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View synonyms for straw in the wind
straw in the wind
- A small sign that hints of something that is about to happen: “It is difficult to tell whether the new regime will relax censorship, although a recent remark by the minister of culture may be a straw in the wind.”
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A slight hint of the future, as in The public unrest is a straw in the wind indicating future problems for the regime . This expression alludes to a straw showing in what direction the wind blows, an observation also behind the idiom straw vote .Advertisement
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