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vibe outTo lose oneself in music.Rate it:

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victoriam praecipere (animo) (Liv. 10. 26)to consider oneself already victor.Rate it:

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victum aliqua re quaerereto earn a livelihood by something.Rate it:

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vira essa boca pra láSaid as a response after the interlocutor said that something deeply undesirable or harmful could happen.Rate it:

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vitam alicuius depingereto make a sketch of a man's life.Rate it:

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vitam profundere pro patriato sacrifice oneself for one's country.Rate it:

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voler de ses propres ailesTo act (or, shift) for oneself.Rate it:

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vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipereto make a vow.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show a lack of support for something by departing or otherwise absenting oneself.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.Rate it:

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vous faites d'une mouche un éléphantYou make a mountain out of a molehill.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 vous y casserez le nez1. You will fall on your face. 2. You will knock up against something. 3. You will fail in that.Rate it:

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wade inTo interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.Rate it:

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wait onTo wait for a person to do something.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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wake up and smell the coffeeTo face reality and stop deluding oneself.Rate it:

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walk and chew gum at the same timeTo do something very easy.Rate it:

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walk awayTo defeat someone or achieve something.Rate it:

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walk in onTo enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.Rate it:

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walk in the parkSomething easy or pleasant, especially by comparison to something.Rate it:

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walk off withTo make the strongest favorable impression in a theatrical or similar performance, in comparison to other performers.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 throughTo explain someone something, step by step.Rate it:

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walk throughTo perform something with ease.Rate it:

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wallow in self pityPity for oneself. Especially exaggerated or self-indulgent pity where you believe that you are the victim who has done no wrong and is deserving of condolence from everyone.Rate it:

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want inTo want to be a part of something.Rate it:

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want outTo want to leave something.Rate it:

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wanton kittens make sober catsPeople who are unruly and reckless in youth may nevertheless turn out to be responsible adults.Rate it:

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warm upTo make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show.Rate it:

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wash downTo help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill.Rate it:

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wash downTo wash something completely from top to bottom.Rate it:

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wash one's hands ofTo absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.Rate it:

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wash outTo remove something by washing.Rate it:

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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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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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watch like a hawkto observe (someone or something) closely and keenlyRate 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 downTo simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.Rate it:

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water downTo make weaker.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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wear a trailMake a lasting impressionRate 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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weird outTo, by weirdness, make someone feel uneasy or uncomfortable; to make one feel weird.Rate 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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