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working girlA prostitute.Rate it:
working girlA young woman who works.Rate it:
worldA great amount.Rate it:
worldA planet,especially one which is inhabited or inhabitable.Rate it:
worldAn individual or group perspective or social setting.Rate it:
worldHuman collective existence; existence in general.Rate it:
worldThe earth.Rate it:
worldThe Universe.Rate it:
world-beaterSomeone or something superior to all others of its sort.Rate it:
worlds apartVastly different.Rate it:
worm foodOne or more corpses, especially in a state of decay; remains.Rate it:
worm has turnedpast tense of worm turnsRate it:
worm in the applesomething you thought was a good thing turns out to be a bad thing; usually at the worst possible time.Rate it:
worm turnsCircumstances change so that a previously disadvantaged party gains the advantage, or vice-versa.Rate it:
worm's-eye viewA view of an object from below, from the ground.Rate it:
worm's-eye viewa view of an object from below, from the groundRate it:
worn to a frazzleCompletely worn outRate it:
worry wartOne who worries excessively or unnecessarily.Rate it:
worse for wearDrunk.Rate it:
worse for wearIn poor physical condition due to long or heavy use.Rate it:
worship the ground someone walks onTo admire someone greatly.Rate it:
worship the porcelain godTo vomit into the toilet.Rate it:
worship the porcelain goddessto vomitRate it:
worst comes to worstIf a possible worst-case scenario actually occurs.Rate it:
worst comes to worstIf an already bad situation progresses into a catastrophic situation.Rate it:
worst of both worldsA solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.Rate it:
worth every pennyCompletely worthwhile.Rate it:
worth its weight in goldHighly valuable.Rate it:
worth one's saltCompetent or adept.Rate it:
worth one's whileGood and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.Rate it:
worth the riskThe benefit of the success is more valuable than the problems caused by the potential loss.Rate it:
worth waiting forwaiting pays offRate it:
Worth Your SaltGood and deserving at a job, worth the productivityRate it:
would it hurtUsed to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.Rate it:
would it kill someoneIndicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.Rate it:
would not throw someone out of bedan understatement meaning one finds a person sexually attractiveRate it:
would you mind putting on your seat beltPolitely asks someone in a vehicle to put on their seat belt.Rate it:
woulda, shoulda, couldaAlternative form of woulda, coulda, shouldaRate it:
wouldn't give two hoots n a holler / ... two hoots and a hollerdefinition: it isn't worth much, or I wouldn't put much stock in it - it is not believable, or wouldn't pay attention to it.Rate it:
wouldn't hurt a flyTo be of very gentle nature.Rate it:
wouldn't pay a quarter to see jesus ride a bicycle.Somone so tight with their money they wouldn't pay even a little bit to see something miraculous !Rate it:
wouldn't say boo to a gooseDescribing a quiet, exceptionally shy person.Rate it:
wouldn't shout if a shark bit himFrugal, miserly.Rate it:
wouldn't touch with yoursTo not find (someone) sexually attractive; to not have sex with someone.Rate it:
wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting piesLazy and will not keep a job anywhereRate it:
wouldn't you knowAlternative form of wouldn't you know it.Rate it:
wouldn't you know itExpresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.Rate it:
wouldn't you know it!We shouldn't be surprised:Rate it:
wrack and ruinComplete destruction.Rate it:
wrap around one's fingersTo make one susceptible to desire, in that their behavior or actions are influenced.Rate it:

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