weather

be/feel under the weather

to feel ill. I'm feeling a little under the weather - I think I may have caught a cold.

See also: feel

brass monkey weather (British, very informal)

extremely cold weather. It's brass monkey weather today, isn't it!

See also: brass, monkey

a fair-weather friend

someone who is only your friend when you are happy and successful. I had a lot of money and I knew a lot of people, but most of them turned out to be fair-weather friends.

See also: friend

keep a weather eye on something/someone (British & Australian)

to watch something or someone carefully, because they may cause trouble or they may need help. I'd like you to keep a weather eye on the situation and report any major developments to me at once.

See also: eye, keep

make heavy weather of something/doing something (British & Australian)

to take a longer time than necessary to do something. He's making heavy weather of writing his report, Ingrid finished hers days ago.

See also: heavy

ride out/weather the storm

to continue to exist and not be harmed during a very difficult period. When smaller companies were going bankrupt, the big companies with wider interests managed to ride out the storm. It remains to be seen if the President will weather the political storm caused by his remarks.

See also: ride, storm

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under the weather

not healthy. It's hard to keep working when you're under the weather.

weather the storm

1. to be all right despite experiencing serious problems or great difficulties. Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.

2. to continue to exist and not be harmed during a difficult period. Johnson apparently has weathered the storm over his careless remarks.

See also: storm