how the wind blows

Idioms  

1. see way the wind blows.

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Example Sentences

“They are going to wait to see how the wind blows in the midterms,” said Mark Buell, a prominent Democratic donor in the San Francisco Bay area.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2018

“See how the wind blows the tree?” he went on, pointing to a young molle.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

See how the wind blows, and how the waves roll on the beach.

From New National First Reader by Barnes, Charles J.

"Oh, nothing of much consequence, mother," replied her son; "but sometimes a feather will toll one how the wind blows."

From The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

The popularity and the success of Rochefort and his paper are remarkable phenomena, but only remarkable in the old-fashioned manner of the straws which show how the wind blows.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin