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vox gravis, acuta, parva, mediocrisa deep, high, thin, moderate voice.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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walk on waterTo be able to perform god-like or superhuman feats.Rate it:

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wash awayTo eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.Rate it:

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wash outTo wear away by the flow of water; to erode.Rate it:

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wash overOf open water. To surge over the banks, or other retaining structure.Rate it:

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wash upTo be carried on to land by water.Rate it:

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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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water canUsed other than as an idiom: see water, can.Rate it:

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water downTo dilute; to add water.Rate it:

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water downTo make weaker.Rate it:

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water downTo simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.Rate it:

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

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water is wetA statement of the obvious.Rate it:

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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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Water over the DamEvents that are unchangeable, past eventsRate it:

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water polosportRate it:

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water the love and dreams will grow.LoveRate it:

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water to my millWhat energizes you; what stimulates you.Rate it:

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water to one's millWhatever energizes or stimulates one.Rate it:

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water under the bridgeSomething in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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watered-downDiluted; containing extra water.Rate it:

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watered-downdiluted; containing extra waterRate it:

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watering holeA depression in which water collects and where animals come to drink.Rate it:

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watery graveDeath via drowning in a body of water.Rate it:

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well metGreeted by a person of high respect or social status.Rate it:

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wenn der Berg nicht zum Propheten kommt, muss der Prophet wohl zum Berge kommenIf the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountainRate it:

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what the hayEuphemistic form of what the hell.Rate it:

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what the heckwhat the hellRate it:

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what the hellAn intensive form of what. this sense?)Rate it:

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what the hellWhy not? or Who cares?Rate it:

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what the heywhat the hellRate it:

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when hell freezes overNever; not in this lifetime; not a chance.Rate it:

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when push comes to shoveWhen the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.Rate it:

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when two sundays come together"When two Sundays come together/ meet" is used to talk about a situation that never occurs as two Sundays can never meet.Rate it:

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White Lightnin,Illegally Brewed, High-Percentage/Grain Alcohol Spirits, Whiskey, Moonshine Liquor, Surrepticously Distributed by 'BootleggersRate it:

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whitewashA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.Rate it:

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wie bittesorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon?Rate it:

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wise upTo become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization.Rate it:

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

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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wring outTo squeeze a wet material, either by twisting with one's hands, or by passing it through a wringer, to remove the water.Rate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.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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your chariot awaitsA vehicle, asserted to be luxurious or of high quality, is waiting to transport the person to whom the phrase is said.Rate it:

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будь что будетwhatever will be, will be; whatever works; come what mayRate it:

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институт благородных девицcorresponding to the high society, elitist; developedRate it:

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какого чёртаwhy the hellRate it:

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