Question

Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.

"To get wind of"

• A. To smell out
• B. To be sacked
• C. To drift into a muddle
• D. To find in a bad position
• E. To hear a rumour

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

To hear a rumour

Option E is the correct answer because 'to get wind of' means begin to suspect that (something) is happening; hear a rumour of.

Options A, B, C and D are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.