Advanced Idioms - Weather
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Complete these idioms using the jumbled letters.
ID38
ANSWERS
EXPLANATION
.......... the weather
under [DURNE]
to steal somebody’s ..........
[DRUHTNE]
it never rains but it ..........
[SPROU]
to .......... something for a rainy day
[ASEV]
to get/have .......... of something
[DINW]
to be as pure as the .......... snow
[RNIDEV]
to make .......... weather of
[YVAHE]
the .......... before the storm
[MACL]
to throw/cast .......... to the wind(s)
[INUCTAO]
to have a .......... like thunder
[ACEF]
in the .......... of winter
[EDAD]
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Answers
1)
steal somebody’s
thunder
prevent sb from having success or getting praise
2)
It never rains but it
pours
misfortunes tend to follow each other
3)
save
sth for a rainy day
save money for a time when it might be needed
4)
get
wind
of something
hear or find out about something secret or private
5)
be as pure as the
driven
snow
be morally perfect
6)
make
heavy
weather of
have unnecessary difficulty in dealing with sth
7)
the
calm
before the storm
a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity
8)
throw/cast
caution
to the wind(s)
act in a completely reckless manner
9)
have a
face
like thunder
look extremely angry
10)
in the
dead
of winter
in the coldest time of the year
