English · Idiom Candidate

twist in the wind

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be left in a precarious or uncertain situation

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bị bỏ rơi trong tình huống nguy hiểm hoặc không chắc chắn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: to be turned or swung by the wind

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The employee was twist in the wind after the company's restructuring announcement

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Wind & clouds

Common questions

What does “twist in the wind” mean?

To be left in a precarious or uncertain situation Literally: to be turned or swung by the wind

Is “twist in the wind” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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