get wind of

Nghĩa

to hear about something that was meant to be secret

Biết được chuyện lẽ ra phải giữ bí mật.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ get đổi dạng: got, getting. Không có mạo từ trước wind; điều bí mật đứng ngay sau of: get wind of the plan.

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