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wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

way the wind blows

[way the wind blows] or [how the wind blows] {n. phr.} The direction or course something may go; how things are; what may happen. * /Most senators find put which […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

it is an ill wind that blows nobody good

[it is an ill wind that blows nobody good] No matter how bad a happening is, someone can usually gain something from it. - A proverb. * /When Fred got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

blow

[blow] See: [AT A BLOW], [BODY BLOW], [COME TO BLOWS], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [WAY THE WIND BLOWS] or [HOW THE WIND BLOWS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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