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get the wind up
" What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes."
John Huston

Meaning of "get the wind up" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GET THE WIND UP

get the wind up


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GET THE WIND UP

get the best of · get the better of · get the bird · get the bounce · get the hang of · get the hook · get the measure of someone · get the message · get the needle · get the picture · get the pip · get the shaft · get through · get to first base · get to grips · get to the bottom of · get under one´s skin · get up · get up someone´s nose · get up steam

WORDS THAT END LIKE GET THE WIND UP

add up · build up · dressed up · end up · fed up · fired up · keep one´s end up · land up · mixed up · on the up and up · put the wind up · read up · round up · screwed up · send up · speed up · stand up · wind up · wound up · wrapped up

Synonyms and antonyms of get the wind up in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «get the wind up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GET THE WIND UP

Find out the translation of get the wind up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of get the wind up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «get the wind up» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拿到了风
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

conseguir el viento hasta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

get the wind up
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हवा उठो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحصول على الرياح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

получить ветер до
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

obter o vento para cima
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বাতাস আপ পেতে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

avoir la frousse
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dapatkan angin
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Holen Sie sich die Wind-up
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

風を立ち上がる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바람 을 얻을
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Njaluk angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhận được gió lên
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று கிடைக்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वारा अप मिळवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Rüzgarı almak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ottenere il vento in su
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wiatr się dostać
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

отримати вітер до
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

obține vânt în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να πάρει τον άνεμο επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kry die wind up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

få vinden upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

få vinden opp
5 millions of speakers

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John Huston
What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GET THE WIND UP»

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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... now that Rolfe's here?' stop the show (of an actor, singer, etc.) give an outstanding performance: Twelve-year-old Reggie Jackson stopped the show last night with 'America the Beautiful'. get the wind up raise the wind get the wind up - (si.) ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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The Chambers Dictionary
... towards decay (obs); fight windmills to tilt at windmills (qv below); get one's wind to recover one's breath; get the wind of to get on the windward side of; get the wind up (slang} to become nervous, apprehensive, agitated; get to windward of to ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
to get the wind up Angst: es mit der Angst zu tun bekommen to put the wind up s.o. Angst: jm. angst und bange machen (mit ...) • Angst: jn. in Angst und Schrecken setzen/( versetzen) * Bockshorn: jn. ins Bockshorn jagen • Schreck(en ). jn. in ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... /get the wind up sb uk to make someone feel worried about their situation: Tell them your father's a policeman - that 11 put the wind up them! • take the wind out of sb's sails to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do ...
‎2008
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
73, 1973 » get the wind to smoke marijuana UK. ;998 • — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p - 290, 2003 -get the wind up; have the wind up to be nervous or scared UK, 1916 • Yet the deepest doubts are coming not from the liberals who support this war, ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
[From phr. to get the wind up (see wind noun).] wind-up2 /ÆwaInd^p/ noun Brit An attempt to irritate or hoax someone or to pull someone's leg. 1984–. TIMES My recollection of this is quite clear. I thought it was a wind-up to be honest with you  ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Concise English Dictionary
... one's breath; get the wind up (slang) to become nervous, apprehensive, agitated; get wind of to get a hint or intimation of; how the wind blows or lies the state of the wind; the position of affairs; in the wind astir, afoot; in the wind's eye, in the ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... winded their quarry 3 to allow time to recover breath in the wind under consideration get the wind up (sll to get frightened get wind of to find out by hint or report sail close to the wind to get dangerously near (but without being fully involved inl ...
W. T. Cunningham, 1977
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... is getting the upper hand over other advanced countries in the development of software Get the wind of: Get on the windward side of* The sailor got the wind of sailing his vessel smoothly Get the wind up: Become nervous or apprehensive; ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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Idioms and Phrases
(b) People are waiting to see what the new Government are going to get up to. Get the wind of Hear a rumour of Business circles got the wind of the Budget proposals and hoarded some essential goods. Get the wind up Become frightened He ...
Prof. V.N. Sadasiva Rau, Sura College of Competition, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GET THE WIND UP»

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Dad's world with Jonathan deBurca Butler
Even if you do get the wind up to go out, the cost of baby-sitters and taxis sets you back a fair old whack of cash before you've even put a ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
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Mike Rowbottom: Farewell Christopher Davidge - the Olympic rower …
... didn't get back to England as we had some young competitors in the team and we were very concerned that parents might get the wind up. «Insidethegames.biz, Jan 15»
3
The Apprentice episode 5: winner's verdict
... even when the task was over and the candidates were back at the house, he managed to get the wind up Mark's back by taking unfair credit. «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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This guy just took an incredible paramotor flight from Malin to Mizen
You've got to get the wind up, you've got to get the power on at the right time, you've got to control your brakes and then you've got to start ... «thejournal.ie, Jun 14»
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Katie's Tips for Killer Legs
If you go like this and you tie it you're gonna get the wind up a -- and -- -- -- it's there I shall we had to open about wind up. It so I thought create ... «ABC News, Dec 13»
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PT2M21S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer …
They shout 'action' and everyone looks at you. [If] you want to get paranoid, go on a film set … Acting is what you do after you get the wind up.". «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 13»
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Locals get the wind up as turbines advance in Ireland
Dunmanway, to my mind, has long been one of the least interesting towns in the otherwise exhilarating West Cork. But last week it became one ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
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Rallies get the wind up in Canberra
As Parliament enters its final session before the Federal election, protestors are busy putting their energy into the wind farm debate. Two rallies ... «ABC Online, Jun 13»
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How Banks Go Bust
... number of bank customers get the wind up, sniff trouble, and demand their money. The “bank run,” which shivers the timbers of every banker, ... «Global Economic Intersection, Apr 13»
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Imogen Thomas poses with baby Ariana in bed without make-up
... through the day but is up at night." "I hate her being in pain and have tried everything to get the wind up, but nothing is working," she added. «OK! Magazine, Mar 13»
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