wind up

English translation: alarm

14:59 Dec 14, 2010
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: wind up
'Didn't mean to Put Your wind up,' the Brit said mildly.
Hakki Ucar
Türkiye
Local time: 00:11
Selected answer:alarm
Explanation:
Didn't mean to alarm you
"Didn't mean to put the wind up you" is a more common way of putting it.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:11
Grading comment
I think ,it might be scaring or frightening someone who was doing something and I interrupted and little bit disturbed not on purpose.
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Jack Doughty


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
alarm


Explanation:
Didn't mean to alarm you
"Didn't mean to put the wind up you" is a more common way of putting it.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 370
Grading comment
I think ,it might be scaring or frightening someone who was doing something and I interrupted and little bit disturbed not on purpose.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: that is how it is used in the context, a Stephen King book I believe. Sounds like a nautical reference.
1 min
  -> Thank you. An interesting theory about the origin of the phrase can be found here: http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/11/put-the-wind-up/

agree  Veronika McLaren: also: scare or frighten somneone
4 mins
  -> Thank you. Yes. In the context, these would mean much the same thing.

agree  Alison Sabedoria (X)
29 mins
  -> Thank you.

agree  JH Trads
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  Demi Ebrite
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  eski
1 hr
  -> Thank you.

agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Peter Skipp
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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