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Describing Qualities - Nature

Explore English idioms that relate to nature, including "white Christmas" and "dog days".

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Adam's ale

used to refer to water

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act of God

an earthquake, storm, or any other natural event that humans cannot prevent or control

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to rain cats and dogs

to rain really hard

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chilled to the bone

extremely or uncomfortably cold

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chilled to the marrow

(of temperature) falling below the freezing point

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dog days

a period of hot weather between early July and early September

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dry spell

a period in which the weather is really warm and there is no rain

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come rain or come shine

used for saying that one does something regardless of how bad the weather is

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white Christmas

a period of time in the Christmas eve when the snow has covered a huge portion of the ground

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Indian summer

a period marked by unusually dry and warm weather that often occurs at late autumn

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the heavens open

used to refer to the time when the sky opens up and it starts raining heavily

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