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.

Related

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

Opposites
intentionality and agency

any way the wind blowscalculated

Figured out mathematically

by design · strategic · premeditated · deliberate · purposeful

stability and commitment

any way the wind blowsunwavering

Steady and unchanging

come hell or high water · steadfast · resolute · determined · set in stone

attachment to outcomes

any way the wind blowspassionate

Intensely emotional or enthusiastic

concerned · results-driven · life or death

Family

winds, windiness, blows, blowing, blower

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G