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get the wind of

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gen. одержать верх; иметь преимущество; опередить
 English thesaurus
get the wind of
gen. see get wind of ("Thunder!" he cried. "A week! I can't do that; they'd have the black spot on me by then. The lubbers is going about to get the wind of me this blessed moment; lubbers as couldn't keep what they got, and want to nail what is another's. Is that seamanly behaviour, now, I want to know? (Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island) thefreelibrary.com)
get the wind of
: 8 phrases in 2 subjects
Makarov6
Nautical2

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