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71To haul the wind — Haul Haul (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G.… …
72gone\ with\ the\ wind — adj. phr. Gone forever; past; vanished. All the Indians who used to live here are gone with the wind. Joe knew that his chance to get an A was gone with the wind when he saw how hard the test was. Compare: down the drain …
73take the wind out of someone’s sails — tv. o put a barrier in someone’s path; to reduce the effectiveness of someone. □ When the cops showed Bart the evidence, it took the wind out of his sails. □ It really took the wind out of his sails when he didn’t get promoted …
74sail close to the wind — 1. to take risks which could cause problems or danger. We may have just enough fuel to get there, but we ll be sailing a bit close to the wind. (often in continuous tenses) 2. to do something that is dangerous or only just legal or acceptable. I… …
75be in the wind — to be likely to happen soon. From my recent conversations with Sara I get the feeling that change is in the wind …
76see which way the wind is blowing — see which way the ˈwind is blowing idiom to get an idea of what is likely to happen before doing sth Main entry: ↑wayidiom …
77wind — wind1 W2S2 [wınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2 get/have wind of something 3¦(breath)¦ 4¦(in your stomach)¦ 5 take the wind out of somebody s sails 6 see which way the wind is blowing 7 something is in the wind 8 winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc …
78wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… …
79wind — I. /wɪnd / (say wind) noun 1. air in natural motion, as along the earth s surface. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows, a fan, etc. 4. air impregnated with the scent of an animal or animals. 5. a hint… …
80wind — I UK [wɪnd] / US noun Word forms wind : singular wind plural winds *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel it A cold wind blew and the rain fell in torrents. We ll head back to the shore if… …
