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What does know which way the wind is blowing mean?
If you realize or find out which way the wind is blowing or how the wind is blowing, you realize or find out what is likely to happen, for example whether something is likely to succeed. He didn’t like to make pronouncements before he was sure which way the wind was blowing. See full dictionary entry for wind.
Who said you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows?
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. This phrase is famously used in Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan. The metaphor itself is so simple and powerful I’m sure it would’ve been a proverb by now had we weather forecasts a couple of hundred years ago.
Do you not know which way the wind blows?
Know which way the wind blows is a common idiom used to imply an as of yet unknown course of action. Someone uses this phrase who is unsure what they’re going to do and is willing to wait and let others’actions decide.
How do you know where the wind blows?
A variety of instruments can be used to measure wind direction, such as the windsock and wind vane. Both of these instruments work by moving to minimize air resistance. The way a weather vane is pointed by prevailing winds indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing.
What does know which way the wind blows mean?
or see how the wind is blowing. to understand or realize how a situation is developing and use this in deciding what to do.
What does blowing the wind mean?
mainly AMERICAN. If something such as an idea or agreement is blowing in the wind, it is being thought about and discussed, but no decision has yet been taken about it. The agreement blowing in the wind at Montreal signals a change in business conditions. See also: blow, wind.
How do you know which way the wind blows?
Know which way the wind blows is a common idiom used to imply an as of yet unknown course of action. Someone uses this phrase who is unsure what they’re going to do and is willing to wait and let others’actions decide.
Who are the two guys chatting behind Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues?
Shot with a nod to the cinéma vérité style of the film, the famous clip shows Dylan hoisting more-or-less corresponding cue cards to his politicized lyrics while poet Allen Ginsberg and road manager Bob Neuwirth chat animatedly in the background.
Who wrote Subterranean Homesick Blues?
Is Subterranean Homesick Blues a rap song?
Subterranean Homesick Blues
