Nem hiszem, hogy sikerül elűznöm az esőt evvel az angol mondókával. Esik, és esni fog a következő napokban. Akkor nézzünk pár esővel kapcsolatos kifejezést Az angol nyelv bővelkedik ilyen kifejezésekben az angliai változékony időjárás miatt.
1. raining cats and dogs – it is raining very heavily
Don’t forget your umbrella: it’s raining cats and dogs!
Esik mintha dézsából öntenék.
2. (as) right as rain – to feel as right as rain is to feel well
I took some aspirin, went to bed, and in the morning I was right as rain.
kitűnő állapotban
3. come rain or shine – come rain or shine means whatever happens or whatever the weather
She takes her dog for a walk every day, come rain or shine.
ha esik ha süt
4. take a rain check (on something) – if you take a rain check on something you postpone it until another time
Can I take a rain check on our dinner date? I have to work late tonight
5. bucket down (phrasal verb) – to rain very heavily.
It’s bucketing down, don’t forget your umbrella.
zuhog
6. save for a rainy day – to save something (especially money) for a time in need
I’m saving for a rainy day.
ínséges napok, nehéz napok (amire spórolunk, főleg pénzt)
7. it never rains but it pours – other bad things will happen at the same time or quickly one after the other
I’ve had a horrible day. First I missed the train, then I fell over on my way to work and I broke my arm. It never rains but it pours!
8. calm before the storm - a calm time immediately before a trouble
vihar előtti csend
9. chase rainbows - they try to do something that they will never achieve
ábrándokat, álmokat kerget
10. storm in a teacup - if someone makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is
Don't care about this guy. He's always making a storm in a teacup.
vihar a biliben, nagy hűhó semmiért