"get the wind up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get the wind up.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets the wind up [present, singular, third-person], getting the wind up [participle, present], got the wind up [participle, past], got the wind up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got> the wind up}} get the wind up (third-person singular simple present gets the wind up, present participle getting the wind up, simple past and past participle got the wind up)
  1. (idiomatic, British) To become frightened or disturbed. Tags: British, idiomatic Related terms: have the wind up, put the wind up
    Sense id: en-get_the_wind_up-en-verb-Qwh64XFv Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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