Exercise: Weather idioms

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Já parou pra pensar que um dos assuntos mais corriqueiros sobre o qual conversamos é o tempo? A língua inglesa traz diversas expressões derivadas desse contexto, mas que são aplicadas em contextos completamente diferentes do original. Divirta-se no exercício de hoje, aprendendo expressões relacionadas ao clima, utilizadas de muitas formas diferentes!

Match the idioms in bold type with their definitions. Relacione as expressões idiomáticas em negrito com suas respectivas definições.

1 – He always feels on cloud 9 when he talks to her.

2 – Why are you under the weather?

3 – I’m sorry man, but why are you still trying? She’s getting married tomorrow, just stop chasing rainbows.

4 – My wife and I have been hitting a rough weather lately.

5 – Wow, I think she’s making a storm in a teacup, she doesn’t need any help.

6 – I’m moving to a new city, I got a new car and a new place as well. I think my life is right as rain at this moment.

7 – Oh my goodness! Did you see how much she drunk last night? She was three sheets to the wind!

8 – Juliet needs our total support, right? She’s in a fog.

9 – You know what they say, when it rains it pours.

10 – Ok, I’m gonna be white as snow with you.

11 – Come rain or shine, I’ll be at your wedding.

A – honest

B – when something goes wrong, other things tend to go wrong as well

C – no matter what

D – exaggerating

E – really good

F – happy

G –going through a hard time

H – trying to achieve the impossible

I – confused

J – feeling sick

K – really drunk

Answer Key:

1 – F 2 – J 3 – H 4 – G 5 – D 6 – E 7 – K 8 – I 9 – B 10 – A 11 – C

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