English idioms about weather and places

Each English idiom below comes with what it means and how other languages put the same idea. To see every language at once, open the side-by-side page for weather and places.

  1. It’s raining cats and dogs

    It is raining very heavily.

    Elsewhere

  2. Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey

    It is bitterly cold.

    Elsewhere

  3. The middle of nowhere

    A very remote place, far from towns and people.

    Elsewhere

  4. A stone’s throw

    A very short distance away.

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  5. Hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement

    It is extremely hot.

    Elsewhere

  6. Packed like sardines

    Packed tightly together in a crowded place.

    Elsewhere

Phrases in bold with a red marker are written up. The rest don’t have their own page yet.