get wind of

معنی

to hear about something that was meant to be secret

از چیزی که قرار بود پنهان بماند باخبر شدن.

مثال‌ها

1. 1Mum got wind of our surprise party when she found the balloons under my bed.
2. 2Don’t let the kids get wind of the new puppy until Saturday morning.
3. 3Somehow the whole class got wind of the teacher’s engagement before she’d told anyone.
4. 4How did the neighbours get wind of our plans for an extension? We haven’t told a soul.
5. 5If a rival company gets wind of our new designs before the launch, we’re in trouble.

دستور زبان

فقط get تغییر می‌کند: got، getting. پیش از wind حرف تعریف نمی‌آید؛ راز بلافاصله بعد از of می‌آید: get wind of the plan.

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