Vocabulary

Idioms

Unit 7 : Moods are Weather

Literal meanings

 Shower=a short period when it rains or snows

 Gloomy=dark in a way that makes you feel sad or a little afraid
 Gloomy weather
 A gloomy old library
 Hazy=not clear because there is smoke, dust, or water in the air
 Hazy sushine

Storming in

 To storm out/off/into=to go somewhere very quickly because you are angry or upset
 To breeze into/out/by=to go somewhere in a confident way, especially when you do not seem to
care what other people thing
 He breezed into the meeting and took charge.
 Under the weather
 To cool=if a feeling such as love or anger cools, it becomes less strong
 Warm=kind and friendly in a way that makes other people feel comfortable
 Warm welcome
 The hotel extends a warm welcome to overseas guests.
 Frosty=unfriendly and showing that you do no approve of someone or something
 Gloomy=feeling sad and without hope
 Wet=someone who is wet does not have much confidence or determination

Matching

 Hazy=confused
 Stormy=angry
 Gloomy=sad

Under a cloud

 Under a cloud=with your reputation damaged because you may have done something wrong
 He left the company under a cloud.
 To warm up=if an event or situation warms up, or if something warms up, it starts to become
enjoyable, interesting, or busy
Vocabulary
Idioms

 By midnight the party had really warmed up.

 To warm to someone/something=to begin to like someone or something
 To cloud=to spoil an activity, event, or situation
 To throw/cast caution to the wind(s)=to stop being careful and do something that you know has
risks
 To brighten (up)=to start looking or feeling happier