Meaning of TO GET WIND OF - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when you get wind of something
it means that you kind of figure out something
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that is going to happen that maybe you weren't
supposed to know about.
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A great example would be if someone in your
family was planning a surprise party for you,
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a party where you are not supposed to know
that people are planning a party for you.
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So a surprise party is when you walk in the
door and everyone yells, "Surprise!"
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But maybe you get wind of it because you hear
a few people talking about a party and then
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they're suddenly quiet when you walk in the
room.
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Maybe you get wind of it because you notice
that someone, maybe your wife, has bought
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a birthday cake with your credit card and
you see it on the credit card receipt on the
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online banking.
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So when you get wind of something you kind
of figure out something that's going to happen
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that's supposed to be secret.
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