Meaning
Hear a rumor or secret piece of information.
Primary Function
Information acquisition.
Communicative Purpose
To describe unofficially learning news.
Pattern
get wind of
Core Structure
get wind of
Função primária
Information acquisition.
Propósito comunicativo
To describe unofficially learning news.
Situações de gatilho
Leaks, gossip, strategic moves.
Contextos
Business, media, personal.
Padrão
get wind of
Estrutura central
get wind of
Slots de substituição
[something] → the merger, the affair
Colocados típicos
- before
- already
- managed to
Substituições comuns
- hear on the grapevine
Erros comuns
*get wind from* (prep)
Similar / contraste
catch wind of
Interferências
Not about weather.
Família do chunk
- Information/revelation idioms
Nuance
Sly, unofficial.
Efeito pragmático
Indicates inside knowledge.
Dica de memória
Wind carrying scent to animal.
Nota
This idiom suggests that the information was acquired indirectly, often through informal channels.
Upgrade path
become aware through informal channels (formal)
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