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vice versawith the main items in the preceding statement the other way around.Rate it:

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voice in the wildernessA person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view.Rate it:

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voilà comme je suisYou must take me as I am; That’s my way.Rate it:

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votre rival vous coupera l'herbe sous le piedYour rival will cut you out, will take the wind out of your sails, will cut the ground from under your feet.Rate it:

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vouloir c'est pouvoirWhere there’s a will there’s a way.Rate it:

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vous dites des choses de l'autre mondeYou say most out-of-the-way things.Rate it:

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vous l'avez fait tant bien que malYou did it in a casual (off-hand) way.Rate it:

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

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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wall of silenceStrict secretiveness maintained by the members of a group with respect to information which might be contrary to their interests, especially information concerning questionable actions by members of the group.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 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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warm regardsUsed as a polite way to finish a letter.Rate 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 overSaid of the way an emotion affects one suddenly.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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water over the damAn event or set of events which has already happened and cannot be changed.Rate it:

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

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wax poeticTo speak or write verbosely and in an increasingly enthusiastic manner; any discourse which is of an eloquent or poetic nature; similar to ‘wax lyrical’Rate it:

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way back whenA time in the distant past.Rate it:

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way off baseinaccurateRate it:

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way outexcellent, amazingRate it:

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way outexitRate it:

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way out of a paper bagA minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.Rate it:

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way to bury the leadsaid in response to someone who said something but missed an obviously more important/significant or more relevant pointRate it:

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way to goAn expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.Rate it:

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way to go! congrats!Phrase used to congratulate someone informally.Rate it:

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we got the dough, yo.Another way to say "We got the money, yo"Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate 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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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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what are you smokingIndicates that interlocutor is acting in a crazy or unprecedented way.Rate it:

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what do i knowImplies that a statement is based on a guess or assumption rather than on knowledge or evidence.Rate it:

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what do you knowUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see what,‎ do,‎ you,‎ know.Rate it:

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what do you knowWhat a surprise; guess what?Rate it:

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what foot the shoe is onAlternative form of which foot the shoe is onRate it:

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what in blazesa way adding emphasis when asking a question; euphemism for asking a question what in the h***...?Rate it:

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what languages do you speakWhat are the languages which you can understand and which you can speak or write in?Rate it:

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what's it to youWhy are you asking? Why do you want to know?.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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when pigs flyA way of informing that it will never happen -- never in a million years.Rate it:

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when the chips are downA difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you.Rate it:

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when you're right, you're right, right-right.You know your right not wrongRate it:

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where are you fromIn which country or region were you born or raised?Rate 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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which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?An expression stated before having to share bad news (sometimes there is no good news)Rate it:

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which foot the shoe is onWhich point of view is considered or whose interests are used as a basis.Rate it:

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which is whichUsed to indicate multiple things are difficult to tell apartRate it:

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