04/11/2022
Hurrah Hurrah! โ๏ธ Winter has come! Do you like snow, winter, frosty air in the morning, or do you still prefer hot summer weather?
Today we will get acquainted with English idioms for โwinterโ - we will replenish our vocabulary with popular phrases that are related to the winter season.
๐งTo break the ice
Meaning: to make the situation less tense, more relaxed; break the ice
Example:
Sam likes to tell jokes to break the ice and to help everyone relax.
๐ฅถDead of winter
Meaning: coldest, harshest period, dead of winter
Example:
It was a dead of winter when Alice disappeared.
๐Snow under
Meaning: To be loaded, overwhelmed with work, obligations
Example:
I'm so sorry, but I can't go to your party. I'm snowed under with work.
โธTo be on thin ice
Meaning: to be in a risky situation
Example:
Young man, you're on thin ice! I'm warning you one last time - know your place.
๐ฐTo break into a cold sweat
Meaning: to be in a "cold sweat", to be very frightened
Example:
I break into cold sweat every time I see a spider.
โ๏ธSnowball's chance in hell
Meaning: to have little chance of success, literally - "like a snowball in hell"
Example:
I knew it was a snowball's chance in hell to see her but I went to the bar.