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Get wind   /gɛt wɪnd/   Listen
Get wind

verb
1.
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.  Synonyms: discover, find out, get a line, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see.  "I see that you have been promoted"





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"Get wind" Quotes from Famous Books



... very funny thing," answered Tregenza, "that you, who in the way o' money make it your business to know every man's affairs in Ardevora, should be the last to get wind of a little innercent merrymakin'. ...
— Merry-Garden and Other Stories • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
... that before long the press would get wind of the Air Force's renewed effort to identify UFO's. When this happened, instead of being mysterious about the whole thing, we would freely admit the existence of the new project, explain the situation thoroughly ...
— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt


Words linked to "Get wind" :   find, ascertain, catch, wise up, get the goods, trip up, witness, get word


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