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1get 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 …
2get wind of — If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret …
3get wind of — ► get wind of informal hear a rumour of. Main Entry: ↑wind …
4get 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 * *… …
5get 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./ …
6get 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./ …
7get\ 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 …
8get 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 …
9get wind of — hear about, find out about Did she get wind of our plan? Does she know about it? …
10get 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 …
