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

Hopefully things will turn around, the guys might find something in the wind tunnel and we will have it at the next race.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2010

"Oh, but there must be something in the wind," rejoined the landlord, "the colonel wouldn't ride out so late else."

From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

There's something in the wind, and I wish I knew what it is.

From Rodney The Partisan by Castlemon, Harry

Brian looked out from his shelter with troubled eyes, for there was something in the wind of which he had no inkling.

From Nuala O'Malley by Bedford-Jones, H.

I plainly perceived that there was something in the wind, but I made no enquiries.

From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina