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water is exceeding up the headwhen every thing goes wrong and nothing is controlableRate it:

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weak sisterA person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group.Rate it:

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weary of well-doingTired of always doing the right thingRate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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wet dreamAn exciting fantasy; a very appealing, ideal thing, person, or state-of-affairs.Rate it:

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wet firecrackerA person, event, or thing lacking liveliness or failing to generate excitement, especially when there was a prior expectation of liveliness or excitement.Rate it:

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while we're youngsoon, without much delayRate it:

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whipper snappera young person who is being unruly or who causes trouble. Usually said by an older person when they are frustrated with an unruly child or younger person; typically preceded by the word "young" or "little"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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whitewashA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.Rate it:

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who shot johnA long and involved explanation; a thing of which an explanation would be long and involved.Rate it:

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whole shebangEverything; the entire thing.Rate it:

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wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of old head on young shouldersRate it:

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working girlA young woman who works.Rate it:

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worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:

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y aller bon jeu bon argentTo set about a thing in earnest.Rate it:

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you can't put a wise head on young shouldersAlternative form of you can't put an old head on young shoulders.Rate it:

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you can't put an old head on young shouldersYoung people inevitably lack the experience and wisdom which come with age.Rate it:

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you got it, tootsToots is a playful slang term for a woman. An example of toots is what a man might call his wife to get her attention. ... (slang, sometimes derogatory) Babe, sweetie: a term used when addressing a young woman, especially one perceived as being sexually available. You got it is a phrase used to answer in agreement with someone's question or statement. It may be used as an alternative for "Will do," "For sure," or "Agreed." The slang term may be used by people of all ages as a way to quickly assure someone that what he will do or he agrees with what the person just said.Rate it:

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young at heartInclined to act in a way or enjoy things that one would expect from someone younger, especially children, teenagers or young adults.Rate it:

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young fogeyYoung and over-conservative person.Rate it:

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young ladyA term of endearment or address for a girl.Rate it:

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young ladyUsed other than as an idiom: young lady.Rate it:

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young manUsed other than as an idiom: young man.Rate it:

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young manA term of endearment or address for a boy.Rate it:

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young manA male lover; a sweetheart.Rate it:

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young TurkA young person who agitates for political or other reform; a young person with a rebellious disposition.Rate it:

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young TurkFrom the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, a member of a movement that campaigned for reform of the Ottoman Empire.Rate it:

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your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hearWhen you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"Rate it:

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youth is wasted on the youngThe young fail to appreciate what they experience.Rate it:

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zuviel des Gutentoo much of a good thingRate it:

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дело в том, чтоthe thing is; the problem is; the point isRate it:

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בן פורת יוסףnickname of praise for a young maleRate it:

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上有老下有小to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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傻傻分不清楚cannot tell apart; cannot tell one thing from another; too silly to distinguishRate it:

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花有重開日，人無再少年A flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again.Rate it:

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