which way the wind is blowing
which way the wind is blowing noun: the prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.
Noun
which way the wind is blowing
- The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.
- Minor writers, seeking a fashion to follow, may praise or blame various groups pretty much according to which way the wind is blowing, but the work of a writer like Ernest Hemingway, most people would agree, goes its own way.1975 June 29, Robert F. Lucid, “The Major Novelists View the American Businessman”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Nov 2017
- "There are folks who will shift positions and policies on all kinds of things depending on which way the wind is blowing," he told the crowd.2007 October 3, Kenneth Baer, Jeff Nussbaum, “When Candidates Attack”, in Time, retrieved 05 Nov 2017
Forms of which way the wind is blowing
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Questions about which way the wind is blowing
- What does which way the wind is blowing mean?
- Which way the wind is blowing means the prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.
- What part of speech is which way the wind is blowing?
- Which way the wind is blowing is a noun.
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