To gain the wind

Related to To gain the wind: get wind of, got wind

(Naut.)

to reach the windward side of another ship.

See also: Gain

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Iphigenia

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beest a man; take a turn round the back o' the hill to gain the wind on them; and when thous't got the weather-gage, thou mayst drive them before thee as gently as so many innocent lambs.''

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to fuck someone up
to fuck something up
to fuck up
to fuck up someone
to fuck up something
To fume away
To funk out
to gain a foothold
to gain a foothold in
to gain a foothold in it
to gain a foothold in something
to gain a footing
to gain a footing in
to gain a footing in it
to gain a footing in something
to gain a toehold
to gain a toehold in
to gain a toehold in it
to gain a toehold in something
to gain access to
to gain access to somebody
to gain access to someone
to gain access to someone or something
To gain ground
To gain on
To gain over
to gain perspective on
to gain perspective on something
to gain some perspective on
to gain some perspective on something
To gain the wind
to gain wide currency
To gather breath
to gather in
To gather one's self together
to gather someone in
to gather something in
to gather steam
To gather way
to gave someone an out
to gaze into a crystal ball
To get (or to hold) In chancery
to get 86'ed
to get 86-ed
to get 86ed
to get a big hand
to get a big head
to get a big send off
to get a big send-off
to get a bite
to get a bite to eat
to get a blank check
to get a blank cheque
to get a bloody nose
to get a break
to get a bum steer
to get a call up to the majors
to get a call-up to the majors
to get a case of the giggles
to get a checkup
to get a chip on one's shoulder
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