Idioms – Weather — English Practice

Topics › Advanced Vocabulary

Idioms – Weather

English	Korean	Example
under the weather	몸이 안 좋은 / 컨디션이 안 좋은	I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.
raining cats and dogs	비가 억수같이 오다	Take an umbrella; it's raining cats and dogs.
come rain or shine	비가 오나 눈이 오나 / 무슨 일이 있어도	She jogs every morning, come rain or shine.
a storm in a teacup	별것 아닌 일로 벌이는 소동 / 찻잔 속의 태풍	Their argument was just a storm in a teacup.
the calm before the storm	폭풍 전의 고요	The quiet office felt like the calm before the storm.
take a rain check	다음 기회로 미루다	Can I take a rain check on dinner tonight?
steal someone's thunder	관심을 가로채다 / 공을 가로채다	He stole my thunder by announcing it first.
every cloud has a silver lining	고생 끝에 낙이 온다 / 나쁜 일에도 좋은 면이 있다	Losing that job hurt, but every cloud has a silver lining.
on cloud nine	너무나 행복한 / 구름 위에 붕 뜬	She's been on cloud nine since her wedding.
have your head in the clouds	뜬구름 잡는 생각을 하다 / 공상에 잠겨 있다	He has his head in the clouds during class.
snowed under	일에 파묻힌 / 눈코 뜰 새 없는	I'm totally snowed under with work this week.
break the ice	어색한 분위기를 깨다	A funny story helped break the ice at the party.
get wind of	소문을 듣다 / 낌새를 채다	The press got wind of the secret deal.
throw caution to the wind	앞뒤 가리지 않다 / 과감하게 행동하다	He threw caution to the wind and quit his job.
weather the storm	어려움을 이겨 내다 / 고비를 넘기다	The small shop weathered the storm of the recession.
a fair-weather friend	좋을 때만 친구인 사람	He vanished when I got sick; a real fair-weather friend.
save for a rainy day	만일에 대비해 모아 두다	She saves part of her salary for a rainy day.
a bolt from the blue	마른하늘에 날벼락 / 청천벽력	The news of his resignation was a bolt from the blue.
when it rains, it pours	설상가상 / 불행은 겹쳐서 온다	I lost my keys and my phone; when it rains, it pours.
a ray of sunshine	햇살 같은 존재 / 기쁨을 주는 사람	The new baby is a ray of sunshine for the family.
chase rainbows	헛된 꿈을 좇다	Stop chasing rainbows and find a steady job.
a dry spell	부진한 시기 / 잘 안 풀리는 기간	The striker ended his dry spell with two goals.
a storm is brewing	한바탕 소동이 일어날 조짐이다	Judging by their faces, a storm is brewing.
snowball effect	눈덩이 효과 / 점점 커지는 효과	One small rumour had a huge snowball effect.
in the eye of the storm	논란의 한가운데에 있는	The minister found herself in the eye of the storm.
take the world by storm	세상을 사로잡다 / 돌풍을 일으키다	The young singer took the world by storm.
storm off	화가 나서 뛰쳐나가다	She stormed off after the referee's decision.
a cloud on the horizon	다가올 걱정거리 / 불안 요소	The only cloud on the horizon is the rising rent.
as right as rain	아주 건강한 / 완전히 회복된	After a good sleep, you'll be as right as rain.
rain on someone's parade	찬물을 끼얹다 / 흥을 깨다	I hate to rain on your parade, but we're late.
leave someone out in the cold	따돌리다 / 소외시키다	The new policy leaves part-time staff out in the cold.
get cold feet	겁이 나서 망설이다 / 막판에 주저하다	He got cold feet the night before the wedding.
give someone the cold shoulder	쌀쌀맞게 대하다 / 냉대하다	She gave me the cold shoulder after our argument.
in the heat of the moment	순간 욱해서 / 흥분한 나머지	He said those words in the heat of the moment.
make hay while the sun shines	기회가 있을 때 잡다 / 물 들어올 때 노 젓다	Orders are pouring in, so make hay while the sun shines.
be a breeze	식은 죽 먹기다 / 아주 쉽다	Don't worry; the driving test was a breeze.
shoot the breeze	한가롭게 수다 떨다 / 잡담하다	We sat on the porch shooting the breeze.
sail close to the wind	아슬아슬한 짓을 하다 / 위험한 줄타기를 하다	His tax tricks sail very close to the wind.
see which way the wind blows	돌아가는 상황을 살피다	Let's see which way the wind blows before deciding.
take the wind out of someone's sails	기세를 꺾다 / 김을 빼다	Her cold reply took the wind out of his sails.
the tip of the iceberg	빙산의 일각	These complaints are just the tip of the iceberg.
skate on thin ice	살얼음판을 걷다 / 아슬아슬한 상황에 있다	You're skating on thin ice with these excuses.
not have the foggiest idea	전혀 감을 못 잡다 / 하나도 모르다	I don't have the foggiest idea where we are.
come hell or high water	무슨 일이 있어도 / 어떤 어려움이 있어도	I'll finish this race, come hell or high water.
under a cloud	의심을 받는 / 안 좋은 시선 속에 있는	He left the company under a cloud of suspicion.
quick as lightning	번개같이 빠른	The goalkeeper's reaction was quick as lightning.
lightning never strikes twice	같은 불행은 두 번 일어나지 않는다	Try again; lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
the winds of change	변화의 바람	The winds of change are blowing through the industry.
put something on ice	보류하다 / 미뤄 두다	They put the expansion plan on ice for now.
a whirlwind romance	폭풍처럼 빠르게 진행된 연애	They married after a whirlwind romance of two months.
once in a blue moon	극히 드물게 / 가뭄에 콩 나듯	We only eat out once in a blue moon.
freeze someone out	냉대하여 배제하다 / 은근히 따돌리다	The older staff froze the new manager out.