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Weather Idioms Related To The Wind


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Weather Idioms Related To The Wind


to throw caution to the wind – to do something without worrying about the risk or the results.



  1. I’m a bit nervous about going on holiday on my own but I’m throwing caution to the wind and booking a trip to Venice.



to get wind of something – to begin to suspect something or hear a rumour.



  1. Beatrice got wind of the account manager’s resignation and thought she might go for her job.



to sail close to the wind – to behave in a manner that is close to the limit of what is acceptable, allowed, or safe.



  1. I admit that he gets some great deals for the company but I think he’s sailing a bit close to the wind this time.

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windfall – a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.



  1. Asha was delighted to receive a windfall on the death of a wealthy relative she hardly even knew.



to be a breeze: to be very easy or simple.

  1. I was dreading the English exam but it turned out to be a breeze.



Weather Idioms Related To Clouds


to have your head in the clouds – to be out of touch with reality or have unrealistic ideas; to be a daydreamer.



  1. I’m not sure the new secretary was the right person to appoint for the job, she seems to have her head in the clouds most of the time.

to cast a cloud – to cause people to feel unhappy about something.



  1. Their argument in the car on the drive down to the coast cast a cloud over the whole weekend break.



every cloud has a silver lining – for every bad situation there is something good that can come out of it.



  1. I was so cross when I missed the train but every cloud has a silver lining and on the later train, I sat next to a lovely girl who’s agreed to go on a date with me.



on cloud nine – to be extremely happy.



  1. Jamilla had been waiting for years for her boyfriend to propose and was on cloud nine when he finally asked her to marry him.




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