It’s BRASS MONKEYS! What does it mean?
Let’s find it out what this and other WEATHER IDIOMS mean.
THE HEAVENS OPENED – used for saying that very heavy rain started to fall (the rain is BEATING DOWN – do you remember this phrasal verb?).
We were in the park when THE HEAVENS OPENED.
LIKE A FURNACE/AN OVEN – if a place is like a furnace, it is hot in a very unpleasant way.
Shall I open the window? It’s like a FURNACE in here!
My favourite one:
IT’S BRASS MONKEYS/MONKEY WEATHER – it’s very cold.
BRASS – a metal alloy of copper and zinc.
SP: latón; FR: laiton; RU: медь.
Don’t count on me. I’m not going out: it’s BRASS MONKEYS.
BITTERLY COLD, STONE COLD – very cold.
It’s BITTERLY COLD in Finland now, so we’ll instead go to France.
IN ALL WEATHERS – in all kinds of weather, good and bad.
Greg is very keen on losing weight, he jogs in all weathers.
Which place would you prefer: LIKE A FURNACE or STONE COLD?
WEATHER PHRASAL VERBS
COLD WEATHER
HOT WEATHER