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Describing Qualities - Nature

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

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English Idioms used to Describe Qualities
Adam's ale

used to refer to water

Ex: The menu was expensive, so I just ordered Adam's ale. 
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act of God
act of God
[phrase]

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

Ex: The flood was treated as an act of God, so the insurance company refused to pay. 
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to [rain] cats and dogs

to rain really hard

Ex: It started to rain cats and dogs just as we left the restaurant. 
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(chilled|frozen) to the bone

extremely or uncomfortably cold

Ex: After waiting outside for an hour, we were frozen to the bone. 
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(chilled|frozen) to the marrow

(of temperature) falling below the freezing point

Ex: By midnight, the air was frozen to the marrow. 
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dog days
dog days
[noun]

a period of hot weather between early July and early September

Ex: During the dog days, the streets were almost empty by noon. 
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dry spell
dry spell
[noun]

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

Ex: The dry spell left the fields brown and dusty. 
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come rain or come shine

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

Ex: Come rain or come shine, she walks to work every morning. 
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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

Ex: We woke up to a white Christmas, with snow covering the whole garden. 
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Indian summer

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

Ex: The Indian summer lasted for a week, and everyone went back to the parks. 
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the heavens [open]

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

Ex: We had just reached the bus stop when the heavens opened. 
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to [come] down in buckets

to rain very heavily

Ex: It was coming down in buckets when we left school. 
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