The idiomatic expression "to
wind up" means to come to an end, finish or conclude something.
Full definition
What a baby eats makes a difference in what
winds up in his diaper.
Everyone knows its way cheaper than paying the ticket and it doesn't
wind up on your driving record making your insurance rates go up as well.
Even if I don't
wind up doing any of this, the learning is fun in itself.
To make sure your cat does
not wind up with parasites, give them fresh seafood that has been thoroughly cooked.
So when it came time to negotiate for more money, I had to figure out how to do that without fear of
winding up at the bottom of a bay.
You can't charge a premium, and you might
wind up getting paid a quarter of what you're hoping for.
When you try to be all things to everyone, you run the risk of
winding up as nothing to anyone.
To begin, the fine that's on the citation generally is much less expensive than what you will in fact
wind up paying for the speeding citation.
One girl has collected oranges thrown to them in congratulations, while the other gestures as
if winding up for a full bow.
Therefore, never think
of winding up with a perfect resume if you know what the employers wants to find in the resume.
They are, however, uniquely qualified for saving anyone
who winds up in their ambulance.
But if the polls are right and he loses, he might
just wind up on the ballot next year, in an entirely different race.
Want to
wind up making at least six figures as a public school teacher?
The problem comes when people pay off lower interest debt and then
wind up taking higher interest debt later on.
I'm slightly concerned that constantly using a light sensor will impact battery life, but then again, you might ultimately
wind up using less lighting.
You may never get all of the information you need and could
wind up going with the wrong company just because you are sick of dealing with the process.
This situation all too
often winds up with the dog being returned to the shelter.
The bottom line is that you can eat all the healthiest foods and still
wind up feeling terrible and creating problems if you don't know «how» to eat.
You want a prescription for testosterone therapy so that you do not
wind up buying illegal testosterone on the black market where what you receive might not be what you wanted.
Also, if the editor really
winds up liking the book, will they sometimes try to help you get your foot in the door somewhere?
However, if your broker charges withdrawal fees (and many do), you could
wind up spending more than you should to withdraw your profits.
In fact, flying solo often
winds up costing you a lot — physically, emotionally AND financially.
You might pay a balance transfer fee on the new card, but could
still wind up in better shape than carrying a balance for months on a high - interest card.
What starts off, logically, in the jungle
eventually winds up in a few fantastic, memorable places.
You might even
wind up losing money by working, especially if you have multiple children.
Suddenly, I could search for help with whatever home repair problem I was having... and
then wind up with an even bigger mess than I had started with.
Doesn't mean I'm emotionally ok with it, but at least I'm not as
wound up about it as I used to be.
Private equity firms buy companies by relying on debt, which
usually winds up on a target's balance sheet.
People call to ask him to rescue dogs; most of
which wind up coming to our ranch, awaiting adoption.
You will probably
wind up receiving a lot of clothes, blankets, and little toys, even if you don't register for them.
That person you met at a conference five years ago may
wind up working at your dream company.
However, you may
also wind up with a dog who can not become a service dog.
And eventually she'll learn to recognize
what winds her up before she goes over the edge.
And, if you stumble onto an investment that has a huge move ahead of it, you may
wind up selling just before the move begins.
The postcard worthy beach is a popular spot to spend your days relaxing with friends
before winding up for some fun when the sun goes down.
She finally
winds up by 10 p.m. or so, after logging many emails and phone calls with students throughout the state.
This
always winds up getting cut in tight budget times, but we've made a commitment to fund this next year.
This level of sensitive information leaves organisations vulnerable to data breaches and at risk of breaking data privacy legislation, particularly if the
information winds up in the wrong pair of hands.
The very first punishment will be the fine itself, which most of the time
winds up becoming much more when compared to fine that is on the ticket.
You could
wind up playing against the computer, with a family member, or on your own with the training arcade systems.
However, I think that the hospital still
winds up eating some chunk of the cost as well.
Also you probably saw that when I was younger I would often
wind up wearing the hand me down clothes from my older brother.
Yes, I came from my parents and I'll
wind up dead at some point.