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voir le loupto lose one's virginityRate it:

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voir tout en beauTo see everything through rose-coloured spectacles. Rate it:

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voluntatemor animum alicuius a se abalienare, aliquem a se abalienare or alienareto become estranged, alienated from some one.Rate it:

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voluptates haurireto take one's fill of enjoyment.Rate it:

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voluptatibus fruito take one's fill of enjoyment.Rate it:

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voluptatis or animi causa (B. G. 5. 12)for one's own diversion; to satisfy a whim.Rate it:

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vote outTo expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show a lack of support for something by departing or otherwise absenting oneself.Rate it:

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vote with one's feetTo show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.Rate it:

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voti damnari, compotem fierito have to pay a vow; to obtain one's wish.Rate it:

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vous ne me ferez pas prendre le changeYou will not impose upon me, put me on the wrong scent.Rate it:

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vous prenez tout en malYou put a wrong construction on everything.Rate it:

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vous vous êtes mis dans votre tortYou put yourself in the wrong.Rate it:

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vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum estevery one says.Rate it:

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vultum componere ad severitatemto put on a stern air.Rate it:

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vultum fingereto dissemble, disguise one's feelings.Rate it:

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vultum non mutareto keep one's countenance, remain impassive.Rate it:

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wade throughTo do a boring, repetitive research task.Rate it:

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wait for the other shoe to dropTo await a seemingly inevitable event, especially one which is not desirable.Rate it:

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wait outTo wait through (something); wait (through) till the end; patiently endure.Rate it:

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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walk like an EgyptianTo walk with one arm horizontally at the side, with arm bent at the elbow facing up, and the other arm horizontally at the side with arm bent at the elbow facing down.Rate it:

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walk offTo measure a distance by walking, as by counting paces or extending a measuring tape or rope.Rate it:

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walk the talkTo 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.Rate it:

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walk throughUsed other than as an idiom: walk through.Rate it:

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walk throughTo explain someone something, step by step.Rate it:

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walk throughTo rehearseRate it:

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walk throughTo perform something with ease.Rate it:

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waltz matildaTo travel with a swag; that is, with one's belongings wrapped in a cloth.Rate it:

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war of nervesWarfare or other physical conflict in which one or more combatting parties use especially demoralizing and frightening tactics to attempt to unnerve their opponents.Rate it:

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wash one's dirty linen in publicSynonym of air one's dirty laundry in publicRate it:

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wash one's handsto wash one's hands ofRate it:

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wash one's handsto go to the toiletRate it:

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wash one's hands ofTo absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for.Rate it:

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wash overTo pass unnoticed so that one is unaffected by it.Rate it:

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wash overSaid of the way an emotion affects one suddenly.Rate it:

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wash upTo wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.Rate it:

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waste not, want notIf one is not wasteful then one will not be needy.Rate it:

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watch itTo be careful or cautious; to pay attention to what one is doing (usually imperative).Rate it:

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watch one's headTo look out for things one's head might bump into.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthTo be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.Rate it:

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watch one's mouthIn the imperative form, used as a warning to avoid or stop using inappropriate language, especially profanity, or disrespectful utterances.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo move cautiously.Rate it:

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watch one's stepTo be cautious.Rate it:

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water to one's millWhatever energizes or stimulates one.Rate it:

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Water Under the BridgeUsed to signify a life situation that has already happened and cannot be changed; therefore, one should not worry about it. The analogy to water having passed under the bridge means that there is nothing you can do about it since it's already passed, so no reason to dwell on it. What's done is done.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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way out of a paper bagA minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.Rate it:

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wear downTo have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail.Rate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heartRate it:

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