Idioms based on Nature.

These are English idioms based on Nature and natural phenomena.




a drop in the ocean
If an amount is a drop in the ocean, it is a very small portion of the amount that is needed.









a ray of sunshine
Something is a ray of sunshine if it brings happiness to someone.






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at sea/all at sea
If you are at sea, or all at sea, you are confused about something and not sure what to do.






beat around the bush/beat about the bush
If you beat around the bush, or beat about the bush, you don't say something directly, usually because you don't want to upset the person you're talking to.




can't see the wood for the trees
If you can't see the wood for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.




make a mountain out of a molehill
If you make a mountain out of a molehill, you make a small problem seem to be a much bigger problem.




reach for the moon/reach for the stars
If you reach for the moon, or reach for the stars, you are aiming to achieve something great.





under a cloud
If someone is under the cloud, they are suspected of having done something wrong.





weather a storm
If you weather a storm, you survive a dangerous event or deal with a difficult situation.



(taken from www.englishclub.com)