like a fart in a windstorm
- idiom
- Offensive
:
como un pedo en un huracán
- Her suggestions were like a fart in a windstorm, hardly anyone noticed them during the meeting.
Examples
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His apology was like a fart in a windstorm—quickly forgotten and ignored by everyone.
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The new campaign was like a fart in a windstorm and failed to make any impact on the voters.
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His comments were like a fart in a windstorm during the meeting.
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That proposal went unnoticed, like a fart in a windstorm.
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Her suggestions were like a fart in a windstorm, hardly anyone noticed them during the meeting.
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His apology was like a fart in a windstorm—quickly forgotten and ignored by everyone.
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The new campaign was like a fart in a windstorm and failed to make any impact on the voters.
Synonyms
57
2.5
Other people do not see or pay attention to it
34
5.2
People do not notice it because someone keeps it quiet
12
4.9
Very close and easy to see but not noticed
2
4.6
Hard to see or notice
2
4.8
Easy to see but not noticed because it looks ordinary
2
5.8
Very quiet so no one notices you
Antonyms
How Noticeable
55
5.1
65
3.2
276
6.0
57
2.5
148
2.7
- Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
like + a + fart + in + a + windstorm
The simile explicitly compares a small, easily dispersed item ('fart') to a very large dispersing force ('windstorm') using the marker 'like', so the intended image — something insignificant that is lost or goes unnoticed — is directly inferable from the constituents. This compositional, image-based comparison is cross-linguistically natural, so a B1 learner who knows the component words should be able to deduce the meaning.
Etymology
Like a fart in a windstorm creates a clear image: a small fart is carried away by a huge windstorm and no one notices it. So it means 'completely ignored' or 'goes unnoticed'.