英语词汇“to pluck the grass to know where the wind sits”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	to pluck the grass to know where the wind sits
释义	> as lemmas to pluck the grass to know where the wind sits P6. †to pluck the grass to know where the wind sits: to interpret a situation or infer a fact by studying signs or indications. Obsolete.With reference to the practice of holding up a blade of grass to determine the direction of the wind. ΚΠ a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 16 No Man could pluck the Grass better, to know where the Wind sat; no Man could spie sooner from whence a Mischief did rise. extracted from grassn.¹ < as lemmas
随便看	according to my etc tell according to my his tell according to my tell according to one's light according to one's lights according to one's mind according to plan according to rule according to script according to the imitation of according to the mind of according to the script according to, before, behind, on, etc, schedule according to, before, behind, on, etc, schedule time according unto a person's expectation according unto a person's expectations according unto expectation according unto expectations accordingly accordingly as accordion accordion door accordion file accordion fold accordion folder

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