Friendship & Relationship Idioms

Get along with someone – have a good relationship
Example: I get along with my classmates very well.

Thick as thieves – very close friends
Example: Those two are thick as thieves.

See eye to eye – agree with someone
Example: We don’t always see eye to eye.

Break the ice – start a conversation in a friendly way
Example: He told a joke to break the ice.

Hit it off – quickly become good friends
Example: We hit it off from the first meeting.

Bury the hatchet – stop fighting and become friends again
Example: They finally buried the hatchet.

Through thick and thin – in all situations, good and bad
Example: True friends stay together through thick and thin.

Two-faced – not honest; acts differently in front of people
Example: I don’t trust him, he is two-faced.

Stand by someone – support someone
Example: She stood by her friend during hard times.

Like two peas in a pod – very similar or close friends
Example: They are like two peas in a pod.

🌤️ Weather Idioms

Under the weather – feeling sick
Example: I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.

Every cloud has a silver lining – every bad situation has something good
Example: Losing that job was hard, but every cloud has a silver lining.

Come rain or shine – no matter what happens
Example: She goes for a walk every morning, come rain or shine.

Take a rain check – postpone something until later
Example: I'm busy today. Can I take a rain check?

A storm in a teacup – a small problem made to seem very serious
Example: Their argument was just a storm in a teacup.

Save for a rainy day – save money for the future
Example: It's wise to save money for a rainy day.

Be on cloud nine – be extremely happy
Example: She was on cloud nine after passing the exam.

Chase rainbows – try to achieve something unrealistic
Example: Don't waste your time chasing rainbows.

Snowed under – very busy with work
Example: I'm snowed under with homework this week.

Steal someone's thunder – take attention or credit from someone else
Example: I didn't want to steal her thunder during the presentation.