Idioms |
| an act of God |
an event such as a flood, lightning or an earthquake that is produced by natural forces, and that people have no control over |
| come rain or shine |
used for saying that something always happens or someone always does something despite bad weather or difficult conditions |
| down on your luck |
having a long period of difficulty finding work and earning money |
| draw the short straw |
be chosen to do something unpleasant |
| have green fingers |
be good at growing plants |
| let nature take its course |
allow something to develop without trying to influence it |
| no rhyme or reason |
used for emphasising that there is no reason or explanation for something |
| out of the blue |
happening in a way that is sudden and unexpected, and does not seem connected with anything that happened before |
| the luck of the draw |
used for saying people have limited control over what life brings them |
| touch wood |
used when you have said that you have had good luck in order to prevent bad luck from happening to you |
