苗头 a straw in the wind
他有被晋升的苗头。
There’s a straw in the wind: he’ll be promoted.
听到风声get wind of something
如果他们听到风声,知道我们在搞什么,我们就很被动了。
If they get wind of what we are doing, we’ll then be in a very passive position.
生米做成了熟饭 the die is cast
如今生米做成了熟饭,你再反对又有什么用?
What’s the point of standing against it? The die is already cast.