23 IDIOMS về THỜI TIẾT
- As right as rain: cảm thấy rất khỏe khoắn
Ex: Don’t worry! She will be as right as rain tomorrow
- Be a breeze: rất dễ dàng
Ex: Making this cake is a breeze
- Be snowed under: ngập trong công việc
Ex: Oh, I’m snowed under at work now, I have no time to go shopping with you
- Break the ice: phá vỡ sự ngại ngần, im lặng trong giao tiếp
Ex: He smiled and gave me a cup of coffee to break the ice. He’s really friendly
- Calm before the storm: sự yên lặng
Ex: Oh, enjoy the calm before the storm. Tomorrow the kids will come back and you will be mad with them
- Chase rainbows: theo đuổi ảo mộng, viển vông
Ex: I know you want to become an actor but I think you should stop chasing rainbows and get an office job
- Come rain or shine: cho dù chuyện gì xảy ra
Ex: I’ll be there with you come rain or shine, don’t worry
- Every cloud has a silver lining: trong cái rủi có cái may
Ex: I was laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a silver lining and now I can spend more time writing my book
- Fair-weather friend: bạn cơ hội (chỉ những người chơi lợi dụng)
Ex: Fair-weather friend is not much helpful when you get trouble
- Get wind of: nghe lỏm được, nghe phong phanh được
Ex: I come here because I get wind of your insolvency
- Have your head in the clouds: để đầu óc ở trên mây, không thực tế
Ex: Since the day she won the singing contest at our school, she has always had her head in the clouds, dreaming of the day she would be a famous singer
- It never rains but it pours: họa vô đơn chí
Ex: We had nothing to do for weeks, then suddenly we have all this work to do: it never rains but pours
- It’s raining cats and dogs: mưa rất to
Ex: I think I’ll stay home today. It’s raining cats and dogs and I don’t want to drive
- On cloud nine: rất sung sướng
Ex: I finally passed my driving exam after 4 tries. I’m on cloud nine!
- Put on ice: trì hoãn một việc gì đó
Ex: The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next
- Ray of hope: tia hy vọng
Ex: Don’t worry too much, there is a ray of hope after all
- Save for a rainy day: dành dụm phòng khi túng thiếu
Ex: I feel very unstable if there is no money left to save for a rainy day
- Steal someone thunder: đánh cắp công lao của ai đó
Ex: Sam stole my thunder when he said he’d done all the work. It’s not true – I did most of it!
- Storm in a teacup: việc bé xé ra to
Ex: Don’t spend too much time on that argument. It’s just a storm in a teacup.
- Storm is brewing: sắp có chuyện rồi
Ex: She decided to go ahead with their wedding, even though all they’ve been doing lately is arguing. I can sense a storm is brewing
- Take a rain check: quyết định nhưng chưa làm được ngay
Ex: I love that dress, but could I can’t buy it now. Could I take a rain check on that?
- Throw caution to the wind: liều lĩnh, không quan tâm tới lời cảnh báo
Ex: Don’t throw caution to the wind. You know you will lose your job if you do that
- Under the weather: mệt mỏi
Ex: She is under the weather, so she will not come to the party.
Cô Sherman
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