Significado: blows

blows (blow)v. soplar, resoplar; inflar, hinchar; hacer volar; sonar; reventar; florecerbləʊn. soplido, soplo; golpe, golpe repentino, leñazo, morrón, palo, pegada, porrada, porrazo, trastazo, trompada; chascov. soplar; reventarse, estallar, explotar, volar; hacer estallar, hacer explotar; dar un tortazo a; resoplar; arruinar

blows Idioma

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."

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.

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.

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.