Idioms and phrases starting from W with their meanings.
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Idioms and Phrases |
Meaning |
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Waste of skin |
Not worthy |
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Watch grass grow |
Very boring |
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Well-heeled |
Rich |
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Warts and all |
Liking someone with all their faults |
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What a small world |
Used when two people know someone by chance |
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Weight one’s word |
Be careful on what one says |
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Walking on broken glass |
Used when a person is punished for something |
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Wet behind the ears |
Very young or inexperienced |
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What's Eating You? |
To ask what is bothering you |
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Whale of a time |
Enjoying your self |
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Whatever |
Used to say that you don’t believe other person, disagree |
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Work your fingers to the bone |
Working extremely hard on something |
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Weal and woe |
Good time and bad time |
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War of words |
Bitter argument |
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Watching paint dry |
Very boring |
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Why and wherefore |
The basic reason |
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Water over the dam |
Something happened that cannot be changed |
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Willy Nilly |
Wish or not wish, like or not like |
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Well-oiled |
Drunk heavily |
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Wet blanket |
Used for someone who tries to spoil other people’s fun |
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