get the wind up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(UK, idiomatic) To become frightened or disturbed.
Mustn't answer the door, mustn't touch the telephone, mustn't stir out of the house—I ask you now, George, what's likely to be the end of this sort of thing when her people get the wind up?
1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| getting the wind up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gets the wind up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten the wind up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got the wind up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got the wind up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |