put/get the wind up someone

Related to word: wind

Idiom

Definition

  1. To cause someone to become worried, nervous, or frightened about something.

    使(某人)感到擔憂、緊張或害怕。

    • The news about the company restructuring put the wind up many employees.

      公司重組的消息讓許多員工感到擔憂。

    • She said she saw a spider, and that really put the wind up me.

      她說她看到了一隻蜘蛛,那真的讓我感到害怕。

    • The upcoming exam put the wind up the students.

      即將到來的考試讓學生們感到緊張。