a straw will show which way the wind blows

proverb Something very small or minor can be indicative of something much more important. I know he didn't lie to you about something major, but he still lied. A straw will show which way the wind blows is all I'm saying. The incidents, minor unto themselves, suggest a much deeper, more dangerous issue in society. A straw will show which way the wind blows.

See also: blow, show, straw, way, will, wind

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a bird in hand
a bird in the hand
(you) wanna make something of it?
a/the feel of (something)
(I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
all righty
(do) (you) want to make something of it?
a crack at (someone or something)
all right
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

词组	a straw will show which way the wind blows
释义	a straw will show which way the wind blows a straw will show which way the wind blows proverb Something very small or minor can be indicative of something much more important. I know he didn't lie to you about something major, but he still lied. A straw will show which way the wind blows is all I'm saying. The incidents, minor unto themselves, suggest a much deeper, more dangerous issue in society. A straw will show which way the wind blows. See also: blow, show, straw, way, will, wind Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a bird in hand a bird in the hand (you) wanna make something of it? a/the feel of (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you all righty (do) (you) want to make something of it? a crack at (someone or something) all right a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
随便看	eat crow/humble pie/dirt, to eat dirt eat, drink, and be merry eat, drink and be merry eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die eaten eaten up with (something) eater eaters eat face eat fill eat for two eat hat eat heart out eat high off the hog eat high on the hog eat humble pie eat in eating eat into (something) eat it eat it up eat like a bird eat like a bird/horse, to eat like a horse