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as the wind blows	according to circumstance	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
exchange blows	Hit each other	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
there she blows	The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
Which Way the Wind Blows	The direction of events happening, the possible situation of the matter in hand	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good	There is usually something of benefit to someone, no matter how bad the situation.	Rate it: (4.00 / 3 votes)
it's an ill wind that blows no good	Alternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.	Rate it: (2.67 / 3 votes)
you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows	You don't need an expert to tell you what you already know.	Rate it: (2.67 / 3 votes)
'tis an ill wind that blows no good	Similar to "every cloud has a silver lining" or "one man's gain is another's loss". This expression appeared in John Heywood's 1546 proverb collection and remains so well known that it is often shortened. (www.dictionary.com}	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
come to blows	To fight; to initiate physical conflict, especially subsequent to escalating tension or antagonism.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
it's an ill wind that blows no one any good	Alternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
know which way the wind blows	Understand public opinion.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
thar she blows	Alternative form of there she blows; something someone shouts when they see a whale shooting water through its spout above the waterline. Then they point to where they saw it.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
lay about	To strike blows in all directions.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
à quelque chose malheur est bon	It is an ill wind that blows no one any good.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
beat off	To drive something away with blows.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
en venir aux mains	To come to blows.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
être brave jusqu'au dégainer	To be brave until it come to blows.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
ils en sont venus aux voies de fait	They came to blows.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
it's an ill wind	Alternative form of it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
peck at	To attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sell	To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)