Modern school

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.

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      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.
      

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      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.

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      Although no-one has openly objected to the radical shake-up on the team, the coach could sense astorm brewing.
      

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      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.

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      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.

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      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.
      
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      The row over who used the last teabag was just a storm in a teacup.
      

to steal someone’s thunder – to take the attention away from someone or deny them praise or success but saying or doing something they were going to do or say first.

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    I was so angry at Arash for leaking information to the staff about the exciting bonus package I was going to reveal in the meeting. He really stole my thunder.
    

face like thunder – looking very angry.

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    I knew Mum had told Dad about the dent I’d put in his car because he stormed into the room with a face like thunder.