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to sail close to the wind

to sail close to the wind
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too seyl verb klohz too stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd]
    • /tu seɪl verb kloʊz tu stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too seyl verb klohz too stressed th ee noun wind, literary wahynd]
    • /tu seɪl verb kloʊz tu stressed ði noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd/

Definition of to sail close to the wind words

  • phrase to sail close to the wind If you sail close to the wind, you take a risk by doing or saying something that may get you into trouble. 0
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Parts of speech for To sail close to the wind

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to sail close to the wind popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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