Describing Qualities - Nature

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

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[noun]

used to refer to water

[phrase]

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

Ex: The airline informed the passengers that the flight cancellation was due to act of God, as the airport was closed due to heavy snowfall .

[phrase]

to rain really hard

Ex: The rain was coming down in buckets , like it raining cats and dogs, during the outdoor concert .

[phrase]

extremely or uncomfortably cold

Ex: The winter night was so frigid that even with a heavy coat , I chilled to the bone within moments of stepping outside .

[phrase]

(of temperature) falling below the freezing point

[noun]

a period of hot weather between early July and early September

[noun]

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

[sentence]

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

[noun]

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

[noun]

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

[sentence]

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

Describing Qualities