PUT (OR HAVE) THE WIND UP BRIT.

Meaning of PUT (OR HAVE) THE WIND UP BRIT. in English

put ( or have) the wind up Brit.

informal

alarm or frighten (or be alarmed or frightened).

→ wind

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UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WIND — I Movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Wind is an important factor in determining and controlling …
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WIND — I. ˈwind, chiefly poetic ˈwīnd noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wind, winde, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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PUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
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BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WIND
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UP
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
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BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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BRIT — n. small herring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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WIND — I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
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WIND — noun power of respiration; breath. 2. wind ·noun the dotterel. 3. wind ·noun air impregnated with an odor or scent. …
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UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
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BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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WIND — [wind] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG wint wind, L ventus, Gk aenai to blow, Skt vati …
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
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BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
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BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WIND
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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HAVE
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BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
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WIND — I. wind 1 S2 W2 /wɪnd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . AIR [uncountable and countable] …
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UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
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WIND — n. & v. --n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
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PUT
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
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WIND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. wound) 1 intr. go in a circular, spiral, curved, or crooked course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WIND — n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high …
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UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
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PUT
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
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WIND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of …
Oxford English vocab
PUT
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
Oxford English vocab
WIND
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
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HAVE
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