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"An ill wind" is
 
bad/unlucky event that brings benefits to somebody else
 
bad rumour
 
a curse put on somebody
 
bad advice
If something is a breeze it is
 
very easy
 
very light
 
very relaxing
 
secret and mysterious
"To sail close to the wind" means
 
to do sth dangerous, risky or almost illegal
 
to make somebody angry
 
to drive very fast
 
to sail around the world
"To bend in/with the wind" means to
 
to adapt to survive difficult times in life
 
to be nice to powerful people
 
to find something valuable
 
to cheat somebody
A person who is a bag of wind / a windbag
 
talks too much, often nonsense
 
is a poor person
 
farts a lot
 
is a skinny person
"To get/have the wind of something" means
 
to learn secret or private information
 
to be awarded
 
to forget about something important
 
to get nothing in return for a favour
"To get the wind up about something" means
 
to become scared or nervous
 
to listen to rumours
 
to get secret information about something
 
to receive an award for something
If something (e.g. an idea) is blowing in the wind it means that
 
it's being discussed, but nothing has been decided yet
 
it's making your life more difficult
 
a secret will be revealed
 
somebody is going to lose their job
"A willow in the wind" is
 
a person who easily changes their beliefs
 
a reminder of our past mistakes
 
a person that comforts you
 
something that shows you the right direction
"To eat the wind" means
 
to go for a walk
 
to starve
 
to go on a very restrictive diet
 
to be very surprised
"A candle in the wind" is
 
something fragile and vulnerable
 
something bringing hope
 
something which adds to uncertainty
 
something that is a sign of imminent death
"To take the wind out of somebody's sails" means
 
to put a sudden end to somebody's overconfidence
 
to stop somebody from doing sth stupid
 
to make somebody stop
 
to calm somebody down
"A straw in the wind" is
 
something that indicates how the future might develop
 
a stupid idea
 
something that reminds us of the past event
 
something impossible to achieve
If somebody is a bit windy, it means that
 
they are a bit weak and not very confident
 
they have stomach problems
 
they need to use bathroom
 
they talk nonsense
"The wind of change" refers to
 
small events that lead to major changes
 
a very strong wind
 
a light wind at the beginning of spring
 
a decision that changes your life


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