to turn with every wind
- idiom
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cambiar de opinión
- Politicians who turn with every wind often lose the trust of their voters.
Examples
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It is hard to respect someone who will turn with every wind just to fit in.
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She accused him of being unreliable because he tends to turn with every wind when making decisions.
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Don't turn with every wind in your decisions!
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She tends to turn with every wind during debates.
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It is hard to respect someone who will turn with every wind just to fit in.
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Politicians who turn with every wind often lose the trust of their voters.
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She accused him of being unreliable because he tends to turn with every wind when making decisions.
Synonyms
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1.0
Change into something different
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5.3
To suddenly change your opinion or decision
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7.4
Change repeatedly between different opinions or choices
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8.4
To change your feelings or opinion often and without warning
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8.2
To change opinions or promises about important matters often without a clear reason
Change which person or group you support for your own benefit
Changing often in ways you cannot predict
Antonyms
How Steady
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is largely compositional: 'turn' (change) combined with 'with every wind' suggests changing with each influence, so a learner who knows the words can usually infer the general idea of being easily swayed. However, the use of 'wind' as a metaphor for influence is somewhat figurative and idiomatic, so the precise evaluative sense (lack of steadfastness) may not be fully predictable without exposure.
Etymology
Turn with every wind comes from the simple image of a flag or weather vane that will turn whenever the wind changes. So, someone who turns with every wind keeps changing their views to match whatever is strongest, which is why it means 'to change one's opinions or actions to follow every new influence'.