any way the wind blows
Without fixed preference
Any way the wind blows expresses indifference to outcome or direction—whatever happens, happens.
The phrase suggests passive acceptance or lack of preference: I don't really care where we eat, any way the wind blows.
It evokes something determined by chance rather than choice, like a leaf carried by air currents.
The expression gained cultural resonance from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody": Nothing really matters... any way the wind blows.
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen's operatic rock suite
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- indecisionFailure to decide
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
nonresistance · passivity · metaphor · resignation · equanimity · spontaneity · openness · free spirit · zephyr · acquiescence · yielding · path of least resistance · fluidity · ambivalence · devil may care · fatalism · symbolism · easy come easy go
any way the wind blowscalculated
Figured out mathematically
by design · strategic · premeditated · deliberate · purposeful
any way the wind blowsunwavering
Steady and unchanging
come hell or high water · steadfast · resolute · determined · set in stone