'Every cloud': understanding English idioms - Learners' questions
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Date: 2020-09-18
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Antonio
I've always interpreted this idiom in a different way, thinking of 'lining' not in the sense of an edge, but as a metaphor for what's inside the cloud, just as we talk about the lining of a piece of clothing such as a coat or a skirt. I used to interpret the idiom like this: every dark cloud may look dreadful outside but inside it's shining like silver.
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I've always interpreted this idiom in a different way, thinking of 'lining' not in the sense of an edge, but as a metaphor for what's inside the cloud, just as we talk about the lining of a piece of clothing such as a coat or a skirt. I used to interpret the idiom like this: every dark cloud may look dreadful outside but inside it's shining like silver.
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Ronnie
To have your head in the clouds: To not know the facts of a situation.
A cloud on the horizon: Something that threatens to cause problems in the future.
To be under a cloud: To be untrusted for something you might have done wrong.
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To have your head in the clouds: To not know the facts of a situation.
A cloud on the horizon: Something that threatens to cause problems in the future.
To be under a cloud: To be untrusted for something you might have done wrong.
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sebastian
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i'm so glad to be learning with BBC learning English, such a great plataform for everyone want to learn English, thank you so much
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