- get wind of
- Get wind ofIf you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
get wind of
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get wind of — (something) to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret. I don t want my boss to get wind of the fact that I m leaving so I m not telling many people … New idioms dictionary
get wind of — ► get wind of informal hear a rumour of. Main Entry: ↑wind … English terms dictionary
get wind of — (informal) HEAR ABOUT/OF, learn of, find out about, be told about, be informed of; informal hear something on the grapevine. → wind * * * phrasal : to become aware of : learn of through hints or rumors got wind of the situation and came home * *… … Useful english dictionary
get wind of — {v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. * /The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ * /The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get wind of — {v. phr.} To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. * /The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank./ * /The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going./ … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ wind\ of — v. phr. To get news of; hear rumors about; find out about. The police got wind of the plans to rob the bank. The captain didn t want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going … Словарь американских идиом
get wind of — If you get wind of something, you hear about something you were unaware of, usually a private or secret matter. The chairman didn t want the press to get wind of the takeover before the agreement was signed … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get wind of — hear about, find out about Did she get wind of our plan? Does she know about it? … English idioms
get wind of something — informal phrase to find out about something secret or private De Gaulle got wind of the invasion plan in August 1942. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry: wind * * * get ˈwind of sth … Useful english dictionary
get wind of something — get wind of (something) to hear a piece of information that someone else was trying to keep secret. I don t want my boss to get wind of the fact that I m leaving so I m not telling many people … New idioms dictionary
