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keep a weather eye openTo maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.Rate it:

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make heavy weatherTo make progress only with difficulty.Rate it:

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Under the WeatherSlightly ill, not feeling well, low in spirits, not healthy, illRate it:

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keep a weather eye openTo be alert; to concentrate on a matter in hand.Rate it:

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under the weatherExperiencing adversity.Rate it:

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fair weather fanA fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are preforming well.Rate it:

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fair weather friendOnly when it is advantageous or easy.Rate it:

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fair-weather friendOne who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.Rate it:

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Fair-Weather FriendSomeone who is your friend only when you are successful and prosperous but leave you in the time of needRate it:

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how's the weatherAn inquiry about the weather.Rate it:

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how's the weatherIndicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.Rate it:

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how's the weather up thereAsked to tall people or someone that is at a high vantage point, either literally or metaphorically.Rate it:

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make heavy weather ofTo overcomplicate things, to make things appear worst than they are.Rate it:

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make the weatherTo be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.Rate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat ill or gloomy.Rate it:

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under the weatherSomewhat intoxicated or suffering from a hangover.Rate it:

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weather the stormTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.Rate it:

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a fresh fucked fox in a forest fireSomething which is extremely hot, in any sense. Hot weather, sexual arousal, one who is wanted by the police, etc. are all described as "hotter than..." or "as hot as a fresh fucked fox in a forest fire",Rate it:

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clear upOf stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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bandwagon fanA fair weather fan that has shown no past loyalty to a team.Rate it:

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bare headTo go out into cold weather without covering your head.Rate it:

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boiling hotextremely hot (having a high temperature: of an object, the weather, a living creature)Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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brass monkeySaid of the weather when it is very cold.Rate it:

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catch one's deathTo contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.Rate it:

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CAVOKAcronym of Ceiling and visibility OK., sometimes alternatively interpreted as "Clouds and Visibility OK", a weather status report for pilots when visibility is at least 10 kilometres, there are no clouds below 5000 feet or minimum sector altitude, and there is no current or forecast significant weather such as precipitation.Rate it:

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cold snapA period of exceptionally cold weather.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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cuff Jonassaid of one who is knock-kneed, or who beats his sides to keep himself warm in frosty weather.Rate it:

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cut like a knifeTo sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.Rate it:

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dog daysHot weatherRate it:

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faire le gros dosto weather the storm, lie lowRate it:

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freezing coldextremely and unpleasantly cold (of the weather, the temperature in a place, a person, or an object)Rate it:

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gros tempsdirty weatherRate it:

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heat waveA period of exceptionally hot weather.Rate it:

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heat wavespell of hot weatherRate it:

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il fait un chien de temps (or, un temps de chien) (fam.)It is wretched weather.Rate it:

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it's cold outsideIndicates that the weather is cold.Rate it:

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make heavy going ofto make heavy weather ofRate it:

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perfect stormA powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.Rate it:

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quel temps fait-ilhow's the weather?Rate it:

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quel temps fait-il?What is the weather like?Rate it:

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quel temps il fait!What weather this is!Rate it:

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rain or shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, come rain or come shineRate it:

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rain or shineRegardless of what the circumstances are, and how the weather is.Rate it:

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remote sensing.Tele_satellite communications used in meteorological weather forecasting.Rate it:

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se mettre au beau(of the weather) To clear up.Rate it:

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shipping them greenWhen a ship is heading into waves, its bow will sometimes plunge into the onrushing wave. At first, spray will break over the bow, but as the height of the waves increases, the bow will plunge deeper into the wave, and instead of spray, unbroken green water will pour onto the Fo'c'sle and decks. Hence the seafarer's expression "Shipping them green", implying worsening weather, or, by extension, a worsening and/or dangerous or unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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si le temps le permetWind and weather permitting.Rate it:

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