get wind of

뜻

to hear about something that was meant to be secret

비밀로 하려던 일을 알게 되다.

예문

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.

문법

형태가 바뀌는 것은 get뿐이다: got, getting. wind 앞에는 관사를 붙이지 않으며, 비밀인 내용은 of 바로 뒤에 온다: get wind of the plan.

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