Until now, "rain check" is still a popular spoken language in the United States. People usually use this sentence to tactfully express rejects or themselves have no time .
But what does it have to do with checks on rainy days?
Actually, this slang comes from an allusion. At that time, baseball was one of the most popular sports among Americans, and if the baseball game was rainy, it would be suspended. At this time, the audience could receive the "rain check" and the game was rescheduled and could be entered.
Later, this sentence began to have an extended meaning. Its use is no longer limited to football games, but is widely used in people's daily lives. That is, the current "annother date" .
Would you mind if l take a rain check for dinner?
Do you mind if I invite you to supper another day?
In fact, it can also be used when shopping. If you go to the mall to buy things, some discounted products have been purchased empty, but the salesperson said to you "l'll give you a rain check."
Then, at this time, it means that after the store purchases, you can and then buy this product at the previous discount price .
rain or shine
This sentence is not "rainy days and the sun". Hehe, I wonder if you have ever thought of a sentence "The sun is always after the wind and rain." Yes, this sentence can be used to encourage others.
In fact, it originally means "no obstacles to wind and rain, regardless of sunshine or rain", and can later be used to represent "no matter what" .
Example sentence:
Rain or shine, I will be there for you.
No matter what, I will be here to accompany you.
Family like an umbrella, will stay here by your side, rain or shine.
Family like an umbrella, whether it rains or sunny on , they will be by your side.
When a friend is lost or when he is unhappy, you can say this to him~
it never rains but it pours
Look at the literal meaning of "it never rains, but it rains down heavily", then this slang term is used to refer to "Damage never happens alone" , which means it is okay if there is no accident, but unfortunate things happen one after another when something happens.
Example sentence:
As the saying goes, it never rains but it pours.
As the proverb says, if there is no rain, it will be gone, and it will pour.
rain cats and dogs
In Nordic myths, cats symbolize rain, and dogs and wolves symbolize wind. Therefore, when a cat encounters a dog, it means wind and rain. Later, it was extended to mean "strong wind and heavy rain" , that is, "downpour" .
Example sentence:
According to the weather, I think it will rain cats and dogs soon.
According to the weather, I think it will rain cats and dogs soon.
a storm in a teacup
storm Storm, storm , great turmoil. teacup tea cup , tea bowl.
Then its literal meaning is "the storm in the teacup". The storm in the teacup is definitely not very lethal. Therefore, this slang term is usually used to describe a person who "fussed" or "make a big deal" , which is a metaphor for treating small things as big things, which means not worth doing this.
In fact, this slang was first used by the French philosopher Montesquieu to comment on the political unrest in San Marino. Because the unrest in San Marino at that time would not have a great impact on Europe.
Example sentence:
Don't mind this, I think their actions are a storm in a teacup.
Don't care about this, I think their behavior is a bit of a big deal.
It is not worth it, because he is a storm in a tea cup.
It is not worth it, because he is a little fussy.
OK, the above is what we have today~ We will see
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