A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

get the wind of something • get wind of
 something
get the wind of something —scent or detect (an animal) as by
the wind: The herd [of buffaloes] at length “got the wind” of
the approaching enemy and fled in a mass.
get wind of something —learn about smth., especially acci-
dentally: When he got wind of the store’s impending closing,
he applied to be the next tenant.
get the wind up • raise the wind
get the wind up—(sl.) become nervous or scared (also: get
the breeze up): I happened to see his face in the mirror as I
went out. He’s got the wind up all right.
raise the wind —(coll.) obtain money, especially by borrow-
ing: He came to me this morning to raise the wind.
get through something • get through with
 something
get through something —
1
. work one’s way through smth.
particularly difficult or challenging: He qualifies if he gets
through his two subjects this year. 2. survive a difficult period;
manage to live through smth.: How do they ever get through
Minnesota winters? 3. (of money, etc.) use up completely: A
racecourse and thirty-nine pubs help the men to get through
the £2,000 a year that many of them have been earning.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase get something through—
1
. ensure that smth. such as a
law is approved: The members of parliament united to get the
Bill through. 2. cause smth. to reach a person: Whatever hap-
pens, we must get these supplies through to our men. 3. cause
smth. to be understood or accepted: As expected, the politician
had much difficulty getting his message through.
get through with something —eventually succeed in accom-
plishing smth.: Don’t know how I should get through with
my work, if I were tied down to eight hours a day.