含义: A straw shows which way the wind blows

草動知風向

lows 成语

as follows

as written or stated next如下；如此
The regulations are as follows．规定如下。

come to blows over

Idiom(s): come to blows (over sth)

Theme: FIGHTING

to fight about something, usually by striking blows, or verbally.
• They got excited about the accident, but they never actually came to blows over it.
• Yes, they aren't the kind of people who come to blows.

It's an ill wind that blows no good

This is said when things have gone wrong; the idea being that when bad things happen, there can also be some positive results.

Know which way the wind blows

This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future.

see which way the wind blows

to analyse a situation before doing something: "I'm going to see which way the wind blows before asking her about a raise."

as follows|follow|follows

A list of things that come next; what is listed next.

Followed by a colon. My grocery list is as follows: bread, butter, meat, eggs, sugar. The names of the members are as follows: John Smith, Mary Webb, Linda Long, Ralph Harper. The route is as follows: From City Hall go south on Main Street to Elm Street, east on Elm to 5th Street, and south on 5th two blocks to the school.

come to blows|blow|blows|come

v. phr. To begin to fight. The two quarreling boys came to blows after school. The two countries came to blows because one wanted to be independent from the other.

gallows' humor|gallows|humor

n. phr. Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc. When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"

how the wind blows|blow|blows|how|way the wind blo

n. phr. The direction or course something may go; how things are; what may happen. Most senators find put which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress.

it is an ill wind that blows nobody good|blow|blow

No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it.

A proverb. When Fred got hurt in the game John got a chance to play. It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.

come to blows

come to blows
Begin to fight. For example, It hardly seems worth coming to blows over a dollar! Thomas Hobbes had it in Leviathan (1651): “Their controversie must either come to blowes, or be undecided.” This term is also put as fall to blows, especially in Britain. [Late 1500s]

how the wind blows

how the wind blows
see way the wind blows, which.

ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an

ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an
A loss or misfortune usually benefits someone. For example, They lost everything when that old shed burned down, but they got rid of a lot of junk as well—it's an ill wind. This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. It also gave rise to a much-quoted pun about the difficulty of playing the oboe, describing the instrument as an ill wind that nobody blows good.

strange bedfellows

strange bedfellows
A peculiar alliance or combination, as in George and Arthur really are strange bedfellows, sharing the same job but totally different in their views. Although strictly speaking bedfellows are persons who share a bed, like husband and wife, the term has been used figuratively since the late 1400s. This particular idiom may have been invented by Shakespeare in The Tempest (2:2), “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” Today a common extension is politics makes strange bedfellows, meaning that politicians form peculiar associations so as to win more votes. A similar term is odd couple, a pair who share either housing or a business but are very different in most ways. This term gained currency with Neil Simon's Broadway play The Odd Couple and, even more, with the motion picture (1968) and subsequent television series based on it, contrasting housemates Felix and Oscar, one meticulously neat and obsessively punctual, the other extremely messy and casual.

way the wind blows, which

way the wind blows, which
Also, how the wind blows. How matters stand, as in Let's see which way the wind blows before we decide, or He's going to find out how the wind blows concerning a promotion. This metaphoric term for the course of events first appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546.

which way the wind blows

which way the wind blows
see way the wind blows, which.

More Idioms/Phrases

where's the beef? where's the fire wherefore whether or not which which is which which way the wind blows while while back while there's life there's hope whim-wham whipping boy

English Vocalbulary

a supply a-supply a swing around the circle a swollen opinion of A.T. A.T.10 a tale of a tub a tempest in a barrel a tender spot a thing of naught a thing of yesterday a thorn in sb.'s flesh a thought a thousand and one a thousand times easier than a thousand to one a toad under a hammer a tough guy