🌦️ Nature Idioms
English speakers often borrow images from the natural world to describe everyday problems, risks, moods, and surprises. A difficult week can leave you snowed under, an awkward first meeting may need someone to break the ice, and a sudden problem can feel like going out of the frying pan and into the fire.
These 10 idioms turn weather, fire, food, and the changing seasons into memorable ways of talking about real life.
🌦️ Weather & Nature Idioms
🔥 Add Fuel to the Fire
Meaning: To make an already difficult, angry, or unpleasant situation even worse.
Example:
Arguing with the customer while she was already upset only added fuel to the fire.
Empeorar una situación que ya es difícil, tensa o desagradable.
🇫🇷 French: Jeter de l'huile sur le feu
Rendre encore pire une situation déjà difficile, tendue ou désagréable.
🇩🇪 German: Öl ins Feuer gießen
Eine schon schwierige, wütende oder unangenehme Lage noch schlimmer machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Gettare benzina sul fuoco
Peggiorare una situazione già difficile, arrabbiata o sgradevole.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Botar lenha na fogueira
Piorar uma situação que já é difícil, brava ou desagradável.
🕰️ Origin: The image is straightforward: adding more fuel to a fire makes it burn more strongly. The expression has been used in English for centuries to describe actions that intensify an existing problem.
Meaning: To make an already difficult, angry, or unpleasant situation even worse.
Example:
Arguing with the customer while she was already upset only added fuel to the fire.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Echar leña al fuegoEmpeorar una situación que ya es difícil, tensa o desagradable.
🇫🇷 French: Jeter de l'huile sur le feu
Rendre encore pire une situation déjà difficile, tendue ou désagréable.
🇩🇪 German: Öl ins Feuer gießen
Eine schon schwierige, wütende oder unangenehme Lage noch schlimmer machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Gettare benzina sul fuoco
Peggiorare una situazione già difficile, arrabbiata o sgradevole.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Botar lenha na fogueira
Piorar uma situação que já é difícil, brava ou desagradável.
🕰️ Origin: The image is straightforward: adding more fuel to a fire makes it burn more strongly. The expression has been used in English for centuries to describe actions that intensify an existing problem.
❄️ Break the Ice
Meaning: To do or say something that makes people feel more relaxed and comfortable when they first meet.
Example:
The host broke the ice by asking everyone to share the strangest food they had ever tried.
Hacer o decir algo que relaja a la gente cuando se conocen por primera vez.
🇫🇷 French: Briser la glace
Faire ou dire quelque chose qui met les gens plus à l'aise lors d'une première rencontre.
🇩🇪 German: Das Eis brechen
Etwas tun oder sagen, das die Leute beim ersten Treffen lockerer und wohler fühlen lässt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Rompere il ghiaccio
Fare o dire qualcosa che fa sentire le persone più a loro agio al primo incontro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quebrar o gelo
Fazer ou dizer algo que deixa as pessoas mais à vontade quando se conhecem.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the literal problem of breaking ice to open a route through frozen water. It developed into a metaphor for removing the social awkwardness that can separate people at a first meeting.
Meaning: To do or say something that makes people feel more relaxed and comfortable when they first meet.
Example:
The host broke the ice by asking everyone to share the strangest food they had ever tried.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Romper el hieloHacer o decir algo que relaja a la gente cuando se conocen por primera vez.
🇫🇷 French: Briser la glace
Faire ou dire quelque chose qui met les gens plus à l'aise lors d'une première rencontre.
🇩🇪 German: Das Eis brechen
Etwas tun oder sagen, das die Leute beim ersten Treffen lockerer und wohler fühlen lässt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Rompere il ghiaccio
Fare o dire qualcosa che fa sentire le persone più a loro agio al primo incontro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quebrar o gelo
Fazer ou dizer algo que deixa as pessoas mais à vontade quando se conhecem.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the literal problem of breaking ice to open a route through frozen water. It developed into a metaphor for removing the social awkwardness that can separate people at a first meeting.
🕯️ Burn the Candle at Both Ends
Meaning: To exhaust yourself by working, staying awake, or doing too much for too long.
Example:
She's been burning the candle at both ends for weeks, working late and getting up before sunrise every morning.
Agotarte por trabajar, no dormir o hacer demasiado durante demasiado tiempo.
🇫🇷 French: Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
S'épuiser à force de travailler, de veiller ou de trop en faire trop longtemps.
🇩🇪 German: Die Kerze an beiden Enden anzünden
Sich erschöpfen, weil man zu lange arbeitet, wach bleibt oder zu viel macht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Bruciare la candela da tutte e due le parti
Sfinirsi lavorando, restando svegli o facendo troppo per troppo tempo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Queimar a vela pelas duas pontas
Se esgotar trabalhando, ficando acordado ou fazendo demais por tempo demais.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the image of a candle being lit at both ends. It would burn through its supply of wax much faster, just as a person who pushes themselves from both ends of the day can quickly become exhausted.
Meaning: To exhaust yourself by working, staying awake, or doing too much for too long.
Example:
She's been burning the candle at both ends for weeks, working late and getting up before sunrise every morning.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Quemarse las pestañas / no pararAgotarte por trabajar, no dormir o hacer demasiado durante demasiado tiempo.
🇫🇷 French: Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
S'épuiser à force de travailler, de veiller ou de trop en faire trop longtemps.
🇩🇪 German: Die Kerze an beiden Enden anzünden
Sich erschöpfen, weil man zu lange arbeitet, wach bleibt oder zu viel macht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Bruciare la candela da tutte e due le parti
Sfinirsi lavorando, restando svegli o facendo troppo per troppo tempo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Queimar a vela pelas duas pontas
Se esgotar trabalhando, ficando acordado ou fazendo demais por tempo demais.
🕰️ Origin: The expression uses the image of a candle being lit at both ends. It would burn through its supply of wax much faster, just as a person who pushes themselves from both ends of the day can quickly become exhausted.
☁️ Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Meaning: Even a difficult or unpleasant situation may contain something positive or useful.
Example:
Losing that job was painful, but the silver lining was finally having time to start the business I'd been planning for years.
Incluso una situación difícil o desagradable puede tener algo positivo o útil.
🇫🇷 French: À quelque chose malheur est bon
Même une situation difficile ou désagréable peut contenir quelque chose de positif ou d'utile.
🇩🇪 German: Jede Wolke hat einen silbernen Rand
Selbst eine schwierige oder unangenehme Lage kann etwas Positives oder Nützliches enthalten.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non tutto il male viene per nuocere
Anche una situazione difficile o sgradevole può contenere qualcosa di positivo o di utile.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Há males que vêm para bem
Mesmo uma situação difícil ou desagradável pode ter algo positivo ou útil.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the bright edge sometimes visible around a dark cloud when sunlight is behind it. The image became a metaphor for finding hope in a difficult situation.
Meaning: Even a difficult or unpleasant situation may contain something positive or useful.
Example:
Losing that job was painful, but the silver lining was finally having time to start the business I'd been planning for years.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: No hay mal que por bien no vengaIncluso una situación difícil o desagradable puede tener algo positivo o útil.
🇫🇷 French: À quelque chose malheur est bon
Même une situation difficile ou désagréable peut contenir quelque chose de positif ou d'utile.
🇩🇪 German: Jede Wolke hat einen silbernen Rand
Selbst eine schwierige oder unangenehme Lage kann etwas Positives oder Nützliches enthalten.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non tutto il male viene per nuocere
Anche una situazione difficile o sgradevole può contenere qualcosa di positivo o di utile.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Há males que vêm para bem
Mesmo uma situação difícil ou desagradável pode ter algo positivo ou útil.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the bright edge sometimes visible around a dark cloud when sunlight is behind it. The image became a metaphor for finding hope in a difficult situation.
🍳 Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire
Meaning: To escape one difficult or unpleasant situation only to find yourself in an even worse one.
Example:
I left my noisy apartment to get some peace, only to move next to a construction site. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Escapar de una situación difícil solo para caer en otra peor.
🇫🇷 French: Tomber de Charybde en Scylla
Échapper à une situation difficile pour se retrouver dans une encore pire.
🇩🇪 German: Vom Regen in die Traufe kommen
Einer schwierigen Lage entkommen und dann in einer noch schlimmeren landen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Cadere dalla padella nella brace
Uscire da una situazione difficile solo per finire in una ancora peggiore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sair da chuva e se molhar
Escapar de uma situação difícil só para cair numa ainda pior.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the literal image of escaping a hot frying pan only to land in an even hotter fire. It has been used for centuries to describe moving from one bad situation to a worse one.
Meaning: To escape one difficult or unpleasant situation only to find yourself in an even worse one.
Example:
I left my noisy apartment to get some peace, only to move next to a construction site. Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Salir de Guatemala y meterse en GuatepeorEscapar de una situación difícil solo para caer en otra peor.
🇫🇷 French: Tomber de Charybde en Scylla
Échapper à une situation difficile pour se retrouver dans une encore pire.
🇩🇪 German: Vom Regen in die Traufe kommen
Einer schwierigen Lage entkommen und dann in einer noch schlimmeren landen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Cadere dalla padella nella brace
Uscire da una situazione difficile solo per finire in una ancora peggiore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sair da chuva e se molhar
Escapar de uma situação difícil só para cair numa ainda pior.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the literal image of escaping a hot frying pan only to land in an even hotter fire. It has been used for centuries to describe moving from one bad situation to a worse one.
🔥 Play with Fire
Meaning: To take a dangerous or unnecessary risk that could lead to serious trouble.
Example:
You're playing with fire if you keep ignoring those warnings about the electrical system.
Correr un riesgo peligroso o innecesario que puede terminar en un problema serio.
🇫🇷 French: Jouer avec le feu
Prendre un risque dangereux ou inutile qui pourrait mener à de sérieux ennuis.
🇩🇪 German: Mit dem Feuer spielen
Ein gefährliches oder unnötiges Risiko eingehen, das ernsthaften Ärger bringen kann.
🇮🇹 Italian: Giocare col fuoco
Correre un rischio pericoloso o inutile che può portare a guai seri.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Brincar com fogo
Correr um risco perigoso ou desnecessário que pode dar um problema sério.
🕰️ Origin: The expression is based on the obvious danger of handling fire carelessly. The literal warning became a figurative way of saying that risky behavior can have dangerous consequences.
Meaning: To take a dangerous or unnecessary risk that could lead to serious trouble.
Example:
You're playing with fire if you keep ignoring those warnings about the electrical system.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Jugar con fuegoCorrer un riesgo peligroso o innecesario que puede terminar en un problema serio.
🇫🇷 French: Jouer avec le feu
Prendre un risque dangereux ou inutile qui pourrait mener à de sérieux ennuis.
🇩🇪 German: Mit dem Feuer spielen
Ein gefährliches oder unnötiges Risiko eingehen, das ernsthaften Ärger bringen kann.
🇮🇹 Italian: Giocare col fuoco
Correre un rischio pericoloso o inutile che può portare a guai seri.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Brincar com fogo
Correr um risco perigoso ou desnecessário que pode dar um problema sério.
🕰️ Origin: The expression is based on the obvious danger of handling fire carelessly. The literal warning became a figurative way of saying that risky behavior can have dangerous consequences.
🌧️ Raining Cats and Dogs
Meaning: Raining very heavily.
Example:
It was raining cats and dogs when we left the theater, so everyone crowded under the tiny awning.
Llover con mucha fuerza.
🇫🇷 French: Pleuvoir des cordes
Pleuvoir très fort.
🇩🇪 German: Es gießt wie aus Eimern
Sehr stark regnen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Piovere a catinelle
Piovere moltissimo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chover canivetes / chover a cântaros
Chover muito forte.
🕰️ Origin: The exact origin is uncertain. Many explanations have been proposed over the years, but none is firmly established enough to treat as the definite source. The important point is that the expression has long been used humorously for exceptionally heavy rain.
Meaning: Raining very heavily.
Example:
It was raining cats and dogs when we left the theater, so everyone crowded under the tiny awning.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Llover a cántarosLlover con mucha fuerza.
🇫🇷 French: Pleuvoir des cordes
Pleuvoir très fort.
🇩🇪 German: Es gießt wie aus Eimern
Sehr stark regnen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Piovere a catinelle
Piovere moltissimo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chover canivetes / chover a cântaros
Chover muito forte.
🕰️ Origin: The exact origin is uncertain. Many explanations have been proposed over the years, but none is firmly established enough to treat as the definite source. The important point is that the expression has long been used humorously for exceptionally heavy rain.
❄️ Snowed Under
Meaning: Overwhelmed by a large amount of work, tasks, or responsibilities.
Example:
I'm completely snowed under with reports this week, so I probably won't have time for another project.
Estar abrumado por una gran cantidad de trabajo, tareas o responsabilidades.
🇫🇷 French: Submergé de travail
Être débordé par une grande quantité de travail, de tâches ou de responsabilités.
🇩🇪 German: Zugeschneit sein / erdrückt von Arbeit
Von sehr viel Arbeit, Aufgaben oder Verantwortung überfordert sein.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sommerso di lavoro
Essere sopraffatti da una grande quantità di lavoro, compiti o responsabilità.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Afogado em trabalho
Estar sobrecarregado com muito trabalho, tarefas ou responsabilidades.
💡 Usage: This is often used in work or study situations when there is so much to do that a person feels buried beneath their responsibilities.
Meaning: Overwhelmed by a large amount of work, tasks, or responsibilities.
Example:
I'm completely snowed under with reports this week, so I probably won't have time for another project.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Sepultado de trabajo / agobiadoEstar abrumado por una gran cantidad de trabajo, tareas o responsabilidades.
🇫🇷 French: Submergé de travail
Être débordé par une grande quantité de travail, de tâches ou de responsabilités.
🇩🇪 German: Zugeschneit sein / erdrückt von Arbeit
Von sehr viel Arbeit, Aufgaben oder Verantwortung überfordert sein.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sommerso di lavoro
Essere sopraffatti da una grande quantità di lavoro, compiti o responsabilità.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Afogado em trabalho
Estar sobrecarregado com muito trabalho, tarefas ou responsabilidades.
💡 Usage: This is often used in work or study situations when there is so much to do that a person feels buried beneath their responsibilities.
⛈️ The Calm Before the Storm
Meaning: A peaceful or unusually quiet period before a difficult, chaotic, or dramatic event.
Example:
The office was strangely quiet at nine in the morning. It was the calm before the storm because everyone knew the big announcement was coming at noon.
Un periodo tranquilo o extrañamente silencioso antes de un suceso difícil, caótico o dramático.
🇫🇷 French: Le calme avant la tempête
Une période paisible ou anormalement calme avant un événement difficile, chaotique ou dramatique.
🇩🇪 German: Die Ruhe vor dem Sturm
Eine ruhige oder ungewöhnlich stille Phase vor einem schwierigen, chaotischen oder dramatischen Ereignis.
🇮🇹 Italian: La calma prima della tempesta
Un periodo tranquillo o insolitamente silenzioso prima di un evento difficile, caotico o drammatico.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A calmaria antes da tempestade
Um período calmo ou estranhamente quieto antes de um evento difícil, caótico ou dramático.
💡 Usage: The expression can describe a literal period before bad weather, but it is very common as a metaphor for a quiet period before trouble or intense activity.
Meaning: A peaceful or unusually quiet period before a difficult, chaotic, or dramatic event.
Example:
The office was strangely quiet at nine in the morning. It was the calm before the storm because everyone knew the big announcement was coming at noon.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: La calma antes de la tormentaUn periodo tranquilo o extrañamente silencioso antes de un suceso difícil, caótico o dramático.
🇫🇷 French: Le calme avant la tempête
Une période paisible ou anormalement calme avant un événement difficile, chaotique ou dramatique.
🇩🇪 German: Die Ruhe vor dem Sturm
Eine ruhige oder ungewöhnlich stille Phase vor einem schwierigen, chaotischen oder dramatischen Ereignis.
🇮🇹 Italian: La calma prima della tempesta
Un periodo tranquillo o insolitamente silenzioso prima di un evento difficile, caotico o drammatico.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: A calmaria antes da tempestade
Um período calmo ou estranhamente quieto antes de um evento difícil, caótico ou dramático.
💡 Usage: The expression can describe a literal period before bad weather, but it is very common as a metaphor for a quiet period before trouble or intense activity.
🍋 When Life Gives You Lemons
Meaning: When something goes wrong, try to make the best of the situation.
Example:
The trip was canceled because of the storm, but we rented bicycles and explored the town instead. When life gives you lemons.
Cuando algo sale mal, intenta sacar lo mejor de la situación.
🇫🇷 French: Quand la vie vous donne des citrons
Quand quelque chose tourne mal, essayez d'en tirer le meilleur.
🇩🇪 German: Wenn das Leben dir Zitronen gibt
Wenn etwas schiefgeht, versuche das Beste aus der Lage zu machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Se la vita ti dà i limoni
Quando qualcosa va storto, cerca di trarre il meglio dalla situazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quando a vida te der limões
Quando alguma coisa der errado, tente tirar o melhor da situação.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the well-known proverb “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” The exact wording became especially popular in modern American English as a way of expressing optimism in difficult circumstances.
Meaning: When something goes wrong, try to make the best of the situation.
Example:
The trip was canceled because of the storm, but we rented bicycles and explored the town instead. When life gives you lemons.
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Si la vida te da limones, haz limonadaCuando algo sale mal, intenta sacar lo mejor de la situación.
🇫🇷 French: Quand la vie vous donne des citrons
Quand quelque chose tourne mal, essayez d'en tirer le meilleur.
🇩🇪 German: Wenn das Leben dir Zitronen gibt
Wenn etwas schiefgeht, versuche das Beste aus der Lage zu machen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Se la vita ti dà i limoni
Quando qualcosa va storto, cerca di trarre il meglio dalla situazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quando a vida te der limões
Quando alguma coisa der errado, tente tirar o melhor da situação.
🕰️ Origin: The expression comes from the well-known proverb “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” The exact wording became especially popular in modern American English as a way of expressing optimism in difficult circumstances.
🧠 Useful Distinctions
🔥 Add fuel to the fire vs. 🔥 Play with fire
Both expressions use fire, but they describe different kinds of risk.
Add fuel to the fire means making an existing problem worse.
Play with fire means taking a risk that could create trouble.
Example: Insulting someone who is already angry might add fuel to the fire. Ignoring a serious warning could mean you are playing with fire.
Both expressions use fire, but they describe different kinds of risk.
Add fuel to the fire means making an existing problem worse.
Play with fire means taking a risk that could create trouble.
Example: Insulting someone who is already angry might add fuel to the fire. Ignoring a serious warning could mean you are playing with fire.
☁️ Every cloud has a silver lining vs. 🍋 When life gives you lemons
Both expressions encourage a positive response to difficult circumstances.
Every cloud has a silver lining focuses on finding something good within a bad situation.
When life gives you lemons focuses more on what you choose to do with an unpleasant situation.
One looks for the positive side. The other encourages you to make something positive.
Both expressions encourage a positive response to difficult circumstances.
Every cloud has a silver lining focuses on finding something good within a bad situation.
When life gives you lemons focuses more on what you choose to do with an unpleasant situation.
One looks for the positive side. The other encourages you to make something positive.
❄️ Snowed under vs. 🕯️ Burn the candle at both ends
These expressions can describe stressful periods at work, but they focus on different problems.
Snowed under means you have too much work or too many responsibilities.
Burn the candle at both ends means you are exhausting yourself by working or staying active too much.
You can be snowed under without staying up late. If you keep working late because you are snowed under, you may eventually be burning the candle at both ends.
These expressions can describe stressful periods at work, but they focus on different problems.
Snowed under means you have too much work or too many responsibilities.
Burn the candle at both ends means you are exhausting yourself by working or staying active too much.
You can be snowed under without staying up late. If you keep working late because you are snowed under, you may eventually be burning the candle at both ends.
❄️ Break the ice vs. ⛈️ The calm before the storm
These expressions both involve social or emotional situations, but they describe opposite moments.
Break the ice means making an awkward or unfamiliar situation more comfortable.
The calm before the storm suggests that a quiet period may be followed by trouble or intense activity.
A joke at the beginning of a meeting can break the ice. A suspiciously quiet office before a major announcement can feel like the calm before the storm.
These expressions both involve social or emotional situations, but they describe opposite moments.
Break the ice means making an awkward or unfamiliar situation more comfortable.
The calm before the storm suggests that a quiet period may be followed by trouble or intense activity.
A joke at the beginning of a meeting can break the ice. A suspiciously quiet office before a major announcement can feel like the calm before the storm.
💬 Idioms in Everyday English
❄️ "I always tell a joke at the beginning to break the ice."
A natural way to describe making people feel more relaxed when they first meet.
🇫🇷 Je raconte toujours une blague au début pour briser la glace.
🇩🇪 Ich erzähle am Anfang immer einen Witz, um das Eis zu brechen.
🇮🇹 All'inizio racconto sempre una barzelletta per rompere il ghiaccio.
🇵🇹 Eu sempre conto uma piada no começo para quebrar o gelo.
A natural way to describe making people feel more relaxed when they first meet.
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🇪🇸 Siempre cuento un chiste al principio para romper el hielo.🇫🇷 Je raconte toujours une blague au début pour briser la glace.
🇩🇪 Ich erzähle am Anfang immer einen Witz, um das Eis zu brechen.
🇮🇹 All'inizio racconto sempre una barzelletta per rompere il ghiaccio.
🇵🇹 Eu sempre conto uma piada no começo para quebrar o gelo.
🔥 "Don't bring that up right now. You'll only add fuel to the fire."
This warns someone that their words or actions could make an already tense situation worse.
🇫🇷 N'en parle pas maintenant. Tu ne feras que jeter de l'huile sur le feu.
🇩🇪 Bring das jetzt nicht auf. Du gießt nur Öl ins Feuer.
🇮🇹 Non tirare fuori questo adesso. Getteresti solo benzina sul fuoco.
🇵🇹 Não fale nisso agora. Você só vai botar lenha na fogueira.
This warns someone that their words or actions could make an already tense situation worse.
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🇪🇸 No saques eso ahora. Solo vas a echar leña al fuego.🇫🇷 N'en parle pas maintenant. Tu ne feras que jeter de l'huile sur le feu.
🇩🇪 Bring das jetzt nicht auf. Du gießt nur Öl ins Feuer.
🇮🇹 Non tirare fuori questo adesso. Getteresti solo benzina sul fuoco.
🇵🇹 Não fale nisso agora. Você só vai botar lenha na fogueira.
❄️ "I'm completely snowed under this week."
A very natural way to say that you have far too much work or too many tasks.
🇫🇷 Je suis complètement submergé de travail cette semaine.
🇩🇪 Ich bin diese Woche völlig zugeschneit.
🇮🇹 Questa settimana sono sommerso di lavoro.
🇵🇹 Estou completamente afogado em trabalho esta semana.
A very natural way to say that you have far too much work or too many tasks.
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🇪🇸 Esta semana estoy sepultado de trabajo.🇫🇷 Je suis complètement submergé de travail cette semaine.
🇩🇪 Ich bin diese Woche völlig zugeschneit.
🇮🇹 Questa settimana sono sommerso di lavoro.
🇵🇹 Estou completamente afogado em trabalho esta semana.
🍋 "The flight was canceled, but when life gives you lemons, you make the best of it."
The speaker is choosing to respond positively to an unfortunate situation.
🇫🇷 Le vol a été annulé, mais quand la vie vous donne des citrons, on en tire le meilleur.
🇩🇪 Der Flug wurde gestrichen, aber wenn das Leben dir Zitronen gibt, machst du das Beste draus.
🇮🇹 Il volo è stato cancellato, ma se la vita ti dà i limoni, cerchi di farne il meglio.
🇵🇹 O voo foi cancelado, mas quando a vida te der limões, você tira o melhor disso.
The speaker is choosing to respond positively to an unfortunate situation.
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🇪🇸 Cancelaron el vuelo, pero si la vida te da limones, hay que hacer limonada.🇫🇷 Le vol a été annulé, mais quand la vie vous donne des citrons, on en tire le meilleur.
🇩🇪 Der Flug wurde gestrichen, aber wenn das Leben dir Zitronen gibt, machst du das Beste draus.
🇮🇹 Il volo è stato cancellato, ma se la vita ti dà i limoni, cerchi di farne il meglio.
🇵🇹 O voo foi cancelado, mas quando a vida te der limões, você tira o melhor disso.
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English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the idiom that matches it best.
Read the situation. Choose the idiom that matches it best.
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