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单词 get wind of
释义

get wind of

informal Begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of: Mortimer got wind of a plot being hatched...
  • We can't say anything yet, otherwise the suspects will get wind of what we're doing.
  • The only fall-out of this episode was that the management, also having got wind of the rumour, quickly embedded the canvas in an ugly plastic case.
  • Jane was the best person to confide in but I knew once she got wind of what happened on New Year's Eve she'd be scheming again.

Synonyms

hear about/of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's notice
informal hear something on the grapevine
Referring originally to the scent of game in hunting
See parent entry: wind
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