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had the wind up

had the wind up is the simple past and past participle of have the wind up.

Meaning of have the wind up

Verb

have the wind up (third-person singular simple present has the wind up, present participle having the wind up, simple past and past participle had the wind up)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be frightened or disturbed.

Questions about had the wind up

What is had the wind up the simple past and past participle of?
Had the wind up is the simple past and past participle of have the wind up.

Words near had the wind up in the dictionary

  1. had the pas of someone
  2. had the pleasure
  3. had the right time
  4. had the sun in one's eyes
  5. had the tiger by the tail
  6. had the wind up
  7. had the wolf by the ear
  8. had the world by the bag
  9. had the world by the balls
  10. had the world by the neck
  11. had the world by the nuts

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