Advertisement
Advertisement
cloud over
Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over .
Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon , or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside . [Mid-1700s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, cloud up .Example Sentences
“Thank God they caught him before the fires … there would have been a mushroom cloud over his house,†Chappelle said.
With high pressure still close by and a brisk wind likely in the north and west of the UK it may be possible to see more of these stunning clouds over the weekend.
"Knowing Manchester, it will probably be raining. There are certainly clouds over both clubs at the moment anyway."
His legal troubles had been a dark cloud over his father's presidential campaign, which came to an end in July after Biden pulled out of the election race.
Sue, who describes Assethold as "a big black cloud over my head", is looking forward to having control of her home, and finances, once again.
Advertisement
Related ˜yÐÄvlogs
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse