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Idiom idiom

get wind


To be divulged; to become public.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I hope the boss does not get wind of our mistake.

CONTEXTUAL

The company kept the merger secret until the press got wind of the deal.

COMPLEX

Once the rival corporation got wind of the new product specifications, they immediately adjusted their own marketing strategy to compete.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as it gets

    As it is possible to be.

  2. 02

    as the wind blows

    According to any given circumstances.

  3. 03

    been there, done that, got the T-shirt

    Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  4. 04

    break wind

    To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.

  5. 05

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  6. 06

    candle in the wind

    A fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.

  7. 07

    cat got someone's tongue

    Why is someone not saying anything?

  8. 08

    could not get elected dogcatcher

    Said of someone, particularly a politician, who is extremely unpopular.

Last updated August 10, 2026