The time has come to feel wintry chill in the North
hemisphere. Even in this State where Summer never seems to go, it has started
to feel chilly. With a decade in the Midwest town in my life, the memory of
shoveling the snow from our driveway will always be fresh enough to give me
goosebumps. Why don’t we brace ourselves to survive the upcoming winter and
brush up on some interesting English idioms that have “cold” words that are or are
not related to cold weather. (source from https://www.kaplaninternational.com/blog/winter-idioms-vocabulary-english-lesson)
1.
to put
….. on ice: to stop (doing) something or to postpone/ delay acting
on something
2.
the
snowball effect: when something small keeps growing in
importance or significance
3.
to weather
the storm: to survive a difficult situation/ to find one’s way out
of troubles
4.
pure
as the driven snow: absolutely virtuous or chaste; unsullied by
sin or immoral behavior
5.
the
lull before the storm: a quiet time or calm before a busy or
difficult time
6.
brass-monkey
(weather): (noun = adjective) very chilly/ brutally cold (weather)
7.
be
snowed under: to be very busy
8.
a
storm in a teacup: a
lot of fuss over something small
9.
a
snowball's chance: very little chance (as much chance as a
snowball has in hell)/ not have any possibility
10. to
get cold feet: to suddenly become too scared to do
something planned
Let
us practice the above expressions in sentences below!
1.
There’s
a ________________ chance that Peter would lace up his shoes for a morning
workout. He hates getting out of bed, especially in the seasons when we have a
_________________________ weather.
2.
The singer had always been viewed as a very
innocent and pure girl-next-door for years. People were stunned to learn that
she was not as __________________________________.
3.
Dan thinks he’d better put his rehearsal for
the concert _____________________ today. He feels too exhausted to deal with
the rigor of daily practice for hours now.
4.
Joshua has recently been fired, but he’ll be
able to ______________________ the storm with his severance pay.
5.
Nike’s brave decision to hire Colin
Kaepernick for ad campaign had a ________________________ effect in Sports business
industry.
6.
Jenn is _______________________________ at
work day and night these days. She owes it to herself to go on some retreat even
for a few days.
7.
What if a princess-to-be got
_______________________ right before her Royal wedding?!
8.
Having a tavern built near our residential
area would not be a matter of _______________________________, because most
parents in this area are totally against the idea of seeing drunkards around.
9.
The weeks right before Summer break is a
_______________________ before the storm. Once the kids are out of school, moms
need to cope with super busy days.
Answer
Keys
1.
snowball’s, brass monkey
2.
pure as a driven snow
3.
on ice
4.
weather
5.
snowball
6.
snowed under
7.
cold feet
8.
a storm in a teacup
9.
lull
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