“the wind”

The following 9 entries include the term the wind.

burn-the-wind

noun

get/have the wind up

idiom

: to become/be afraid or nervous

knock the wind out of (someone)

idiom

: to knock the air out of a person's lungs and make him or her unable to breathe normally for a brief time

like the wind

idiom

: very fast

put the wind up (someone)

idiom

: to make (someone) afraid or nervous

sail close to the wind

idiom

: to do something that is dangerous or that may be illegal or dishonest

take the wind out of someone's sails

idiom

: to cause someone to lose confidence or energy

throw/fling/cast caution to the wind

idiom

: to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure

which way the wind is blowing

idiom

: what opinions are popular at a given time


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