walk the walk »
Act competently, like an expert.
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walls have ears »
There is a risk of being heard, so pay attention to what you say.
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warm the cockles of someone's heart »
To provide happiness, to bring a deeply-felt contentment.
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whack-a-mole »
The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.
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where's the beef »
Where is the content? So what?.
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window-shopping »
The browsing of shop windows without any intention of buying.
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work the room »
To interact with one's audience, taking queues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm.
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worth one's salt »
Competent or adept.
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worth the risk »
The benefit of the success is more valuable than the problems caused by the potential loss.
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you know what »
A phrase used to get someone's attention before announcing something.
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you snooze you lose »
If you are not alert and attentive, you will not be successful.
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zero in on »
To concentrate or focus one's attention on at task.
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zone out »
To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing.
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