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in the wind

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Likely to occur, as in “He knew Gattis had guessed what was in the wind and was pretty unhappy about it” (Clive Egleton, A Different Drummer, 1985). This metaphoric expression alludes to perceiving something being brought or blown by the wind. [Late 1500s] Also see get wind of; something in the wind.

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Words nearby in the wind

in the throes, in the twinkling of an eye, in the unlikely event, in the wake of, in the way, in the wind, in the wings, in the works, in the world, in the worst way, in the wrong
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Words related to in the wind

expected, subsequent, forthcoming, impending, anticipated, doomed, coming, intended, designed, upcoming, approaching, awaited, probable, unavoidable, possible, looming, likely, immediate, inevitable, imminent