brave the elements

Idioms  

1. Go out in stormy weather, as in We've just about run out of food; I'll brave the elements and walk to the store. The use of elements for atmospheric agencies dates from the early 16th century but is rare today except in this expression, which is often used hyperbolically.

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Example Sentences

After excavating more than 100 tons of fossils over the years, he added, "If you can brave the elements and are willing to go after the unknown, you might just uncover a lost world."

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

That kind of safe space is precious, and reason enough to brave the elements and a seemingly endless line.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

But for some, nothing but seeing the show live will suffice and they will brave the elements through the night for the chance of a seat.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022

Every morning, they’d prep inside over tea and toast before heading out to brave the elements because, “It’s hard to come up with a plan from scratch when your body is under assault.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2022

But she missed Gwynne increasingly, wondered that he did not brave the elements and come out to her; finally felt herself shamefully neglected, and would not answer his occasional telephone queries as to her well-being.

From Ancestors A Novel by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn