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IDIOMSLANG WEATHER cloud up [for the sky] to get cloudy, as if it were going to rain.All of a sudden it clouded up and began to rain.It usually clouds up at sunset. lovely weather for ducks rainy weather.BOB: Not very nice out today, is it? BILL: It's lovely weather for ducks.I don't like this weather, but it's lovely weather for ducks. rain cats and dogs to rain very hard. (Fixed order.)It's raining cats and dogs. Look at it pour!I’m not going out in that storm. It's raining cats and dogs. rain something out [for the weather] to spoil something by raining.Oh, the weather looks awful. I hope it doesn't rain the picnic out.It's starting to sprinkle now. Do you think it will rain out the ball game? set in to begin. (Often said of weather or climatic conditions.)Winter set in very early this year.We got the windows closed before the storm set in. See cold, heat, wind
weather noun► under the weather1. ill, unwell US, 1850. 2. experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle. A narrowing of the general sense of 'vaguely unwell' CANADA, 1961. 3. tipsy, drunk. From the conventional sense as 'unwell' AUSTRALIA, 1942
idiomweather► weather the stormkeep a weather eye onto keep your attention on a situation, so that you will notice any changes that may cause problems for you:The government is keeping a weather eye on inflation.We attended exhibitions and conferences in order to keep a weather eye on new developments in the software market.make heavy weather (out) of sth BrEBrEused in order to say that someone is behaving as though something they have to do is more difficult than it actually is:The fences at Ascot are not that hard, but many of the top jockeys made remarkably heavy weather of them.The Minister seems to have made rather heavy weather out of this matter, all that is needed is a simple analysis of the facts.NoteA ship makes heavy weather when it moves from side to side with the waves a lot and is difficult to control. be under the weatherspoken to be ill, but not seriously ill:Alec went to the doctor's - he's feeling a bit under the weather.Maybe it would be better if I came tomorrow, because I have been a little under the weather, and it would be good if I could get another good night's sleep.
See:- (I've) been under the weather
- (something) permitting
- a fair-weather friend
- been under the weather
- brass monkey weather
- fair-weather
- fair-weather fan
- fair-weather friend
- fine weather for ducks
- get the weather gage of (someone or something)
- heavy going
- heavy weather
- How do you like this weather?
- in all weathers
- keep (one's) weather eye open
- keep a weather eye on
- keep a weather eye on (someone or something)
- keep a weather eye on something/open for something
- keep a weather eye on something/someone
- keep a weather eye open
- keep a weather eye out
- keep weather eye open
- Lovely weather for ducks
- make bad weather of it
- make fair weather
- make good weather of it
- make heavy weather
- make heavy weather of
- make heavy weather of (something)
- make heavy weather of something
- make heavy weather of something/of doing something
- Nice weather we're having
- permitting
- Queen's weather
- ride out/weather the storm
- risk of (some inclement weather)
- under the weather
- weather breeder
- weather eye, to keep a
- weather in
- weather out
- weather permitting
- weather the storm
- weather the storm, to
- What do you think of this weather?
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