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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  • ring true
  • bite one's nails
  • squirrel (something) away or squirrel away (something)
  • get a foothold (somewhere)
  • lock horns with (someone)
  • black out
  • pick a lock
  • snow (someone) under
  • nothing short of (something)
  • follow orders


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