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词组 smoke signals
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Idiom
smoke signals
a sign that something is probably going to happen.
All the smoke signals from Downing Street indicate that the taxpayer will have to pay up again.Conflicting smoke signals are coming from the the peace talks, and it is impossible to say how they are going.
idiomsmoke signalsused about things that a company, government, etc says or does that show someone what they are thinking or planning, when they are not stating this directly:We were still hoping that the Stenning Group would make a bid to buy our company, although the smoke signals from them read simply "message received".What the Liberals need most are some smoke signals to indicate that the Socialists will support their policy on wages.

smoke signals

Indications that something is the case or is likely to happen. If the smoke signals are to be believed, a peace agreement could be signed by the end of the week. We're just awaiting smoke signals from the board of directors before we move on the expansion.

smoke signals

Smoke signals are signs or suggestions that something might be happening or going to happen. The smoke signals coming out of the White House suggest that the President will sign the treaty. Recent economic smoke signals would indicate that the economy began to pick up in May. Note: Smoke signals are columns of smoke which were used to send messages over long distances, for example by Native American tribes.
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