get the wind up

Verb

Meaning

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

(idiomatic, Britain) To become frightened or disturbed.

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Synonyms

appal

Related terms

put the wind up have the wind up

Close letter words and terms

get the walking papers get the wall get the water get the word out get the worst get the worst of it