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what the hellWhy not? or Who cares?Rate it:

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what time have you gotused to ask someone for the time of day, especially for checking against one's own clockRate it:

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what was your first clueA riposte to someone who has just stated an obvious conclusion.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 your poisonUsed to ask someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink.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 hell freezes overNever; not in this lifetime; not a chance.Rate 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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whistle walkThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.Rate 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 lieAn lie that is said for not hurting others with a clean mindRate 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 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 shot johnA long and involved explanation; a thing of which an explanation would be long and involved.Rate 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 celebrity or famous person, someone likely to be in such a publication.Rate it:

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who's your daddyA humorous and/or sarcastic statement of superiority over someone else.Rate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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whole clothSomething made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.Rate it:

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whoop-assTo defeat or excel against (someone) in a competitive event.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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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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wild horsesA force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.Rate it:

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will onTo wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.Rate it:

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will you marry meUsed to propose marriage to someoneRate it:

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willy nillyWhether desired or not.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 overTo persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.Rate it:

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wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:

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winkle outTo acquire something or someone with difficulty.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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wishful thinkingThe illusion that what one would like is actually true.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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WLTMInitialism of would like to meet.Rate it:

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woman of few wordsA woman who either does not speak much or speaks only for a brief period of time.Rate it:

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work 'im over!To give someone heavy criticism, 'dress him down', 'read him out', let him know 'who's the boss'!Rate it:

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work onTo exercise influence on someone.Rate it:

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work overTo physically attack someone to cause them injury.Rate it:

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work togetherTo be coworkers with someone; to share a workspace with someone.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 touch with yoursTo not find (someone) sexually attractive; to not have sex with someone.Rate it:

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wring outTo force someone to give something, usually truth, or money.Rate it:

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WWJDInitialism of what would Jesus do ?Rate it:

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yell silentlyTo think very strong thoughts, that one wishes to yell out loud but does not.Rate it:

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yes to deathTo agree with someone, often sarcastically.Rate it:

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YGMInitialism of you've got mail : used to inform someone that an e-mail message has been sent to them.Rate it:

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YHBTInitialism of you have been trolled : a response to someone who is "feeding a troll".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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