"you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: From a line in a Bob Dylan song, Subterranean Homesick Blues. Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, {{en-proverb}} you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
  1. One doesn't require an expert to tell one what one already knows. Wikipedia link: Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues Derived forms: Weatherman Related terms: which way the wind is blowing
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