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Wash Your Hands of SomethingStop being involved in something, to end involvement with someone or something, stop being responsible for something, disownRate it:

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wash your mouth outA phrase uttered after someone has said a swear word.Rate it:

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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate it:

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watch your mouthdon't swear; admonition mainly addressed to youth when they occasionally became profane, loud, boisterous, or engaged in vulgarities.Rate it:

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watch your mouthWatch what you say; usually said in response to someone cursing; "young man" or "young woman" is often added to the end of the phraseRate 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 bridgeSomething in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.Rate it:

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wax lyricalTo talk about something with much interest or excitement.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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wbyceiydboWe'll buy your car even if you don't buy ours.Rate it:

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wear something as a badge of honorDefiantly reinterpret something said to be negative about oneself as positive.Rate it:

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Wear Your Heart on Your SleeveReveal your emotions that are subject to comments, make your feelings obvious rather than hiding themRate it:

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well done my boyCompletion of something special, a challenging task.Rate it:

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well upTo gradually or steadily flow upwards or outwards so as to begin to fill or overflow something, literally or figuratively.Rate it:

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wenns hoch kommtat best; at most; maximally; typically expressing that something is insufficient or inadequateRate it:

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whack-a-moleThe practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.Rate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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what are you looking atExpresses discomfort because the interlocutor is looking at something; usually, this is said when the interlocutor has been staring at the speaker.Rate it:

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what color is the sun in your worldRhetorical question used to imply that the party addressed is out of touch with realityRate it:

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what did your last slave die ofUsed to indicate that someone is being bossy and/or demanding, usually to an unreasonable extent.Rate it:

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what do you sayUsed to ask someone if they are willing to do something.Rate it:

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what do you want, a cookieA phrase sometimes given as a retort to someone who has done something unsurprising or unimpressive and has seen fit to inform one of having done so.Rate it:

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what is your jobAlternative form of what's your jobRate it:

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what is your nameWhat is your name?Rate it:

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what is your phone numberAlternative form of what's your phone number?Rate it:

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what notSomething of the kind, whateverRate it:

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what say you?What is your opinion?; How do you vote? (yea or nay)Rate it:

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what was your first clueA riposte to someone who has just stated an obvious conclusion.Rate it:

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what's goodwhat is your problem. Example: And now back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. Miley, what's good?Rate it:

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what's it to youMind your own business; it's none of your business.Rate it:

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what's on your mindWhat are you thinking about?Rate it:

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what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the ganderIf something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another.Rate it:

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what's wrong with youInsulting sense, to imply if something serious is wrong out of spite or to outright say -- Are you stupid?Rate it:

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what's yer poisonEye dialect spelling of what's your poison.Rate it:

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what's your jobInquires about the subject's current occupation.Rate it:

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what's your nameAlternative form of what is your nameRate it:

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what's your phone numberAsks the interlocutor to give his or her phone number for subsequent communication.Rate it:

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what's your poisonUsed to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink.Rate it:

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whatever creams your twinkieDo what you will, whatever makes you happy.Rate it:

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whatever floats your boatWhat makes you happy; what stimulates you.Rate it:

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wheel aroundTo transport someone or something to various locations by pushing a wheeled transporter such as a wheelchair or a wheelbarrow or trolley.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate 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 your parentswhere are your parents?Rate it:

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where do I sign upExpresses interest in doing something.Rate 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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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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while away your dayOne whom is lackadaisical, regressive, cares less:Rate it:

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whip into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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whip offTo remove something with a swift movement.Rate it:

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