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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something in the wind

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

There was something in the wind, he could guess that already, and he waited to see what would happen.

From Wunpost by Dane Coolidge

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 Leonora Christina Ulfeldt

I knew, sir, when I got the telegram there was something in the wind.

From Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" by Gordon Stables

The writer passed on strongly impressed with the thought that, sure enough, there was something in the wind.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Joseph Barry