Weather Idioms Related To Storms
to go down a storm – to be popular or well received.
- The new flexible working hours went down a storm with the staff.
calm before the storm – a period of calm and stability before a time of great activity
or difficulty.
- The children would be arriving for her daughter’s party in just over an hour but
everything was ready so she sat down for a cup of tea in the calm before the storm.
to weather a storm – to successfully deal with a problem or to get through a difficult
situation.
- The business nearly went under during the recession but they managed to weather
the storm and profits are now rising steadily again.
a storm brewing / a storm on the horizon – a situation where something unpleasant
is about to happen despite everything currently being calm.
- Although no-one has openly objected to the radical shake-up on the team, the coach
could sense a storm brewing.
- Cherie is yet to find out that her best friend went out with her ex-boyfriend and I
sense a storm on the horizon.
stormy relationship – a relationship characterised by lots of arguments.
- Katia and Hugo had always had a stormy relationship so no-one was surprised
when they split up.
to take by storm – to suddenly be very successful in a particular place or with a
certain group of people.
- The new band took the audience by storm when they appeared at their first gig.
storm in a teacup – a small problem or event that has been made more significant
than it really is.
- The row over who used the last teabag was just a storm in a teacup.
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