dark cloud en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) A situation or future event that causes worry, problems or unhappiness, likened to such a cloud overhead in the sky.
Strikes remain the other dark cloud hanging over the railway.
2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Railway's fragile resilience”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 3:dark clouds brooding overhead
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dark clouds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |