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English phrases understood by subjective, as opposed to literal meanings.
- Category:English rhetorical questions: English questions posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.
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Pages in category "English idioms"
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- wag a finger
- wag the dog
- wait around
- wait for Godot
- wait for it
- wait for the ball to drop
- wait for the other shoe to drop
- waiting game
- wait in the wings
- wait on hand, foot and finger
- wait on someone hand, foot and finger
- wait on someone hand and foot
- wait out
- wait upon hand and foot
- wake up and smell the coffee
- wake up on the wrong side of bed
- walk the streets
- walk all over
- walk a mile in someone's shoes
- walk and chew gum at the same time
- walk away
- walk away from
- walk free
- walk in on
- walk in the park
- walk in the snow
- walk off with
- walk of life
- walk on broken glass
- walk on eggshells
- walk on sunshine
- walk on the wild side
- walk on water
- walk over
- walk the beat
- walk the dog
- walk the floor
- walk the line
- walk the plank
- walk the talk
- walk through
- wall of silence
- wanker's cramp
- want for nothing
- want to know
- war bride
- warm-blooded
- warm body
- warmest regards
- warm regards
- warm the cockles of someone's heart
- war of nerves
- war of words
- warts and all
- wash a blackamoor white
- washed out
- wash one's dirty laundry in public
- wash one's dirty linen in public
- wash oneself of
- wash out
- waste away
- waste breath
- waste not, want not
- watch it
- watch one's language
- watch one's mouth
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
- watch the world burn
- watch the world go by
- watch this space
- water down
- watering hole
- water over the dam
- water to one's mill
- water under the bridge
- watery grave
- wave the white flag
- wave aside
- wave away
- wave goodbye
- wave of the hand
- wax the dolphin
- way back when
- way out of a paper bag
- weak tea
- weaker vessel
- weak sister
- wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- wear out one's welcome
- wear rose-colored glasses
- wear sackcloth and ashes
- wear the trousers
- wear thin
- wear too many hats
- wear yellow stockings
- weasel out
- weather the storm
- wedding-cake
- weed out
- weekend warrior
- week in, week out
- weep Irish
- we haven't got all day
- weigh against
- weigh down
- weigh in
- weight of the world
- welcome to my world
- welfare Cadillac
- well, I never
- well and good
- well and truly
- well done
- well-oiled
- well-seen
- were you born in a tent
- wet behind the ears
- wet blanket
- wet boy
- wet dream
- wet firecracker
- wet one's beak
- wet one's pants
- wet one's whistle
- wet the bed
- wet the shamrock
- whack-a-mole
- what's it to you
- what, me worry
- what are the odds
- what can I say
- what did your last slave die of
- what do you say
- whatever creams your twinkie
- whatever floats your boat
- whatever helps you sleep at night
- whatever it takes
- what for
- what in tarnation
- what in time
- what is more
- what it takes
- what not
- what of it
- whatsamatta
- what's cooking
- what's eating
- what's eating you
- what's going on
- what's in it for me
- what's new
- what someone said
- what's the beef
- what's the difference
- what's the good of
- what's the matter
- what's the story
- what's the story, bud
- what's up
- what's what
- what's your poison
- what the Devil
- what the doctor ordered
- what was someone smoking
- what was someone thinking
- what with
- what you see is what you get
- wheel away
- wheel out
- wheels are turning
- wheel within a wheel
- when all is said and done
- when Hell freezes over
- when in Rome
- when in Rome, do as the Romans do
- when it comes to
- when it's at home
- when pigs fly
- when push comes to shove
- when the chips are down
- when they go low, we go high
- when two Sundays come together
- when two Sundays meet
- where got
- where's the beef
- where's the lie
- which foot the shoe is on
- which way the wind is blowing
- while we're young
- whip hand
- whip into shape
- whips and jingles
- whip the cat
- whip through
- whip up a storm
- whisk away
- whiskey dick
- whisk off