get the wind up

get the wind up
To become frightened or disturbed.

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  • get the wind of — To get on the windward side of • • • Main Entry: ↑wind …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the wind up — informal phrase to become nervous or frightened When he saw his opponent he got the wind up. Thesaurus: to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym to worry or feel nervous about somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • get the wind up — get/put the wind up (someone) British & Australian, informal to make someone feel anxious about their situation. Say you ll take him to court if he doesn t pay up that should put the wind up him …   New idioms dictionary

  • get the wind up — informal to become nervous or frightened When he saw his opponent he got the wind up …   English dictionary

  • get the wind up someone — get/put the wind up (someone) British & Australian, informal to make someone feel anxious about their situation. Say you ll take him to court if he doesn t pay up that should put the wind up him …   New idioms dictionary

  • get 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

  • Get the wind up — become anxious …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • get the wind up — Australian Slang become anxious …   English dialects glossary

  • get the wind up — be in a hurry; become angry …   English contemporary dictionary

  • get the breeze up — To get the wind up (see ↑wind1) • • • Main Entry: ↑breeze …   Useful english dictionary

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