get wind of

意味

to hear about something that was meant to be secret

秘密のはずのことを聞きつける.

例文

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.

文法

形が変わるのは get だけ（got、getting）。wind の前に冠詞は付けない。秘密の内容は of の直後に続く：get wind of the plan。

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