tie over
Tide over.
Weather & nature · Thiên nhiên 199
Rain, wind, rivers, and mountains — nature as metaphor.
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time and tide
Circumstances that cannot be changed or controlled
too much rain makes a flood
Excess of anything can lead to problems
urinal of the planets
Ireland: so called from the frequent rains in that island.
warm as life
Very warm.
weak as water
Very weak.
wear and tear
Damage or deterioration from normal use
weather eye
The cautious eye. Any one who is supposed to have an extra good knowledge of things in general, or to be hard to impose on or cheat, is said to have his WEATHER EYE well open.
weather the storm
To endure and survive a difficult situation
welch fiddle
The itch. See SCOTCH FIDDLE.
wet and wild
Exciting and unpredictable
when it rains, it pours
Unfortunate events occur in streaks or clusters, often in short periods of time.
which way the wind is blowing
the current trend or direction of events
white as snow
Very white.
white horses
The foam on the crests of waves, seen before or after a storm.
wind and rain
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
wind at one's back
To have an advantage or support that helps one succeed
winter's day
He is like a winter's day, short and dirty.
yin and yang
Two complementary opposites that interact and balance each other