What does it mean to weather a storm? Have you ever rained on someone's parade? Do you feel under the weather today? In this lesson, you will learn ten common weather expressions: steal someone's thunder, get wind of something, be on cloud nine, weather a storm, take a rain check, rain on someone's parade, storm out, take by storm, under the weather, and calm before the storm.
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