The semantic shift from 'wind up' to 'end up' appears obvious from the OED's vertical juxtaposition of the meanings of 'wind up': to wind up. 1. transitive. To draw up or hoist with a winch or the like: cf. 19. 2. a. †To bind or wrap up (obsolete); see also 16 (quot. 1853 at sense 16a). 3. †a. To coil, roll, or fold up; to furl: cf. sense 15b.

2017年9月10日 · Winding up has a second meaning, to antagonize or troll. But yes, I think they are similar when used to refer to something coming to an end. Perhaps wind up sounds more like things should come to a stop, whereas wind down sounds more …

2021年3月3日 · “Striding up to him, Wilhelm drew his fist back and landed a clean blow to Rupert’s jaw. Rupert reeled, and after two wobbly backward steps, hit the floor on his backside. He raised a hand to his face. “Feel better?” “No. Get up so I can hit you again.” ― Melanie Dickerson, The Healer's Apprentice

2016年12月9日 · To blow smoke up someone's ass. To deceive someone. "I don't care what he told you; he's blowing smoke up your ass." And from Pamela Munro, Slang U. (1991) has this entry: blow smoke up (someone's) ass to try to deceive or impress (someone) | I was late because I had a flat tire, but my dad thought I was just blowing smoke up his ass.

2015年11月2日 · wind up: to bring something to a finish; end something: We need to wind up this project before January. This card game is fun, but let's wind it up before dinner.`The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. wind down: to end or cause something to end gradually The storm finally began to wind down after four hours of heavy rain.

2015年11月16日 · In this context, "wound" is not the past tense of wind (as in to "wind up a clock", nor as in "the wind blows"). It is instead the verb form of the noun "wound", meaning an injury of some description. To wound someone is to cause them a wound (injury).

2014年9月23日 · A long time ago I was serving a custodial sentence. Anyhow, while the prisoners were locked in their cell they used to talk out of their windows while sticking their neck out. "wind your neck in" was often a phrase of banter. Therefor, I think it is very much possible that the police officers have actually got the saying from the potential ...

2011年8月30日 · Etymology: < wind n.1 In ordinary prose use the pronunciation is /wɪnd/ except in sense 3, where it is /waɪnd/ The sense 3 that they give is: trans. To sound by forcing the breath through, to blow (a wind-instrument, esp. a horn). So the …

2017年12月22日 · When you're referring to multiple instances of wind occurring, winds can be a correct usage. You wouldn't refer to all the wind on a single breezy day as "winds", but were you describing a windy location you could say "the winds at the castle are cold", because the wind occurs on separate occasions.

2017年3月15日 · Either way, we wind up with only two forms in the paradigm: present and past, which are the only tenses English has. – John Lawler Commented Oct 17, 2023 at 18:34