a straw shows which way the wind blows: from one small clue one can see what is coming;from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop; recognize the whole through observation of the part ? 政變前，總統(tǒng)～，立即調(diào)兵遣將，并采取了別的必要措施。Before the coup the president saw what was coming from some small clues. He immediately deployed forces and took other necessary measures.
見(jiàn)微知著jian wei zhi zhu
from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop
見(jiàn)微知著
observe small clues that may indicate what is coming;recognize the whole through observation of a part
見(jiàn)微知著jiàn wēi zhī zhù
微：微?。恢猴@著、明顯?？吹绞挛锏囊稽c(diǎn)點(diǎn)細(xì)微之處，就可以知曉事物發(fā)展的趨勢(shì)和方向。from one small clue one can see what is coming, from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop