taste of things to come
phrase
: something (such as a brief experience) that is the first of similar things to follow
That first storm was just a taste of things to come.
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“Taste of things to come.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taste%20of%20things%20to%20come. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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