Sentence examples for got the wind up from inspiring English sources

"The cannonading has got the wind up in young Raleigh, sir," said the sergeant.

The safe delivery of the 15 British sailors into the hands of Rupert Murdoch and his rivals (until their masters got the wind up) is both farce and distraction.

But until a retired sheriff gets the wind up, not a soul has ever noticed anything the least bit strange about this glamorous pair.

Over the coming months, if investors get the wind up about the state of the UK, they would only be willing to hold and buy gilts from the government if they get a higher rate of interest for doing so.

We're getting the wind-up".

When Mayo asked whether the crew had permission to film outside Kensington Palace, it was with unmistakable frostiness that she said: "Yes, we had permission", and then, out of the blue, added: "I think we're getting the wind-up.

We're getting the wind-up signal, so I ask what happened to the massive penile prosthesis sported in one already notorious scene by Rusty's brother-in-law, played Chris Hemsworth.

Perhaps most significantly, Labor has said it wants to get the wind industry "up and running" by reducing the turbine exclusion zone to 1km from the current 2km.

But Ezzamel says he paid no attention and remained focused on fast-tracking the project to get the wind farm up and running lightening quick by the summer of 2018.

That poster denied us the chance to get lost, wind up somewhere else, and then have a story to laugh at for years to come.

The other option is that, if an administrator does not get appointed, the company gets wound up.