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when it rains, it poursIf a person encounters bad luck, more bad luck will follow.Rate it:

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when the cat's awayPeople are likely to take advantage of the absence of authority or enforcement of compliance.Rate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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when, as, and ifUsed to indicate the timing and contingency of some obligation in contracts, especially financial.Rate it:

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where have you beenwhere have you been?Rate it:

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which way the wind is blowingThe prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.Rate it:

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whistle-stopA brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneeringRate it:

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white elephantSomething you have but uselessRate it:

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white manWhite people collectively; White culture.Rate it:

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whitewashIt's another way blacks people talk a bout white ladies.Rate 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 ate all the piesAn interjection used pejoratively against a fat personRate 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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who's whoA publication containing biographies of well-known or important people.Rate it:

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who's whoA list of notable, famous, or upper-class people.Rate it:

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who's whoThe identities of specific people, understood in terms of such distinguishing characteristics as their backgrounds, prominence, achievements, jobs, etc., as a basis for comparing them and especially as a basis for ranking them within a social group.Rate it:

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whole enchiladaAll of something or a group of related things taken in totality.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 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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widow-makerSomething which or someone who takes the lives of men; a hazard that affects mostly men or is specific for some trade, occupied mostly by men.Rate it:

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will doAffirmative yes in response to an especially personal or direct request for the performance of some action.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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win by a noseTo win narrowly; to have a narrow victory.Rate it:

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

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win the dayto be totally accepted by other people (such as an idea or a proposal)Rate it:

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window on the worldSomething which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.Rate it:

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wipe the slate cleanTo forget all past problems or mistakes and start something again.Rate it:

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wipe the slate clean!Remove all past offenses, charges, arrests, felonies, misdemeanors, fallacies, traffic/criminal offenses, bad habit records, divorces bankruptcies etc.Rate it:

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

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with a grain of saltWith a bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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with a willWith willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly; heartily.Rate it:

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with all due respectA phrase used before disagreeing with someone, usually considered polite.Rate it:

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with any luckit is hoped that; hopefullyRate it:

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without failCertainly; by all means; as a matter of importance.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 the hourA woman who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large number of people.Rate it:

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woman of the peopleA woman who shows understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinaries, and who has a rapport with and acceptance by them.Rate it:

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word has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...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 around the clockTo work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish 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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world-beaterSomeone or something superior to all others of its sort.Rate it:

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wouldn't want to walk from here to thereUsed to denote a massive difference/distance when comparing (usually 2) ideas, items, people, or anything else.Rate it:

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