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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.Rate it:

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what's real one time?Asking in a general way of speaking,"WTF?" at such a time when the truth is strayed from. Shout out to what's really the deally.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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Wheel and DealTo manipulate or operate for one’s own interest, to convince or negotiate aggressivelyRate it:

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when life gives you lemons, make lemonadeMake use of a new oppurtunityRate it:

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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door closes, another opensWhen one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another door opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another one opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one door shuts, another opensAlternative form of when one door closes, another opens.Rate it:

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when one's ship comes inWhen one makes a significant amount of money.Rate it:

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when the going gets weird, the weird turn proIn times of change or upheaval, anyone can make a legitimate business from their own personal vision, however different it may be.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.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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whenever one turns aroundAlternative form of every time one turns aroundRate 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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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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whichever way one slices itfrom any perspective; in every caseRate it:

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while away your dayOne whom is lackadaisical, regressive, cares less:Rate it:

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whip inTo make a quick pass into the goalmouth.Rate it:

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whip outto complete or make something in a quick fashion.Rate it:

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whistle-blowerOne who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.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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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.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 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 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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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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wide of the markInaccurate.Rate it:

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wide of the markMissing the target.Rate 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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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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willing horseOne who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation.Rate it:

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