there's something in the wind
there's something in the wind
Something unknown or unexpected is about to happen. This expression dates from the early sixteenth century. R. Edwards used it in Damon and Pithias (ca. 1566), “There is sumwhat in the winde,” as did John Dryden in The Spanish Friar (1681), “There’s something in the wind, I’m sure.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer
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- up one's sleeve, to have something
- moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
- man or a mouse, (are you) a
- pick a bone (with someone), to
- get into the swing of (things), to
- for my/one's money
- live like a prince, to
- when all's (is) said and done
- eat one's cake and have it, too, to