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![](/i/favi32.png) Modern schoolWeather Idioms Related To The Wind
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| kitobcha qilinadiWeather Idioms Related To The Wind
to throw caution to the wind – to do something without worrying about the risk or the results.
I’m a bit nervous about going on holiday on my own but I’m throwing caution to the wind and booking a trip to Venice.
to get wind of something – to begin to suspect something or hear a rumour.
Beatrice got wind of the account manager’s resignation and thought she might go for her job.
to sail close to the wind – to behave in a manner that is close to the limit of what is acceptable, allowed, or safe.
I admit that he gets some great deals for the company but I think he’s sailing a bit close to the wind this time.
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windfall – a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.
Asha was delighted to receive a windfall on the death of a wealthy relative she hardly even knew.
to be a breeze: to be very easy or simple.
I was dreading the English exam but it turned out to be a breeze.
Weather Idioms Related To Clouds
to have your head in the clouds – to be out of touch with reality or have unrealistic ideas; to be a daydreamer.
I’m not sure the new secretary was the right person to appoint for the job, she seems to have her head in the clouds most of the time.
to cast a cloud – to cause people to feel unhappy about something.
Their argument in the car on the drive down to the coast cast a cloud over the whole weekend break.
every cloud has a silver lining – for every bad situation there is something good that can come out of it.
I was so cross when I missed the train but every cloud has a silver lining and on the later train, I sat next to a lovely girl who’s agreed to go on a date with me.
on cloud nine – to be extremely happy.
Jamilla had been waiting for years for her boyfriend to propose and was on cloud nine when he finally asked her to marry him.
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