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

As feathers thrown into the air show how the wind blows, so this trumpery ballad serves to show the current of popular feeling at the time of its composition.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 by Mackay, Charles

As she kissed Gervaise she said: "You have no idea how the wind blows, and it is as hot as a blast from a furnace!"

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile

Oh, I begin to see how the wind blows.

From Love under Fire by Parrish, Randall