| 单词 | to pluck the grass to know where the wind sits |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto 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. < as lemmas |
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