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

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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who are you and what have you done with someoneSaid to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.Rate 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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who would have thought itAn expression of surprise or incredulityRate it:

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who'd have thunk itWho would have thought that would happen?; Who would have guessed it?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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whoop it upTo have a great time; to party or revel excessively or noisily.Rate it:

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whoops there it isIt is what you have or what the situation isRate 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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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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wild horsesA force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.Rate it:

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willful ignoranceA bad faith decision to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt. It may also be shown as for a person to have no clue in a decision but still goes ahead in their decision.Rate it:

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willy nillyWhether desired or not.Rate it:

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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:

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wipe upTo dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.Rate it:

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wish upon a starHope that a wish will become fulfilled; usually upon seeing the first star of the evening.Rate it:

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without fearI just have to go forward in my life without fear.Rate it:

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woman of few wordsA woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.Rate it:

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work against the clockTo work very quickly because you know you only have a very limited period of time to do something.Rate it:

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work smarter, not harderIt's better to be wise than vigorous.Rate it:

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would it kill someoneIndicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.Rate it:

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would not throw someone out of bedan understatement meaning one finds a person sexually attractiveRate it:

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wouldn't give two hoots n a holler / ... two hoots and a hollerdefinition: it isn't worth much, or I wouldn't put much stock in it - it is not believable, or wouldn't pay attention to it.Rate it:

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wouldn't touch with yoursTo not find (someone) sexually attractive; to not have sex with someone.Rate it:

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wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting piesLazy and will not keep a job anywhereRate it:

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wrong crowdA group of people thought to have a negative influence on a person's behaviour.Rate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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yellow-belliedcowardly; not courageousRate it:

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YHBTInitialism of you have been trolled : a response to someone who is "feeding a troll".Rate it:

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YHBWInitialism of you have been warned.Rate it:

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YHJBTSynonym of YHBT : you have just been trolled.Rate it:

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YKINMKInitialism of your kink is not my kink : an acknowledgement that people have different sexual preferencesRate it:

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you can put lipstick on a pig, but it is still a pigYou can try to change something or one's outward appearance, but it will not change the inward appearance. Even if you put lipstick on a pig, it will always roll in mud and grunt.Rate it:

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you can't always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate it:

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you can't get a quart into a pint potWhat is being discussed is not possible.They've asked me to get to New York by five o'clock, but you can't get a quart into a pint pot!Rate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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you can't make a silk purse of a sow's earIt is not possible to produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:

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you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

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you can't step in the same river twiceIt is not possible to repeat past experiences, as time changes all things.Rate it:

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you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:

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you could have fooled meWhat you now tell me is true I thought was false, or I nonetheless think is false; I don't believe you.Rate it:

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you don't know beans aboutYou Don't Have Any Idea About? Doing a task, performing a certain choreRate it:

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you don't know what you've got 'til it's goneA commonly used phrase to acknowledge the irony of taking something or someone for granted and only appreciating it/them once you don't have it/them any longer.Rate it:

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