a straw in the wind

something that shows you what might happen in the future (usually plural) There were one or two straws in the wind yesterday that suggested an offensive was imminent.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amen	AH-mun (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Lycus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Aten	AH-tən (English)	Egyptian Mythology
Ihab	-	Arabic
Thilo	-	German
Maaria	MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish