1. IDIOMS ABOUT
WEATHER

2. CALM BEFORE THE STORM

3. • A calm time immediately
before period of violent
activity or argument is the
calm before the storm.
Example: Early November is usually the
calm before the storm when it comes to
Christmas shopping. By November 15
the stores are pretty busy.

4. STORM IN A TEACUP

5. • If someone exaggerates a
problem or makes a small
problem seem far greater than
it really is, then they are
making a storm in a teacup
Example: The fight that Sumatra and
Rosie had wasn't anything serious,
just a storm in a teacup

6. HEAD IS IN THE CLOUDS

7. • a person who has his/her head
in the clouds, they have
unrealistic, impractical ideas
Example: John's head is in the clouds
again. He's talking about winning the
lottery.

8. IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS

9. • You can say "it's raining cats
and dogs" if it's raining very
hard.
Example: We can't go now because
it's raining cats and dogs

10. QUICK AS A FLASH / QUICK AS A
WINK / QUICK AS LIGHTNING

11. • If you're as quick as a flash, or
quick as a wink, or quick as
lightning, you're very quick.
Example: Dougie knew the answer
and, quick as a flash, he put up his
hand

12. IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS

13. • this means that when one bad
thing happens, other bad
things will inevitably happen
at the same time.
Example: Sometimes we have no
customers for two or three hours,
then suddenly we get 20 people all
at once." Reply: "It never rains, but
it pours