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wind

between wind and water at a vulnerable point.

☞ This is a nautical metaphor referring to the part of a ship's side near the waterline that is sometimes above the water and sometimes submerged; damage to the ship at this level is particularly dangerous. The phrase is first recorded in its literal sense at the time of the Spanish Armada (1588): 'One of the shot was betweene the winde and the water, whereof they thought she would haue sonke'. By the mid 17th century, it was also being used of people.

1967Michael GilbertThe Dust and the Heat Mallinson must have guessed what was coming. Nevertheless, it hit him between wind and water.

blow with the wind act according to prevailing circumstances rather than a consistent plan.

break wind release gas from the anus; fart.

get wind of begin to suspect that something is happening; hear a rumour of. informal

get your second wind: seesecond.

gone with the wind gone completely; having disappeared without trace.

☞ This expression comes from Ernest Dowson's poem 'Cynara' (1896): 'I have forgot much, Cynara, gone with the wind', but it is best known as the title of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel about the American Civil War.

it's an ill wind few things are so bad that no one profits from them. proverb

☞ The full form of this nautical saying is it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good or that profits nobody. Recorded since the mid 16th century, it is used especially as a comment on a situation in which one person's bad luck is the cause of another's good fortune.

piss and wind: seepiss.

piss in the wind: seepiss.

put (or have) the wind up alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened). British informal

☞ One of the earliest recorded uses of this expression was in a letter from the poet Wilfred Owen in 1918: 'Shells so close that they thoroughly put the wind up a Life Guardsman in the trench with me'.

raise the wind obtain money for a purpose. British

☞When it first entered the language in medieval times, this phrase referred to the belief that spirits or witches were able to cause the winds to blow in order to help or hinder ships; the figurative use dates from the late 18th century.

sail close to (or near) the wind verge on indecency, dishonesty, or disaster. informal

☞ This originated as a nautical expression, meaning 'sail as nearly against the wind as is possible'. It has been in figurative use since the mid 19th century.

1996Martin DoveHow To Win Any Consumer Competition I like the extra thrill of writing to a tight deadline but sometimes I do sail a bit close to the wind with closing dates.

a straw in the wind: seestraw.

take the wind out of someone's sails frustrate a person by unexpectedly anticipating an action or remark.

1977Eva FigesNelly's Version She could so easily have taken the wind out of my sails and put me in my place for good.

throw caution to the wind(s): seecaution.

to the wind(s) (or the four winds)

1 in all directions.

2 so as to be abandoned or neglected.

1995Kate AtkinsonBehind the Scenes at the Museum My little flock scatters to the four winds and are hugged and congratulated by their respective parents for being so pretty, charming, cute, delightful, and so on.

twist in the wind: seetwist.

two (or three) sheets to the wind: seesheet.

which way the wind blows how a situation is likely to develop.

whistle something down the wind: seewhistle.

whistle in the wind: seewhistle.

wind down the windows (of a skier) make circular motions with the arms in an effort to maintain balance.

☞ The comparison is with someone turning a handle to lower a car window.

wind someone round your little finger: see twist someone round your little finger at finger.

wind your neck in stop behaving in an annoyingly conspicuous manner, especially talking too much. British informal

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