get the wind up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

get the wind up (third-person singular simple present gets the wind up, present participle getting the wind up, simple past got the wind up, past participle got the wind up or gotten the wind up)

  1. (idiomatic, British) To become frightened or disturbed.
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