Get wind of

If you get wind of something then you hear about something that is secret or not well known. It's like it gently floats to you on the wind.

A: So, you’ve heard Christine is getting divorced.

B: No!

A: Oh, in that case, forget I said anything.

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English Idiom: Get wind of (something)

If you get wind of something, you hear about something secret or unknown.


For example, perhaps a friend of yours is having a party, and they didn’t invite you.

Your friends never talk about the party when you are near them, but one of them makes a mistake, and you get wind of the party.

Once the genie is out of the bottle, it’s too late to put it back in again.

Also, many companies try special promotions to build excitement about a new product.

However, they keep the special promotion secret until the last minute.

Often, a reporter or company employee will tell someone about the promotion, and the public will get wind of it.


This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 69.  

The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.



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