汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 风吹草动
风吹草动 (風吹草動)
lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom) / fig. the slightest whiff of trouble
The grass shook when the wind blew / A metaphor for small changes
() fēng chuī cǎo () dòng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

只是点风吹草动,你怎么就大做文章?

Why do you always make a fuss over a trivial things?

狼狗的警惕性很高,任何风吹草动都躲不过它的眼睛。

The demiwolf is very alert - nothing can escape its eyes.

离中期选举还有三个多个星期,可民意仍忽上忽下:这期间的任何风吹草动都会影响到选民的倾向。

THE polls go up, the polls go down and there are still more than three weeks to go: time for any amount of sleaze or terror to influence the voters.

他们中至少会有两个一直看守着我,我不得离开营寨周围,并且受到严厉警告,一有人迹的风吹草动,就要躲藏起来。

They kept me under constant watch by at least two others, and I was forced to stay around camp, with dire warnings to hide away at any hint of other people.