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wind up

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wind up
to reach a place or condition. If he continues to spend money this way, he's going to wind up in bankruptcy. How did you ever wind up in this little town in the middle of nowhere?
See also: wind


wind up (something)
to end or finish something. The meeting just wound up, so let's go to lunch now. We should be able to wind the discussion up by 10 o'clock.
See also: wind


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