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white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.Rate it:

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white rabbitWhite rabbit is the first thing one must say, usually 3 times, on the first day of each month.Rate it:

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white rideranother name for "Conquest/Pestilence", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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white sheepa disliked person; one who is disfavoredRate it:

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who pays the piper calls the tuneOne who pays for something controls it.Rate it:

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who's your daddyAn assertion that one is the master in a relationship.Rate it:

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whoa nellyInterjection. whoa, Nelly. an exclamation of surprise, especially one in response to an unexpected acceleration of speed.Rate it:

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whole 'nother ball of waxAn entirely different matter altogether; a separate issue or sub-issue from the topic being discussed, usu. one that would take too long to explain properly; a matter to be dealt with at a later time.Rate 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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whore outTo prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, show off; to hire out or provide to others like a whore; to pimp, swap one's sex partner.Rate it:

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who’s to sayNo one really knows; it’s anyone’s guessRate it:

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

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wife upto spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whippedRate it:

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wig outTo become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.Rate 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 o' the wispA delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.Rate it:

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willing horseOne who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.Rate it:

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willow in the windOne whose views are easily and regularly changed by the persuasion or influence of others.Rate it:

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win aroundTo persuade someone who disagrees to agree with one's own point of view.Rate it:

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win backTo get (someone) to be one's partner, after having been apart.Rate it:

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win one for the GipperTo do something in memory of another person.Rate it:

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win throughto attain one's goal in the end, despite obstacles along the wayRate it:

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win upTo get back on one's feet. [14th-19th c.]Rate it:

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wind at one's backForward momentum; a boost in one's prospects for success due to favorable events or circumstances.Rate it:

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wind up one's bottomsTo finish a job.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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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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winged wordA well-known and attributable quotation.Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.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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wise guyOne who is insolent or flippant; one who makes jokes or perpetrates pranks.Rate it:

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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.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 every fiber of one’s beingConclusively, very strongly or to the fullest extent possible; Also: with the entirety of one’s enthusiasm, conviction, or desireRate it:

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with friends like these who needs enemiesAn expression indicating that one's close associates prove more adversarial than one's opponents.Rate it:

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with one voiceIn unison.Rate it:

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with one voiceIn a mutually agreeing or like-minded manner; concordantly.Rate it:

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with one's bare handsbarehandedlyRate it:

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with one's dick in one's handIn a state of being unprepared, powerless, or idle.Rate it:

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with one's hand in the cookie jarWhile committing a theft, especially while embezzling money.Rate it:

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with one's head held highproudly, with prideRate it:

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with one's jaw in one's lapastonished, amazedRate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’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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wonder of wondersA happening, an event, a pleasing circumstance, results beyond one's wildest dream or expectation:Rate it:

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word for wordusing exactly the same words, verbatimRate 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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Word of MouthRumors through oral communication, gossips spreading through spoken communicationRate it:

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word of mouthVerbal means of passing of information.Rate it:

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word of mouthAdvertising from a satisfied customerRate it:

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