catch wind of

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catch wind of (third-person singular simple present catches wind of, present participle catching wind of, simple past and past participle caught wind of)

  1. Alternative form of get wind of
    • 2022 October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticing House Of The Dragon crowns Westeros' new ruler”, in AV Club[1]:
      One of her chief informants is Alicent’s handmaiden Talya (Alexis Rabin), whose inside info runs so deep that she’s the first to catch wind of Viserys’ death.