Weather Metaphors

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Shower: He showered her with gifts. Giving is dropping from above.

Cloud: The event was clouded over by protests. Protests are an intrusion of light.

Fog: My memory is a little foggy. Memory is a visible object. 

Rain: Into each life some rain must fall. Hardship is a precipitate (from above).

Hail: A hail of bullets. (Cold, hard and driven).

Wind: The winds of change. Change is the product of (lateral) forces.

Sunshine: You are the sunshine of my life. Happiness is light (see "cloud").

Sunset: He'd entered his sunset years. One's life is a single day.

Clear skies: It's gonna' be clear skies from now on. Clear skies are not a threat.

Lightening rod: He became a lightening rod for party criticism. Criticism is (negative) energy from above.

Blow: You'll be blown away! Our position is susceptible to sudden change.

Gust: Criticism began to gust in from all sides. Critics are blow-hards!

Thaw: Relations between the two countries began to thaw. Relationships can be frozen solid, making change or growth impossible.

Thunder: The boss thundered into the room. Anger is hostile weather.

Breeze: This homework is a breeze. Challenge is an opposing force.

Dawn: The dawn of civilization. Civilization has its day.

Grey skies: Grey skies are gonna' clear up! Rain is bad (see "cloud").

Cold: A cold reception. A gathering has a climate.

Dry spell: Business suffered a long dry spell. Revenue is the welcome rain of business.

Chilly: It's been a little chilly around the office since Mr. Ironbritches became boss! An office has an emotional climate, which may be invaded by a cold front.

Blizzard: There was a blizzard of activity at the emergency room. (Seemingly erratic movement).

Whirlwind: It was a whirlwind romance that spun out of control. Romance may be phenomenal and brief.

Drift: He was a drifter, of origin unknown. A lack of will is a lack of destination.

Misty: Misty, water-coloured memories... Memories are neither solid nor distinct.

Season: It is the season of change. Change is natural, occurring in phases, spaced by a lack of change.

Winter: She entered a spiritual winter. Our spirit has seasons, and may cause us to hibernate.

Autumn: They had entered their autumn years. One's life is a single year (see "sunset")

Twilight: He entered his twilight years a broken man. (see "sunset")

Darken: The skies of his future began to darken. Darkness is a threat.

Weather: His face was weathered by a long, troubled life. Bad events wear the youth from our face.

Storm: She was unsure if her proposal could weather the storm of scrutiny. Scrutiny is harsh weather to one's ideas.

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