You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for October 30.
Hug A Sheep Day
Today’s word is wind, spelled w-i-n-d.
wind /wɪnd/ noun
get wind of phrase
informal to hear or find out about something secret or private
When I got wind of the open position, I did not waste one minute before applying.
You’d better hope the press doesn’t get wind of this.
take the wind out of someone's sails idiom
to cause someone to lose confidence or energy
Last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails.
The team's star player was injured and it really took the wind out of their sails.
With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.
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