吹ふき回まわし

noun

wind direction; circumstances

Literally 'the way the wind blows'; often used figuratively to mean 'how things are going' or 'the situation'. Common in the phrase 風の吹き回し.

• 今日きょうは風かぜの吹ふき回まわしが悪わるくて、釣つりにならない。

  The wind direction is unfavorable today, so fishing is no good.

• どういう風かぜの吹ふき回まわしで、彼かれがここに来きたんだろう。

  What wind blew him here? (I wonder what circumstances brought him here.)