1. The calm before the storm.
2. Chasing rainbows.
3. To steal someone’s thunder.
4. A walking disaster.
5. Quake in your boots.
6. To be snowed under.
7. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
8. Flood in / out
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a 5
b 1
c 2
d 6
e 8
f 7
g 4
h 3
a. My city was right in the hurricane's path. I was quaking in my boots with fear. We were okay in the end.
b. My whole family is coming over this weekend, including all my little cousins. I'm enjoying the calm before the storm because after Friday there's going to be chaos.
c. Shaun wants to go to Japan but flights are 2000 euros. With our current budget, he's chasing rainbows.
d. Anna said she can't meet this week. Apparently she is snowed with work.
e. When the bus arrived, people on the bus stop started flooding in and out.
f. A: "Kyle's been blamed for stealing money from Ella!"
B: "So I've heard but I don't think it's true."
A: "Nor do I. It's not like him but where there's smoke, there's fire."
g. Josh got fired again. He lost some important files for the boss. The poor guy's a real walking disaster.
h. Paula did all the work for the project but on the day of presentation she was sick. I basically stole her thunder. Everyone was so mad at me but I found it hilarious.
D)
а) Сбивать (с ног) / побивать (рекорд)
б) Обрушиваться / Идти о сильном дожде или снеге
в) Продержаться
d) Прорваться
e) Вкатиться / наступить (о времени года, погоде)
f) Вычеркнуть / очистить
Примеры:
I hope we can enjoy the fall weather, if the weather holds off for it.
I can't go out for ages - it's been pelting down.
a. My city was right in the hurricane's path. I was quaking in my boots with fear. We were okay in the end.
b. My whole family is coming over this weekend, including all my little cousins. I'm enjoying the calm before the storm because after Friday there's going to be chaos.
c. Shaun wants to go to Japan but flights are 2000 euros. With our current budget, he's chasing rainbows.
d. Anna said she can't meet this week. Apparently someone else has already stolen her thunder.
e. When the bus arrived, people on the bus stop were snowed under.
f. A: "Kyle's been blamed for stealing money from Ella!"
B: "So I've heard but I don't think it's true."
A: "Nor do I. It's not like him but where there's smoke, there's fire."
g. Josh got fired again. He lost some important files for the boss. The poor guy's a real walking disaster.
h. Paula did all the work for the project but on the day of presentation she was sick. I basically flooded out with anger. Everyone was so mad at me but I found it hilarious.
А так же помогите с этим заданием, тут нужно написать значение на английском и пару примеров использования, буду благодарен(
This summer warm weather beats all records.
As the sun was beating down outside, we had to stay home.
b)
I can't go out for ages - it's been pelting down.
Can you hear rain pelting down on the roof?
c)
I hope we can enjoy the fall weather, if the weather holds off for it.
I dream of living in California. There is always a warm air and water, sunny weather holds.
d)
Cold air seems to break through mountain barriers this weekend.
If the weather breaks we might just be able to get down the river.
As the winter weather rolls in and temperatures starts dropping be ready to get a winter coat from your closet.
A hurricane inevitably was rolling in from the horizon.
f)Look! That clumsy cloud is trying to blot out the skies.
A heavy rain is able to blot out all the snow on the ground no matter the thickness.