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there are black ________ on the horizon
(bad news is expected)
CLOUDS
to be a breath of fresh _________
(to be a pleasant change from the past)
AIR
to break the _______
(to take the initiative in starting discussions)
ICE
It never __________ but it pours
(crises often occur together)
RAINS
once in a blue ________
(very rarely (refers to the volcanic eruption at Krakatoa in 1883 when volcanic dust caused the moon to appear blue)
MOON
to skate on thin _______
(to act in disregard of obvious danger)
ICE
to be in a _____
(to be in a state of confusion)
FOG
to be on _______ nine
(to be very happy)
CLOUD
to produce something out of thin ________
(to get hold of something in circumstances
where this seemed impossible)
AIR
to keep something for a _______ day
(to keep something in reserve)
RAINY
to be in the ________
(to be uninformed)
DARK
to be under the __________
(to be drunk or (less often) sick)
WEATHER
to sail against the ________
(to oppose the views currently being held by others)
WIND
any port in a _________
(anything which helps to avoid difficulties is welcome)
STORM
a fair-__________ friend
(a person purporting to be a friend who offers no support in difficult times)
WEATHER
a light in the _______
(a sign of great hope)
SKY
a __________ day in hell
(never)
COLD
to seek the pot of gold at the end of the __________
(to have naive expectations)
RAINBOW
one swallow does not make a _________
(much further evidence is desirable before any action taken)
SUMMER
to be on the ______ of something
(to occur just before some event)
EVE
to open up the ___________
(to take action which will have massive consequences)
FLOODGATES
to be the ________ of a new day
(to be the start of a different regime)
DAWN
___________
(psychological environment)
ATMOSPHERE
to ______ someone under
(to overload a person with work)
SNOW
a ____________ rod
(a person who attracts trouble to himself)
LIGHTNING