a cloud on the horizon

also (dark) clouds on the horizon

a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in the future For farmers, another cloud on the horizon is higher prices for fertilizer and fuel. Even when everything is going perfectly, Bruce can see dark clouds on the horizon.

Related vocabulary: on the horizon

a cloud on the horizon

a problem or difficulty which you expect to happen in the future The only cloud on the horizon is the physics exam in June - I'm sure I'll do fine in all the others.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FranÇOis	frawn-SWAW	French
Tedore	-	Georgian
PacÍFica	pah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Willi	VI-lee	German
Kenyon	-	English
Valentina	vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman