under the weather
ill or gloomy, especially from a cold or flu.
[…] I met a stranger, a quiet little man, who also had been under the weather from malaria.
weather
UK /ˈwɛð.ə/ US /ˈwɛð.ɚ/
noun 5verb 5adj 1
Collocations
42(noun.)
ADJ
beautiful, excellent, fair, fine, glorious, good, ideal, lovely | appalling, atrocious, awful, bad, dismal, dreadful, foul, gloomy, grim, inclement, inhospitable, lousy, miserable, nasty, rotten, rough, terrible, vile, wretched | hot, humid, muggy, sultry, warm | mild | bright, clear, sunny | calm | dry | reliable, settled | changeable, fickle, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled | extreme, fierce, harsh, severe, violent, wild | bitter, cold, freezing, frosty, icy, wintry | cool | cloudy, grey | damp, rainy, wet | foggy | blustery, stormy, windy
unseasonable/unseasonal, unseasonably/unseasonally
The unseasonably warm temperatures last winter confused many plants in the garden.
QUANT
spell
VERB + WEATHER
brave
Despite the storm, she decided to brave the bad weather and walk to work anyway.
WEATHER + VERB
clear (up), improve, let up, warm up
The forecast says the weather should improve by tomorrow afternoon.
hold out, keep up
The sunny conditions kept up throughout the weekend, so we finished painting the house.
threaten
Dark clouds threatened to ruin our picnic plans for the afternoon.
break, deteriorate, worsen
We had a lovely picnic until the weather deteriorated and we had to pack up quickly.
become sth, get sth, turn sth
The weather got worse during the afternoon, so we decided to stay inside.
remain sth, stay sth
close in, set in
We had to cancel the picnic when bad weather closed in unexpectedly.
allow, permit
We'll go hiking tomorrow if the weather permits.
prevent sth
Heavy rain and wind prevented the outdoor concert from happening last weekend.
change
WEATHER + NOUN
conditions
The football match was postponed due to poor weather conditions.
patterns, system
Recent weather patterns have made it difficult for farmers to plan their harvests this year.
forecast, report | data, records | satellite, station | chart, map
PHRASES
a change in the weather
A sudden change in the weather made us cancel our picnic plans for the afternoon.
in all weathers
The postal workers deliver letters in all weathers, even during heavy snowstorms.
the vagaries of the weather
The farmers learned to accept the vagaries of the weather and plan their crops accordingly.
whatever the weather
The local running club meets every morning, whatever the weather.
(verb.) pass safely through sth
ADV
successfully, well
The family weathered the difficult times successfully by supporting each other.
VERB + WEATHER
manage to
After months of difficult negotiations, the team managed to weather the crisis and save the project.
(verb.) change in appearance because of the sun/air/wind
ADV
badly
The old wooden fence has weathered badly over the years without any protective paint.
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