be blowing in the wind Idiom

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a window of opportunity

an opportunity, a chance, a golden opportunity Sometimes a problem is actually a window of opportunity.

breath of wind

(See a breath of wind)

fart in a windstorm

(See a fart in a windstorm)

get wind of

hear about something I got wind of the company expansion from my friend.

go out the window

be abandoned, go out of effect The school dress code went out the window when the new principal took over.

in the wind

soon to happen, being planned It is in the wind that they are planning to open a new store next year.

knock the wind out of his sails

cause him to slow down, cause him to quit, knock him down a peg (see knock you down a peg) If you tell him his letter is full of errors, you'll knock the wind out of his sails.

like the wind

fast and smooth, like the devil You can't catch that deer. It can run like the wind.

be alarming in the wind

To be beneath consideration. Primarily heard in US. Management hasn't alone your angle yet—it's still alarming in the wind, don't worry.Learn more: blow, wind

be alarming in the wind

mainly AMERICANIf article such as an abstraction or acceding is alarming in the wind, it is actuality anticipation about and discussed, but no accommodation has yet been taken about it. The acceding alarming in the wind at Montreal signals a change in business conditions.Learn more: blow, wind

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be blowing in the wind Idiom

a breath of wind

a fart in a windstorm

a window of opportunity

breath of wind

fart in a windstorm

get wind of

go out the window

in the wind

knock the wind out of his sails

like the wind

be alarming in the wind

be alarming in the wind

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