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steal somebody’s thunder

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prevent someone from success

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prevent someone’s success

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steal somebody’s thunder

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head in the clouds

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daydreaming, not focused

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daydreaming, not focused

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head in the clouds

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tempest in a teapot

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not a big deal

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not a big deal

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tempest in a teapot

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bolt from the blue

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something unexpected

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something unexpected

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bolt from the blue

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chasing rainbows

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going after something impossible

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going after something impossible

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chasing rainbows

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on cloud nine

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to be extremely excited

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to be extremely excited

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on cloud nine

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silver lining

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benefits in awful situation

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benefits in awful situation

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silver lining

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snowed under

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having a lot of work

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having a lot of work

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snowed under

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calm before the storm

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a period of tranquility before a time of activity

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a period of tranquility before a time of activity

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calm before the storm

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under the weather

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a chance of getting sick

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a chance of getting sick

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under the weather

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fair-weather friends

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friends that cannot be relied on in times of difficulty

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friends that cannot be relied on in the times of difficulty

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faiir-weather friends

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come rain or come shine

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no matter what

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no matter what

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come rain or come shine

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reach for the moon
to be ambitious
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to be ambitious
to reach for the moon
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rain on someone's parade
spoil someone's pleasure
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spoil someone's pleasure
rain on someone's parade
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make a hay while the sun shines
make the most of something
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make the most of something
make a hay while the sun shines
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in a fog
confused, not paying attention
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confused, not paying attention
in a fog
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quick as lightning
quick
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quick
quick as lightning
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it never rains but it pours
when something bad happens, other bad things happen, too
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when something bad happens, something bad happen, too
it never rains but it pours
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scallop
sea shells
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to urge
try to persuade
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breakwater
sea wall, mole
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torrent
strong course of water
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to engulf
surround
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to huddle
to heap together
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recede
to move further away
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to venture
risk going somewhere
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heap
large amount of something
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rubble
smashed rock
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double-decker
bus with 2 floors
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to perch
sit near the edge of something
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devastation
destruction
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debris
broken pieces
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downpour
a lot of rain in short time
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drizzle
light drops
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torrential rain
heavy rain
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sleet
partly melted falling snow
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blizzard
snow storm with strong winds
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snowdrifts
a large pile of snow
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hail
hard balls from ice, fall like rain
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heat wave
period of days during which the weather is hotter
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blazing sun
very bright
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breeze
light wind
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gale
a very strong wind
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howl
a wind blowing hard and making noise
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pelt down
heavy rain
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pond
an area of water smaller than a lake
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oblačno
overcast
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veter mocno piha
the wind is picking up
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žgoč dan
scorcher
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not heavy rain
drizzling
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i hope the rain ................. soon
lets up
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dress warmly
bundle up
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to become healthy
be as right as rain
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there is a torrential rain
raining cats and dogs
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get over hard days
to weather the storm
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unexpected success
take the world by storm

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