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what it says on the tinExactly what is described or what one would expect from the name.Rate it:

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what someone saidUsed to indicate agreement, as if one would have wanted to say what a previous speaker has said, without change or qualificationRate it:

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what time have you gotused to ask someone for the time of day, especially for checking against one's own clockRate it:

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what was thatUsed other than as an idiom: see what, was, that.Rate it:

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what will be, will beWhatever it comes to be, it will be accepted. One must accept the outcome.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.Rate it:

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what's real one time?Asking in a general way of speaking,"WTF?" at such a time when the truth is strayed from. Shout out to what's really the deally.Rate it:

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what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderIf something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another.Rate it:

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Wheel and DealTo manipulate or operate for one’s own interest, to convince or negotiate aggressivelyRate it:

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wheel outUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see wheel,‎ out.Rate it:

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wheels upMore of a question than an answer: Does this mean when the plane is directed to depart, when the wheels leave the tarmac, or when the wheels are retracted into the body of the plane?Rate it:

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when it rains, it poursIf a person encounters bad luck, more bad luck will follow.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another opensWhen one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one's ship comes inWhen one makes a significant amount of money.Rate it:

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when pigs flyA way of informing that it will never happen -- never in a million years.Rate it:

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when the cat's awayPeople are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance.Rate it:

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when the cat's away the mice will playIn the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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whenever one turns aroundAlternative form of every time one turns aroundRate it:

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where there is a will there is a wayIf someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found to make it happen.Rate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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Which Way the Wind BlowsThe direction of events happening, the possible situation of the matter in handRate it:

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which way the wind is blowingThe prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.Rate it:

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whichever way one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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while away your dayOne whom is lackadaisical, regressive, cares less:Rate it:

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whistle forUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see whistle,‎ for.Rate it:

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whistle-blowerOne who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.Rate it:

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white manUsed other than as an idiom: see white, man.Rate it:

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white rabbitWhite rabbit is the first thing one must say, usually 3 times, on the first day of each month.Rate it:

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white rideranother name for "Conquest/Pestilence", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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white sheepUsed other than as an idiom: see white, sheep.Rate it:

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white sheepa disliked person; one who is disfavoredRate it:

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whitewashIt's another way blacks people talk a bout white ladies.Rate it:

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who am I kiddingSaid by someone who, upon the realization that they were kidding themselves, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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who pays the piper calls the tuneOne who pays for something controls it.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's motherA rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to a woman as "she", instead of using her name or an appropriately respectful title.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3fA rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother?A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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who's your daddyAn assertion that one is the master in a relationship.Rate it:

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whoa nellyInterjection. whoa, Nelly. an exclamation of surprise, especially one in response to an unexpected acceleration of speed.Rate it:

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whole 'nother ball of waxAn entirely different matter altogether; a separate issue or sub-issue from the topic being discussed, usu. one that would take too long to explain properly; a matter to be dealt with at a later time.Rate it:

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

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