OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 27133

wind up

/waɪnd ˈʌp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dar cuerda
To tighten (someone or something) by winding or twisting.
The movie wound me up emotionally.
ir a parar
To end up; to arrive or result.
I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere.
Mess around with drugs and wind up broke.
tomar el pelo
To play a prank (on); to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?