IDIOMS: Nature

When I got my promotion, I was ......

• Calm before the storm

• A shrinking violet

• On cloud nine

• A late bloomer

I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the ......

• Calm before the storm

• A shrinking violet

• On cloud nine

• A late bloomer

Joseph was ......, but turned out to be a formidable scholar in the long run

• Calm before the storm

• A shrinking violet

• On cloud nine

• A late bloomer

After years of being seen as nothing more than ......, Christine decided to overcome her fears and start talking to strangers

• Calm before the storm

• A shrinking violet

• On cloud nine

• A late bloomer

I'm sorry, but that ridiculous rationale ...... with me and will not change my mind

• Cuts no ice

• Over the hill

• Stealing my thunder

• Spit into the wind

My mom and dad spent years ...... trying to get my brother to take his studies seriously; in the end, he dropped out anyway to pursue a career in music

• Cuts no ice

• Over the hill

• Stealing my thunder

• Spit into the wind

My brother is the star athlete of our high school, so no matter what I succeed in, he's constantly ......

• Cuts no ice

• Over the hill

• Stealing my thunder

• Spit into the wind

I used to think that being 40 meant you were ......, but I still feel as youthful as ever

• Cuts no ice

• Over the hill

• Stealing my thunder

• Spit into the wind

My best friend was a real ...... when I was recovering from surgery

• Out of the woods

• Many moons ago

• Ray of sunshine

• A cold day in july

It'll be ...... before they get that new interstate built

• Out of the woods

• Many moons ago

• Ray of sunshine

• A cold day in july