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Meaning of yell at a cloud | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

“In the old days, Cubs fans would have gone outside and yelled at a cloud. Now they take to Twitter and declare the season over.”

“I’m sure the Yankees can handle a little schedule adversity, and it’s not like it’s smooth for the Guardians, either, even though they didn’t have an extra week off. It just stinks. That’s all. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go yell at a cloud.”

“He’s coming off two seasons as an above-average starter for the Nationals, where he made 62 starts in total and threw what amounts to two full seasons of innings for a starter these days. Now please excuse me while I go yell at a cloud.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

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