Usually means: Become suddenly very anxious, scared.
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  1. get the wind up: Merriam-Webster
  2. get the wind up: Collins English Dictionary
  3. get the wind up: Wiktionary
  4. get the wind up: Dictionary.com

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  1. get the wind up: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (get the wind up)

verb:  (idiomatic, British) To become frightened or disturbed.

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