Idioms

a straw in the wind
a small sign of what may happen in the future
When the company began to reduce expenses it was a straw in the wind as to what would happen in the future.

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  • a stroke of luck
  • a stuffed shirt
  • a sure thing
  • a taste of (something)
  • a taste of things to come
  • a tempest in a teapot
  • a thorn in (someone's) side
  • a tough act to follow
  • a tough break
  • a tower of strength
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  • blow (someone or something) off
  • see which way the wind is blowing
  • sound off about (something)
  • golden opportunity
  • in (someone's) clutches
  • follow one's heart
  • a copycat
  • shoot up (drugs)
  • heart of stone
  • for one's (own) part


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