Hello everyone, and welcome to our first lesson on idioms about the rain. To help you understand the lesson better, I have decided to break up the idioms into shorter videos to help you remember faster and so that it's easier for you to rewind the video, in case you need to go over the lesson again. Let's begin idiom number one. It's raining cats and dogs. Here's something interesting. The phrase cats and dogs actually originated from the Greeks who come from the beautiful country of Greece.

The phrase is from the common Greek expression Cata doxa, which means contrary to experience or belief. So the next time it's raining cats and dogs, it means that it is raining and usually or other believably hard. The next time it rains a lot, you can say, this weather is extreme. It's raining cats and dogs. idiom number two, save it for a rainy day. The object that you're saving usually refers to money.

But it could also refer to anything that you may need later on. When you have an excess of something, or too much of something, it is wise to keep it and set it aside. Because who knows, there will come a day when you will need it. This is what they call a rainy day. a rainy day is that time when you really really need something. So the next time you have an excess of anything, why don't you save it for our rainy day.

Idiom number three. rain on my parade. You can also say, rain on your parade, operate as a happy time. It's when everyone is out in the streets celebrating and everyone is happy. So if you have a parade, it basically means that you are happy. And when it rains, it means that your happiness is ruined.

Imagine if you were watching your favorite TV show, and your mother goes into the room and switches the TV off. Without asking permission. She just rained on your parade. So the next time your father, mother, brother, sister, friend, or even a stranger does something that takes away your happiness. Tell them Look what you did. You just rained on my parade.

Idiom number four. take a rain check. You know when your friends invite you outside at nine o'clock at night, but you don't feel like going, you want to stay in bed but also feel bad that you may be disappointing your friend. You tell her I'll take a raincheck This means that you do not want to commit or you are not sure that you will go out. But you can make it up some other day. The next time someone asks you to go out and you would rather stay home and watch TV.

Tell your friend. Do you mind if I take a raincheck I have to stay at home tonight. idiom number five. Come rain or shine. Imagine having a very important event. Let's say a wedding.

Come rain or shine the wedding must go on. This means that even if it rains The wedding will continue, it will not be postponed or canceled. The next time someone asks you, if an event will push through, you can say the event will go on, come rain or shine. This way, all the people invited will more likely attend if they are sure that the event will never be canceled, no matter the weather. idiom number six, as right as rain. This means to feel well and to be all right.

You use it when you want to tell someone that you are okay. For example, I took my medicine last night for my fever. today. I am as right as rain yesterday. My father wasn't feeling well today. He is as right as rain.

ADM. Number seven. It never rains but it pours. This is a frame of mind. It means that when bad things happen, worst things happen later. For example, She just lost her job.

Then she lost her wallet. It never rains but it pours. idiom number eight. Make it rain. this idiom usually refers to money when you are about to make a lot of it. For example, I heard you got a new job with a higher salary.

Make it rain. I just made $100,000 time to make it rain some more. idiom number nine rained out For something to be rained out, this means to be postponed or to be canceled. For example, I was supposed to go to football practice, but it was rained out. Our wedding didn't push through. It was rained out.

Idiom number 10. Chasing rainbows to chase rainbows is to go for something impossible, or that doesn't exist. For example, She cannot sing, but wants to be a professional singer. She's chasing rainbows. She wants to be the manager, but doesn't do her work. Well, she's chasing rainbows.

That's it for this video. Check out our short quiz. To see for yourself, how well you understood the lesson. I'll see you in the next one.