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what's newThe latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.Rate it:

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what's newAn informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their lives. A typical response might be, "Not much, you?". At times the greeting may not be literal and might just be used as a synonym for hello or what's up.Rate it:

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what's the big ideaUsed to express surprise or dissatisfaction with an action or statement of another, especially the person spoken to.Rate it:

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what, me worryAs an interrogatory, indicative of a nonchalant attitude towards potential criticism, not caring about what other people think, confident and self-possessed.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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where do you liveUsed to ask where the person lives.Rate it:

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where does it hurtAsked to find out where a wounded or ill person is feeling pain.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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whipper snappera young person who is being unruly or who causes trouble. Usually said by an older person when they are frustrated with an unruly child or younger person; typically preceded by the word "young" or "little"Rate it:

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whisk awayTo take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey.Rate it:

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whisk offTo take (a person) on a surprise romantic journey.Rate it:

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white manWhite people collectively; White culture.Rate it:

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white sheepa conformist; an unusual or conventional personRate it:

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white sheepa disliked person; one who is disfavoredRate 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 knowsA rhetorical question asked to show that the person asking it neither knows the answer nor knows who might.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother%3fA rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.Rate it:

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who's 'she', the cat's mother?A rebuke especially directed towards children for having referred to their mother, or any other woman in the third person, instead of using a properly respectful title or their name when appropriate.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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who's whoA person appearing in a Who's Who publication.Rate it:

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who's whoA celebrity or famous person, someone likely to be in such a publication.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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why i never!An expression of astonishment at something the speaker or any normal person would never do, say, etcRate it:

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wide berthA considerable or comfortable distance from a person or object, especially for safety or deliberate avoidance.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 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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wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:

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wine tosserA person who talks a great deal about wine but actually knows very little.Rate it:

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withused as a connective, to indicate that your with another person, or can be used to connect two wordsRate it:

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Wolf in Sheep's ClothingA person who is dangerous but pretends to be harmless, an enemy who is disguising as a friendRate 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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wooden spoonistThe person or team who comes last in a contest.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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words fail someoneOf a person: to be incapable of describing something with words, especially due to fear, shock, or surprise.Rate it:

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work offTo end by doing labor for the person owed money.Rate it:

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would not throw someone out of bedan understatement meaning one finds a person sexually attractiveRate it:

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wouldn't say boo to a gooseDescribing a quiet, exceptionally shy person.Rate it:

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wrong crowdA group of people thought to have a negative influence on a person's behaviour.Rate it:

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wrong numberAn incorrect notion or understanding concerning a person or situation.Rate it:

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yellow dogAn item or person of low value.Rate it:

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yes-manA person of unquestioning obedience.Rate it:

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YKINMKInitialism of your kink is not my kink : an acknowledgement that people have different sexual preferencesRate it:

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you and whose armyUsed in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what she or he says alone.Rate it:

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you can't judge a book by its coverIt is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.Rate it:

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