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way the wind blows, which
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Also, how the wind blows . How matters stand, as in Let's see which way the wind blows before we decide , or He's going to find out how the wind blows concerning a promotion . This metaphoric term for the course of events first appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546.Advertisement
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