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stormy weather

stormy weather noun: used to describe a period of troubles and difficulties, especially in terms of relationships.

Noun

stormy weather (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Used to describe a period of troubles and difficulties, especially in terms of relationships.
    • But so far the unbounded effrontery of Joseph has pulled him through. However, he has now struck stormy weather, and is likely to have a short and tempestuous passage as Prime Minister.1913 October 3, The Westralian Worker, Perth, page 7, column 3
    • "Never dreamed you two had struck stormy weather, though - what's the trouble?"1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 149
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: stormy weather.

Antonyms of stormy weather

Questions about stormy weather

What does stormy weather mean?
Stormy weather means used to describe a period of troubles and difficulties, especially in terms of relationships.
What part of speech is stormy weather?
Stormy weather is a noun.

Words near stormy weather in the dictionary

  1. stormworthiness
  2. stormworthy
  3. stormy
  4. stormy petrel
  5. stormy petrels
  6. stormy weather
  7. stornelli
  8. stornello
  9. stornellos
  10. Stornoway
  11. Stornowegian

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