active windowbe blowing in the wind Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a breath of wind
a fart in a windstorm
a window of opportunity
breath of wind
fart in a windstorm
get wind of
go out the window
in the wind
knock the wind out of his sails
like the wind
open a window
out of wind
pass wind
pissing into the wind
second wind
straw in the wind
three sheets to the wind
throw caution to the wind
wind up
windbag
winded
window of opportunity
window on the world
in da wind
wind
wind down
I felt tense，but now I'm beginning to wind down a bit．我原先觉得紧张，但现在开始放松一点了。
2．move more slowly；cause a gradual lessening of逐渐减慢；逐渐减轻；逐步缩小
The business has wound down during the recent recession．在最近的经济衰退期间，商业很不景气。
At school，things start winding down a few weeks before the summer holiday．放暑假前的几个星期，学校的各项工作开始逐渐告一段落。
wind sth up
Idiom(s): wind sth upTheme: STOP
to conclude something.
• Today we'll wind that deal up with the bank.
• I have a few items of business to wind up; then I'll be with you.
tilt at windmills
Idiom(s): tilt at windmillsTheme: FIGHTING
to fight battles with imaginary enemies; to fight against unimportant enemies or issues. (As with the fictional character, Don Quixote, who attacked windmills.)
• Aren't you too smart to go around tilting at windmills?
• I'm not going to fight this issue. I've wasted too much of my life tilting at windmills.
take the wind out of one's sails
Idiom(s): take the wind out of one's sailsTheme: CHALLENGE
to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance. (Informal.)
• John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails,
• Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one's sails.
see which way the wind is blowing
Idiom(s): see which way the wind is blowingTheme: OBSERVATION
to determine what is the most expedient thing to do.
• We studied the whole situation to see which way the wind was blowing and decided to avoid any conflict at that time.
• Sam failed to see which way the wind was blowing and got himself caught up in an argument.
gone with the wind
Idiom(s): gone with the windTheme: DEPART
gone; mysteriously gone. (A phrase made famous by the Margaret Mitchell novel and film Gone with the Wind. The phrase is used to make gone have a stronger force.)
• Everything we worked for was gone with the wind.
• Jean was nowhere to be found. She was gone with the wind.
go window-shopping
Idiom(s): go window-shoppingTheme: SHOPPING
to go about looking at goods in store windows without actually buying anything.
• The clerks do a lot of window-shopping in their lunch hour, looking for things to buy when they get paid.
• Joan said she was just window-shopping, but she bought a new coat.
get one's second wind
Idiom(s): get one's second windTheme: EXERCISE
for one's breathing to become stabilized after exerting oneself for a short time.
• John was having a hard time running until he got his second wind.
• Bill had to quit the race because he never got his second wind.
• "At last," thought Ann, "I have my second wind. Now I can really swim fast."
wind up somewhere
Idiom(s): end up somewhere AND wind up somewhereTheme: LOCATION
to finish at a certain place.
• If you don't get straightened out, you'll end up in jail.
• I fell and hurt myself, and I wound up in the hospital.
No wind, no waves.
Similar to : 'no smoke without fire'.Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the
If you don't know what to do, you don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.It's an ill wind that blows no good
This is said when things have gone wrong; the idea being that when bad things happen, there can also be some positive results.Know which way the wind blows
This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future.Sail close to the wind
If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable.Scattered to the four winds
If something's scattered to the four winds, it goes out in all directions.Seven sheets to the wind
If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.Three sheets in the wind
(UK) Someone who is three sheets in the wind is very drunk. ('Three sheets to the wind' is also used. 'Seven sheets' is an alternative number used.)Twisting in the wind
If you are twisting in the wind, you are without help or support - you are on your own.Window dressing
If something is done to pretend to be dealing with an issue or problem, rather than actually dealing with it, it is window dressing.Window to the soul
Eyes are sometimes referred to as the window to the soul.see which way the wind blows
to analyse a situation before doing something: "I'm going to see which way the wind blows before asking her about a raise."God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
Heaven is more kind to the weak.God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb|God|lamb|sh
literary A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith's house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr. Smith said, "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb."Antonym: IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS.
get wind of|get|get wind|wind
v. phr. To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank. The captain didn't want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going.go out the window|go|out the window
v. phr., informal To go out of effect; be abandoned. During the war, the school dress code went out the window.be alarming in the wind
To be beneath consideration. Primarily heard in US. Management hasn't alone your angle yet—it's still alarming in the wind, don't worry.Learn more: blow, windbe alarming in the wind
mainly AMERICANIf article such as an abstraction or acceding is alarming in the wind, it is actuality anticipation about and discussed, but no accommodation has yet been taken about it. The acceding alarming in the wind at Montreal signals a change in business conditions.Learn more: blow, wind
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