의미: clouds

cloud〔OE 「바위 덩어리」의 뜻에서; 모양이 같다 해서〕 n.

1 [C.U] 구름
▶ a bank of clouds 구름 봉우리
▶ covered with cloud(s) 구름에 덮여

2 (사방에 낀) 먼지[연기 《등》]; 《구어》 담배 연기

3 (투명체·거울 등의 표면에 낀) 흐림, 티(blemish); (얼굴·이마에 어린) 근심의 빛; (의혹·불만·비애 등의) 기색, 암영(暗影); (덮어 씌워) 어둡게 하는 것, 어둠

4 수 많은 사람; (새·파리·메뚜기 등의) 떼

5 부드러운 스카프 《여성용》

6 《경찰속어》 소매치기 한 패

7 《미·방언》 흑인(의 무리)
blow a cloud 《구어》 담배를 피우다
drop from the clouds 의외의 곳에서[갑자기] 나타나다
Every cloud has a silver lining. 《속담》 먹구름도 뒤쪽은 은빛으로 빛난다, 괴로움이 있는 반면에 즐거움도 있다.
in the clouds (1) 하늘 높이 (2) 《구어》 <사람이> 멍하여, 공상에 잠기어 (3) <계획 등이> 실제적이지 못한, 현실과 동떨어진
kick up the clouds 《속어》 교수형에 처해지다
on a cloud 《구어》 매우 기뻐서, 기운차게; 《속어》 마약에 취하여
under a cloud 《구어》 의혹[비난]을 받고; 풀죽어, 서글퍼서
under cloud of night 야음을 타고
━ vt.

1 <하늘·산꼭대기 등을> 구름으로 덮다; <액체를> 흐리게 하다; 어둡게 하다 《up》

2 <명성·평판 등을> 더럽히다; <사람에게> 혐의를 걸다

3 <불안·걱정거리 등이> <얼굴·마음 등을> 흐리게 하다, 어둡게 하다; 수심의 빛[암영]을 띠게 하다

4 <문제 등을> 애매하게 만들다; <시력·판단력 등을> 흐리게 하다, 둔화시키다

5 구름 무늬[검은 반점]로 아로새기다
━ vi.

1 <하늘·창문 등이> 흐리다, 흐려지다

2 <얼굴이> (고통·근심으로> 흐리다, 흐려지다

3 <돛 따위가> 구름 모양으로 부풀다; 큰 파도가 일다
cloud over <하늘이> 온통 흐려지다
▷ clóudy a.; enclóud v.

storm clouds 관용구

get your head out of the clouds

be more realistic, come down to earth, get real You can dream at home, but please get your head out of the clouds when you come to work.

head in the clouds

dreaming, wondering, not practical Shelly is a daydreamer. She's got her head in the clouds.

in the clouds

far from real life, in dreams, in thought He is usually in the clouds so you may have trouble finding out what you want to know from him.

have one's head in the clouds

Idiom(s): have one's head in the clouds

Theme: AWARENESS - LACKING

to be unaware of what is going on.
• "Bob, do you have your head in the clouds?" said the teacher.
• She walks around all day with her head in the clouds. She must be in love.

Head is in the clouds

If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.

have your head in the clouds

dream: "He's always got his head in the clouds - he makes all these impossible plans."

in the clouds|cloud|clouds

adj. phr. Far from real life; in dreams; in fancy; in thought. When Alice agreed to marry Jim, Jim went home in the clouds.

Often used with "head", "mind", "thoughts". Mary is looking out the window, not at the chalkboard; her head is in the clouds again. A good teacher should have his head in the clouds sometimes, but his feet always on the ground.
Antonym: COME BACK TO EARTH, FEET ON THE GROUND.

head in the clouds, have one's

head in the clouds, have one's
Be absentminded or impractical, as in She must have had her head in the clouds when she made the reservations, because they never heard of us, or He'll never be able to run the business—he's always got his head in the clouds. This idiom uses in the clouds in the sense of “fanciful” or “unreal,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

storm clouds

1. Dark, ominous-looking clouds apocalyptic of an approaching storm. Hurry back, there are storm clouds on the horizon.2. Figuratively, annihilation that suggests approaching trouble. I'm afraid that all these visits by high administration beggarly that storm clouds are aerial over our department. The storm clouds of amusing about-face are acquisition over that country.Learn more: cloud, storm

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haystack haze head above water, keep one's head in the clouds, have one's head or tail