[Vocabulary] cement skies

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Dear Teachers,

is an expression "cement sky/skies" common in English (I think, it is about the colour of the sky) or is it rather a poetic one? Do you use it? :lol:
 

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"My hometown is nestled between emerald cow pastures, meandering roads, and tree-covered foothills. It’s most charming on bright, sunny days, but there aren’t many of those. The Finger Lakes region of New York State has one the highest ratios of cloud cover in America. The locals call it “cement sky.”
Many of us struggle with cement sky in our daily lives, and I’m not talking about the weather. We can relate to Job, who described his existence like this: “I walk in gloom, without sunlight” (v.28)."
 

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I wouldn't say it's common, though- at least not in BrE.
 

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Thank you all for contribution!!! :-D
 

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Is it the same as what we call a leaden sky - the colour of lead?

leaden
1 adj A leaden sky or sea is dark grey and has no movement of clouds or waves.
(Collins Dictionary)

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yeah, exactly – we have the same equivalent in Lithuanian for "leaden sky" – "švininis dangus" (meaning the dark grey colour and somewhat heaviness of the sky) :up:
 
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