get wind of
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.
- 2001, Ginny Parker, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20010608135950/http://www.time.com/time/interactive/love/dating_np.html Dating Game]," Time, 4 June:
- He asks that I don't identify his name and profession, saying he doesn't want colleagues to get wind of his habits.
- 2001, Ginny Parker, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20010608135950/http://www.time.com/time/interactive/love/dating_np.html Dating Game]," Time, 4 June:
- French: avoir vent
- German: von etwas Wind bekommen
- Russian: проню́хивать
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