Idioms 英语习语 15 | Idioms from the Weather
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For some folks, everything is easy. Life is a breeze They’re always healthy. They’re never under the weather. If they walk into a room full of strangers, they make friends in five minutes. They have no trouble breaking the ice. They earn enough to save some money every week. They’re saving money for a rainy day. So if trouble ever does come, they'll be able to weather the storm. Yes, some people have no problems if times are good or bad. They’re okay come rain or shine.
Definitions 习语注解和例句
1.a breeze
-to easily complete or win something 轻而易举地办成或赢得某事
Because I studied English every day, the exam was a breeze.
2.under the weather
-feel ill 生病
Berta was feeling under the weather, so she didn't go to work.
3.To break the ice
-to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other 打破沉默
Cedric is very shy. If he goes to a party where he doesn't know anyone, he finds it very hard to break the ice.
4.to save something for a rainy day
-To reserve something, especially money, for use in a time or period of unforeseen difficulty, trouble, or need. 未雨绸缪
Hank makes only four hundred dollars a week, but every week he saves forty for a rainy day.
5.To weather the storm
-To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage. 度过困境
Our business has had a lot of problems this year. But Tm sure things will be okay if we can weather the storm for just a few more months.
6.come rain or shine
-whatever happens 不论发生什么
Uncle Jeremiah lives two hundred miles away, but he7ll be at my birthday party come rain or shine.
More to Note
1.a fair-weather friend
-someone who is a good friend when it is easy to be one and who stops being one when you are having problems
酒肉朋友；可共安乐而不能共患难的朋友
Judy showed that she was just a fair-weather friend. When I needed help on my report, she refused.
2.full of hot air
-Talking a lot, especially without saying anything of value or meaning. 夸夸其谈
Many politicians are full of hot air They make promises, but they don’t keep them.
3.to have one’s head in the clouds
-to damage or weaken your judgement 想入非非，心不在焉
I don't think Celia understands that she's in danger of not passing the course. She seems to have her head in the clouds.
4.to rain cats and dogs
-to rain vey heavily 倾盆大雨
It must be raining cats and dogs outside. The rain s pounding on the roof.
5.snowed under
-having too much to do（被大量工作）压倒
I have to stay late at the office tonight and finish some things because I am snowed under with work.
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