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wack out
To become deranged.
wade in
To interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.
wade through
To do a boring, repetitive research task.
wage war
A figurative allusion to pay discrepancies.
wail on
To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
wail on
To beat heavily on anything.
wait for the other shoe to drop
To await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.
wait for the other shoe to drop
To defer action or decision until another matter is finished or resolved.
wait up
To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.
wait up
Wait.
wake up and smell the coffee
To face reality and stop deluding oneself.
wake up on the wrong side of bed
To feel grumpy, irritable; to be easily annoyed.
walk a tightrope
To undertake a precarious course of action.
walk and chew gum at the same time
To do something very easy.
walk around
To walk with no real planned destination, but to just walk, to meander "around".
walk away from
To abandon or leave; to shun.
walk in on
To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.
walk in the park
A recreational walk in a park.
walk in the park
Something easy or pleasant, especially by comparison to something.
walk in the snow
An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to resign or retire.
walk into
To collide with.
walk into
To fall into .
walk into
meet with unwittingly
walk it off
To deal with an negative emotional event without complaint; to take it like a man.
walk it off
To walk or pace in order to relieve a pain or cramp.
walk on eggshells
To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.
walk on eggshells
To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
walk out
To stage a walkout or strike.
walk out
To leave suddenly, especially as a form of protest.
walk out on
To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
walk the line
To behave in an authorized or socially accepted manner, especially as prescribed by law or morality; to exercise self-control.
walk the line
To maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices, opinions, etc..
walk the line
To mark or secure a boundary by walking along it.
walk the line
To participate in the procession at a graduation ceremony; to graduate.
walk the plank
To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.
walk the talk
To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises. To walk one's talk is to be innocent of hypocrisy.
walk the walk
Act competently, like an expert.
walked out on
To abandoned; to desert
walked out on
To abandoned; to desert
walked out on
To abandoned; to desert
walking on air
very happy
wall in
To enclose by surrounding with walls.
wall off
To separate with a wall.
wall to wall carpets
floor coverings
wall up
To seal with a wall.
walls have ears
There is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.
waltz matilda
To travel with a swag; that is, with one's belongings wrapped in a cloth.
wank off
To masturbate.
wank off
To sexually stimulate another's penis.
war bride
A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.
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