made those remarks about his wife.
11. She described the theatre's closure as "a straw in the
wind" as companies faced up to the realities of life after
the lottery.
12. I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over
when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers - that
took the wind out of my sails.
13. I threw caution to the wind and bought the most
expensive one.
14. I think I'll see which way the wind is blowing before I
vote at the board meeting.
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