Dust in the wind.
This idiom or expression means:
We’ve come from dust, and we’ll return to dust.
A. Have you heard from Martin lately?
B. My ex husband? Oh, he’s dust in the wind!!! Forget about him.
Spit into the wind. Spitting into the wind.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Going against the flow.
Fighting a war that you can’t win.
If someone says “Arguing with your boss is like spitting into the wind,” they mean something like:
You might get fired.
You’ll be sorry for sure.
You’ll have to forget about any promotions in the near future!! Etc.
Knock the wind out of someone’s sails.
This idiom or expression means:
Abruptly stopping someone.
Destroy their hope or their chances.
A. You look terrible! What happened?
B. She left me!! It’s just knocked the wind out of my sails. I don’t know what to do!
Like a candlelight before the wind.
Hanging by a thread.
Depend on a small thing or be at risk
