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candle in the wind

candle in the wind noun: a fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

Noun

candle in the wind (plural candles in the wind)

  1. (idiomatic) A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.
    • A woman of flame, they had called her. The flame had flickered and died like a candle in the wind--in the restless trade-wind blowing from the Koolau Range.1929, Earl Derr Biggers, chapter VII, in The Black Camel, Bobbs-Merrill
    • The South Koreans have indeed accomplished an economic miracle in the past three decades but their economy is 'a candle in the wind' […]1990, Muthiah Alagappa, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Malaysia), Building confidence, resolving conflicts: proceedings of the Second Asia-Pacific Roundtable, Kuala Lumpur, July...

candle in the wind meaning in Bengali

candle in the wind in Bengali

একটি ভঙ্গুর, অসুরক্ষিত বস্তু

Examples of candle in the wind in a sentence

  • ... tyranny in Cameroon today is a candle in the wind.1999, Royal African Society, African affairs, Volume 98, Published for the Royal African Society by the Oxford University Press, p. 114
  • Sometimes around here, it seems like hope is a candle in the wind.2007, Pacific indigenous dialogue: on faith, peace, reconciliation and good governance, Alafua Campus,Continuing and Community Education...
  • Ethiopia is a candle in the wind, the winds of war and fate […]2010, Phillip Dibble, The Fundamental Things, AuthorHouse, page 91:

Forms of candle in the wind

pluralcandles in the wind

Questions about candle in the wind

What does candle in the wind mean?
Candle in the wind means a fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.
What is candle in the wind in Bengali?
Candle in the wind in Bengali is একটি ভঙ্গুর, অসুরক্ষিত বস্তু. See Candle in the wind meaning in Bengali.
How do you use candle in the wind in a sentence?
... tyranny in Cameroon today is a candle in the wind.
What part of speech is candle in the wind?
Candle in the wind is a noun.
What is the plural of candle in the wind?
The plural of candle in the wind is candles in the wind.

Words near candle in the wind in the dictionary

  1. candle coals
  2. candle dance
  3. candle dances
  4. candle holder
  5. candle holders
  6. candle in the wind
  7. candle light
  8. candle magick
  9. candle power
  10. candle powers
  11. candle salad

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