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whore aroundTo regularly copulate with people that one is not in a relationship with.Rate it:

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whore outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, show off; to hire out or provide to others like a whore; to pimp, swap one's sex partner.Rate it:

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who’s to sayNo one really knows; it’s anyone’s guessRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wife upto marry a woman; to make a woman one’s wifeRate it:

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wife upto spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whippedRate it:

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wig outTo become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.Rate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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will o' the wispA delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.Rate it:

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willing horseOne who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.Rate it:

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willow in the windOne whose views are easily and regularly changed by the persuasion or influence of others.Rate it:

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win aroundTo persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win one for the GipperTo do something in memory of another person.Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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win upTo get back on one's feet. [14th-19th c.]Rate it:

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wind at one's backForward momentum; a boost in one's prospects for success due to favorable events or circumstances.Rate it:

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wind offTo unwind, unspool, or unreel something.Rate it:

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wind up one's bottomsTo finish a job.Rate it:

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window on the worldSomething which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.Rate it:

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wing itTo improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation.Rate it:

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winter sunthe off-season holiday market, typically to destinations in North Africa and Southern Europe.Rate it:

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wipe offTo remove something by wiping.Rate it:

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wipe offTo destroy completely, leaving no traceRate it:

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wiped out!The expression can be visualized as one would erase the blackboard, eliminate the moisture on the window glass.Rate it:

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wise guyOne who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.Rate it:

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with a willWith willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly; heartily.Rate it:

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with every fiber of one’s beingConclusively, very strongly or to the fullest extent possible; Also: with the entirety of one’s enthusiasm, conviction, or desireRate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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with one voiceIn unison.Rate it:

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with one voiceIn a mutually agreeing or like-minded manner; concordantly.Rate it:

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with one's bare handsbarehandedlyRate it:

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with one's dick in one's handIn a state of being unprepared, powerless, or idle.Rate it:

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with one's hand in the cookie jarWhile committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.Rate it:

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with one's head held highproudly, with prideRate it:

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with one's jaw in one's lapastonished, amazedRate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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word playA technique in which the nature of the words used become part of the subject of the work, such as puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names.Rate it:

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words of one syllableSimple, clear, straightforward language; blunt language.Rate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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work around the clockTo work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish something.Rate it:

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work atTo make a physical or mental effort to progress some specified task.Rate it:

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work inTo find time or space forRate it:

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work like a charmworks great - exactly as expectedRate it:

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work like a dreamTo function very efficiently and effectively, with few or no problems.Rate it:

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