to  sail  close to the wind
sail
kləʊs
klews
close
to
ðə
dhē
the
wɪnd
vind
wind

Definição e significado de "sail close to the wind"em inglês

to sail close to the wind
01

nearly opposite to the direction from which wind is coming 

02

to do something that is dangerous, improper, or possibly illegal 

expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
His frequent late arrivals at work sail close to the wind of the company's punctuality policy. 
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