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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 elephantSomething you have but uselessRate 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 writes this stuffA rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a book, play, movie, etc.Rate it:

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whoops there it isIt is what you have or what the situation isRate it:

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why don't you pick on someone your own sizeSaid to make someone cease harassing or bullying someone else.Rate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wie alt bist duhow old are youRate it:

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wie geht esliterally "how goes it?", how are you, often abbreviated to wie geht's?Rate it:

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wie geht es dirhow are you, often abbreviated to wie geht's?Rate it:

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wie geht es euchhow are youRate it:

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wie geht es Ihnenhow are youRate it:

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wie geht'show are youRate it:

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wie gehtshow are you, what's upRate it:

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wife upto marry a woman; to make a woman one’s wifeRate it:

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wiggle roomThe opportunity to make alternative decisions or to pursue other courses of action, especially any involving only minor changes to one's present situation or course.Rate it:

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will you marry meUsed to propose marriage to someoneRate 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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win overTo persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.Rate it:

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win some, lose someAlternative form of you win some, you lose someRate it:

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wing itTo improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation.Rate it:

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winning is a great deodorantWinning in sport or politics can erase the "stink" (animosity, bad feelings) generated during the competition.Rate it:

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wipe the slate cleanTo forget about previous differences and disagreements, and make a fresh start.Rate it:

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wiped out!The expression can be visualized as one would erase the blackboard, eliminate the moisture on the window glass.Rate it:

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withused as a connective, to indicate that your with another person, or can be used to connect two wordsRate it:

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with depression as my mentor and with sadness leading cheersThe depression genie is working overtime to make me feel down and out, and to make matters worse, it is being encouraged by profound sadness cheering it on.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wo ist hier ein Hotelwhere can I find a hotelRate it:

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wo wohnen Siewhere do you liveRate it:

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wo wohnst duwhere do you liveRate 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 atTo make a physical or mental effort to progress some specified task.Rate it:

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work outTo make sense of.Rate it:

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work your magicTo make a situation improve a lot or to make someone feel happy.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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would you mind putting on your seat beltPolitely asks someone in a vehicle to put on their seat belt.Rate it:

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wouldn't you knowAlternative form of wouldn't you know it.Rate it:

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wouldn't you know itExpresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.Rate it:

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wouldn't you know it!We shouldn't be surprised:Rate it:

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wrap around one's fingersTo make one susceptible to desire, in that their behavior or actions are influenced.Rate it:

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wrap it before you tap itwear a condom before sexual intercourse.Rate 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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write downTo make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.Rate it:

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WUU2What are you doing at the moment?Rate it:

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wyaInitialism of where you at.Rate it:

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