get wind of

get wind of
HEAR ABOUT/OF, learn of, find out about, be told about, be informed of; informal hear something on the grapevine.
→ wind

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phrasal
: to become aware of : learn of through hints or rumors

got wind of the situation and came home

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get wind of
To get a hint or intimation of
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Main Entry: ↑wind

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informal begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumor of

Marty got wind of a plot being hatched

Origin:
referring originally to the scent of game in hunting

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get wind of — see ↑wind, 1
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Main Entry: ↑get

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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