something in the wind

Idioms  

1. A secret plan or undertaking, as in I think there's something in the wind for Mom and Dad's anniversary. This expression alludes to the carrying of a scent by the wind. [First half of 1500s]

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Example Sentences

I think of the ending of Robert Hass’s poem “The Problem of Describing Trees”: “There are limits to saying, / In language, what the tree did. / It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us. / Dance with me dancer. Oh, I will. / Aspens doing something in the wind.”

From The New Yorker

Burns, working with climate scientists, has authored several papers hypothesizing that it is something in the wind that “triggers” those who are genetically susceptible to Kawasaki disease, and she suspects that the weather in play right around the time of onset likely pulled that trigger.

From Los Angeles Times

These include “out of the question,” “the long and the short of it,” “thereby hangs a tale,” “set your teeth on edge,” “it’s high time,” “the truth will come to light,” “something in the wind” and “I have not slept one wink.”

From Washington Post

“There’s something in the wind right now,” he said in a telephone conversation.

From New York Times

It's also probably the reason why political bloggers and opinion writers are beginning to pick up a whiff of something in the wind.

From US News