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vous faites la sourde oreilleNone so deaf as those who will not hear.Rate it:

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vous lui avez tenu têteYou did not give in to him.Rate it:

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vous n'y êtes pasYou do not understand it; “You are out of it.”Rate it:

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vous ne le prendrez pas sans vertYou will not catch him napping.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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vous ne me tirerez pas les vers du nezYou will not pump me (i.e. make me tell secrets).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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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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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.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 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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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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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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Watched Pot Never BoilsWhen you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,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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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.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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weapons freeAn order that weapons may be fired at targets that are not positively identified as friendly.Rate it:

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wear downTo have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail.Rate it:

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wear outOf a shirt, not tucked into the pants; worn in a casual manner.Rate it:

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weekend warriorA person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.Rate it:

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welfare CadillacThe case of a person or group receiving public benefits, although the benefits are not actually needed by the recipient or are obtained by fraud.Rate it:

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wet behind the earsInexperienced; not seasoned; new; just beginning.Rate it:

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Wet Behind the EarsYoung, not experienced, immatureRate it:

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what am i, chopped liver?A rhetorical question used to indicate that the speaker is feeling left out or slighted by attention (perhaps given to another person or persons or simply not the speaker)Rate it:

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what are you waiting forWhat is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?Rate it:

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what happens in X, stays in XSaid of a place, where what happens is agreed to remain strictly confidential, not to be discussed with anyone outside the group.Rate it:

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what me worryAs an interrogatory, indicative of a nonchalant attitude towards potential criticism, not caring about what other people think, confident and self-possessed.Rate it:

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what notSomething of the kind, whateverRate it:

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

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what's done is doneEvents that have already taken place cannot be changed and actions that have already been committed cannot be undone, so it is best not to dwell on them.Rate it:

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what's newAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.Rate it:

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what, me worryAs an interrogatory, indicative of a nonchalant attitude towards potential criticism, not caring about what other people think, confident and self-possessed.Rate it:

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

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.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 i'm at is not where i'm going to beYour current situation can always change as long as you work hardRate it:

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whistle in the windTo attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.Rate it:

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whistle walkThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.Rate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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white lieAn lie that is said for not hurting others with a clean mindRate it:

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who died and left you in chargeSarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.Rate it:

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who died and made you bossSarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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whole clothSomething made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.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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why not ZoidbergCall of attention to something that is ridiculous.Rate it:

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