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1. Blue skies
A overly enthusiastic outlook or disposition. The sales team had
blue skies projections for
their deals, although not many of those deals were signed.
2. Chase rainbows
If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they
will never achieve.
3. Cloud on the horizonIf you can see a problem ahead, you can
call it a cloud on the horizon.
4. Cold light of day
If you see things in the cold light of day, you see them as they
really are, not as you mightwant them to be.
5. Down in the doldrums
If somebody's down in the doldrums, they are depressed and
lacking energy.
6. Get wind of
If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it,
especially if it was meant to be
secret.
7. Go down a storm
To say that something has been enjoyable or successful, you can
say that it has gonedown a storm. Eg. Last night's party went down
a storm, it was incredible.
8. Head is in the clouds
If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic,
impractical ideas.
9. Hit rough weather
If you hit rough weather, you experience difficulties or
problems.
10. In a fog
If you're in a fog, you are confused, dazed or unaware.
11. It never rains but it pours
'It never rains but it pours' means that when things go wrong,
they go very wrong.
12. Know which way the wind blows
This means that you should know how things are developing and be
prepared for thefuture.
13. Lightning fast
Something that is lightning fast is very fast indeed.
14. Rain on your parade
If someone rains on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your
plans.
15. Rainy day
If you save something, especially money, for a rainy day, you
save it for some possible
problem or trouble in the future.
16. Right as rain
If things are right as rain, then everything is going well in
your life.
17. Seven sheets to the wind
If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.
18. Steal someone's thunder
If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise
for something you did.
19. Take a raincheck
If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting
you will accept it later.
('Raincheck' is also used.)
20. Take by storm
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To take by storm means to captivate- eg. A new play that took
New York City by storm.
21. Under a cloud
If someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are
under a cloud.
22. Under the weather
If you are feeling a bit ill, sad or lack energy, you are under
the weather.
Choose the correct idiom for each sentence:
1. I don't feel sick anymore, I feel ___!
Like taking a rain check
As right as rain
2. I'm really sorry, I don't think I can make it to the cinema
tonight. Can we ___?
throw caution to the wind
take a rain check
3. I always walk to work, ___ It's good exercise.
on cloud nine
come rain or shine
4. I don't want to work tomorrow. Let's ___ and fly to
Mexico!
throw caution to the wind
rain on my parade
5. Ever since I won the lottery, I feel like I'm ___!
on cloud nine
taking a rain check
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