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get wind of

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get wind of something

 and catch wind of something

Fig. to learn of something; to hear about something. The police got wind of the illegal drug deal. John caught wind of the gossip being spread about him.

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get wind of something

to learn about something secret As soon as we got wind of the concert, I ordered tickets.

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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.

See also: get, of, wind

get wind of

Learn of; hear a rumor about. For example, "If my old aunt gets wind of it, she'll cut me off with a shilling" (William Makepeace Thackeray, in Paris Sketch Book, 1840). This expression alludes to an animal perceiving a scent carried by the wind. [First half of 1800s]

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