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Discover LudwigThe phrase "to get wind of" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to mean to come to know or to hear something indirectly. For example: I heard they were planning a surprise party, but I tried not to get wind of the details so it would still be a surprise.
Idiom
Get wind of.
If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret.
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A reporter managed to get wind of his larger donation.
This is a big coup for the rebels, and a huge embarrassment for the security forces, which failed to get wind of, let alone prevent, the attack.It is also bad news for the country's already battered economy.
When Josh is one of the first writers covering Tree to get wind of his spectacular philandering, he is recruited by Tree's company to handle public relations and damage control.
Any paternal concern will have to wait though, because Lois, the world's most efficient PA, has managed to get wind of the cover-up, intercept Gwen, and sneak away for a rendezvous, all during her second day on the job.
He did not want her to see him knocking back a six-pack in the hours past midnight, as he did in secret during the week, on the nights alone — and there were other things he didn't want Jennifer to get wind of.
Otherwise, though, I have to engage in a little pragmatic chaos: I have to listen to the opinions of a few buddies and a few good reviewers, and sort of wait to get wind of the general opinion (it's mystical), and then I can decide whether to jump.
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Another business intelligence use-case it wants to serve relates to executive moves — and Benigson says it's "ramping the training of our AI" to help customers get wind of key job changes before rivals do.
Needless to say, bad guys get wind of this and come knocking.
The repercussions in most Deceptive Trade Practices Acts are severe, and your apartment community will probably offer to pay you to move out once they get wind of a Deceptive Trade Practices Act suit against them.
Building a fire resistant home by knowing the signs of deceit is more effective than panicking at smoke or attempting to put out every fire you get wind of.
Wait till the French get wind of this!
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