have the wind up

have the wind up
To be frightened or disturbed.

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  • have the wind of — phrasal 1. : to be on the side from which the wind is blowing with respect to : be to windward of 2. : to be on the scent of 3. : to have a superior position to : have at a disadvantage * * * have the wind of To be on the trail of • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have the wind up (about something) — get/have the ˈwind up (about sth) idiom (informal) to become/be frightened about sth Main entry: ↑windidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • To have the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • have the wind of — phrasal 1. to be to windward of 2. to be on the scent of 3. to have a superior position to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • get/have the wind up — Brit informal : to become/be afraid or nervous When they started questioning him, he got the wind up. • • • Main Entry: ↑wind …   Useful english dictionary

  • put (or have) the wind up Brit. — put (or have) the wind up Brit. informal alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened). → wind …   English new terms dictionary

  • Before the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Down the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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