But don't let this springlike weather fool you; it's just the calm before the storm. March is such a changeable month: We can see warm temperatures or late season snowstorms. We are turning on the heat in our cars in the morning and the air conditioning in the afternoon. I say March is going to live up to its reputation by coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb.
An idiom is a figurative expression, word or phrase. How many idioms did you notice in that previous paragraph?
There seems to be a significant amount of idioms having to do with weather. The majority of idioms characterize either very low or very high temperatures. And extremely high temperatures, for instance, are described as hot as in hell, right?
I threw caution to the wind and tried to find as many weather related idioms as I could, and courtesy of usingenglish.com, I had it made in the shade. May the following weather related idioms take you by storm.
If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue.
If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve.
If you are on cloud nine, you are extremely happy.
If a cloud of suspicion hangs over an individual, it means that they are not believed or are distrusted.
If you can see a problem ahead, you can call it a cloud on the horizon.
If something or someone is having a dry spell, they aren't being as successful as they normally are.
A fair-weather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop up.
If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it.
If something or someone moves like greased lightning, they move very fast indeed.
If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.
If you hit rough weather, you experience difficulties or problems.
If you're in a fog, you are confused, dazed or unaware.
Into each life some rain must fall. This means that bad or unfortunate things will happen to everyone sometime.
When it rains it pours, means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.
If everything has frozen in winter, then Jack Frost has visited.
If someone rains on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your plans.
If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.
When you shoot the breeze, you chat in a relaxed way.
If someone steals your thunder, they take the credit and praise for something you did.
When people throw caution to the wind, they take a great risk.
If you are feeling a bit ill, sad or lack energy, you are under the weather.
If you weather a storm, you get through a crisis or hard times.
Quote of the Week: "It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: When it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." — Charles Dickens.
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