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in the wind
Idioms and Phrases
Likely to occur, as in “He knew Gattis had guessed what was in the wind and was pretty unhappy about it†(Clive Egleton, A Different Drummer , 1985). This metaphoric expression alludes to perceiving something being brought or blown by the wind. [Late 1500s] Also see get wind of ; something in the wind .Example Sentences
“I already took the tags off, but I'm gonna just say they blew off in the wind,†Ruffin casually shares.
“I already took the tags off,†she said, “but I’m gonna just say they blew off in the wind.â€
When the centerpiece solo hits, Givens is like a golden retriever with his head out of the car window, jowls flapping in the wind.
The balloons are dancing in the wind beneath the blow-up beast.
After Rubio’s orders to stop work, the cleanup crews were forced to abandon the site, and, for weeks, all that was covering the contaminated dirt were tarps, which at one point blew off in the wind.
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