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vous ne savez pas où le bât le blesseYou do not know where the shoe pinches him.Rate it:

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vous ne vous y entendez pasYou do not know how to set about it, how to manage it.Rate it:

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vous ne voyez point votre chapeau? mais il vous crève les yeux!You do not see your hat? Why, it stares you in the face! (it’s just under your nose).Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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wail onTo strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.Rate it:

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wait and seeExpression anglaise signifiant « attendez et voyez » pour encourager une personne à être patiente.Rate it:

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wait for itUsed to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait on hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand and footTo attend to every need, to the point of excess.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait on someone hand, foot, and fingerAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wait upon hand and footAlternative form of wait on hand and foot.Rate it:

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wake upTo become more aware of a real-life situation; to concentrate on the matter in hand.Rate it:

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wake up and die rightget a gripRate it:

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wake up and smell the ashesSynonym of wake up and smell the coffeeRate it:

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wake up and smell the coffeeTo face reality and stop deluding oneself.Rate it:

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walk all overTo easily beat a competitor in a contest; to win without much effort.Rate it:

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walk all overUsed other than as an idiom: see walk, all, over.Rate it:

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walk all overTo dominate a person or a group; to have a person take a submissive or inferior role.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk of lifeAn occupation, role, social class, or lifestyle.Rate it:

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walk off withTo win, as in a contest and especially without significant effort.Rate it:

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walk on eggshellsTo be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.Rate it:

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walk on eggshellsTo be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.Rate it:

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walk softly and carry a big stickAlternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick.Rate it:

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walk the dogPerform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft, and then is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.Rate it:

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walk the floorTo pace back and forth restlessly, because of worry, excitement, distress, etc.Rate it:

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walk the talkTo do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.Rate it:

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wall to wallAll over, no stone left unturnedRate it:

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wallow in self pityPity for oneself. Especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is deserving of condolence from everyone.Rate it:

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wanton kittens make sober catsPeople who are unruly and reckless in youth may nevertheless turn out to be responsible adults.Rate it:

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war comes in three factions: the brutalizers; the brutalized; the neutrals (not my fight).When war is thrust upon a nation by another belligerent nation, a neutral nation suffers a dilemma of the collective state conscience.Rate it:

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war of nervesWarfare or other physical conflict in which one or more combatting parties use especially demoralizing and frightening tactics to attempt to unnerve their opponents.Rate it:

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war of nervesA situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other.Rate it:

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war torn and battle scarredshowing signs of damage from bullets, bombs, etc feeling the mental or emotional effects of fighting in a warRate it:

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warm-bloodedmaintaining a relatively constant and warm body temperature, regardless of the ambient temperatureRate it:

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warts and allOf or pertaining to a description or other depiction which reveals the full range of characteristics of a person or thing, including the shortcomings and imperfections.Rate it:

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wash outTo lose traction while going around a turn, especially in cycling, motorsports and skiing/snowboarding.Rate it:

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wash upTo clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.Rate it:

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wash upTo wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.Rate it:

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washed outTo be very tired and lacking energy.Rate it:

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waste awayTo lose energy and become weak and feeble.Rate it:

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waste breathTo speak in a manner which is needless or futile; in discussion or argument to make points which are not appreciated or heeded.Rate it:

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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate it:

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watch overTo guard and protect.Rate it:

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Watched Pot Never BoilsWhen you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,Rate it:

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