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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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whip throughTo do something extremely quickly and perfunctorily.Rate it:

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whips and jinglesa state of torturous delirium, particularly delirium tremensRate it:

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whistle in the windTo attempt something that is futile; to say something that is not heeded.Rate it:

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whistle walkThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.Rate it:

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whistle-stop train tourAny travel that's quick and with only brief pauses.Rate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.Rate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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White HouseThe official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.Rate it:

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White HouseThe US presidency and its administration.Rate it:

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white lieAn lie that is said for not hurting others with a clean mindRate it:

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white manA Caucasian man; a European.Rate it:

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white manUsed other than as an idiom: see white, man.Rate it:

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white manWhite people collectively; White culture.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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white trashA poorly educated white person with low moral and social standards and low social status.Rate it:

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whitewashA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.Rate it:

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who are you and what have you done with someoneSaid to express surprise due to a perceived drastic change of behaviour of a person.Rate it:

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who died and left you in chargeSarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.Rate it:

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who died and made you bossSarcastic response to somebody assuming a position of authority that they have not earned.Rate it:

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who do you think you are, you've not been to cardiff?You dont know anything. You have no knowkedge of the world or any wisdom.Rate it:

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who shot johnA long and involved explanation; a thing of which an explanation would be long and involved.Rate it:

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who writes this stuffA rhetorical question commenting on the writing of a book, play, movie, etc.Rate it:

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who's whoThe identities of specific people, understood in terms of such distinguishing characteristics as their backgrounds, prominence, achievements, jobs, etc., as a basis for comparing them and especially as a basis for ranking them within a social group.Rate it:

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who's your daddyA humorous and/or sarcastic statement of superiority over someone else.Rate it:

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whole 'nother ball of waxAn entirely different matter altogether; a separate issue or sub-issue from the topic being discussed, usu. one that would take too long to explain properly; a matter to be dealt with at a later time.Rate it:

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whole ball of waxThe entire or overall plan, concept or action.Rate it:

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whole ball of waxEverything of a similar or related nature; everything necessary for a particular purpose.Rate it:

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whole clothSomething made completely new, with no history, and not based on anything else.Rate it:

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whole clothA newly made textile which has not yet been cut.Rate it:

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Whole Kit and CaboodleNothing left, ruined, everything is lostRate it:

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whole shebangA building or house and everything in it.Rate it:

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whore aroundTo regularly copulate with people that one is not in a relationship with.Rate it:

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Whos Youre Old Man?Common Question Addressed to Children Instead of; "Whom is Your Father, Daddy, or DAD"Rate it:

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why not ZoidbergCall of attention to something that is ridiculous.Rate it:

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whymsileratinga combination of two words; whymsical and acceleratingRate it:

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whys and whereforesThe reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations.Rate it:

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wide awakeAwake and very alert.Rate it:

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wide berthAdequate distance from sea vessels or other objects to ensure safety and maneuverability.Rate it:

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widow's walkA roof-top walkway or balcony associated with the homes of early sea captains from which the wife could see far out to sea and hope to catch a glimpse of her returning husband's ship...or not. Sailing in wooden ships and/or whaling was a hazardous business.Rate it:

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wild cherryThe uncultivated cherry tree, Prunus avium, native to Europe and western Asia.Rate it:

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wild horsesA force not subject to human control and normally stronger than a man.Rate it:

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wild-goose chaseA futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.Rate it:

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willow in the windOne whose views are easily and regularly changed by the persuasion or influence of others.Rate it:

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willy nillyWhether desired or not.Rate it:

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win outTo be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.Rate it:

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wind it upClose the discussion, adjourn the meeting, cease the efforts and labor.Rate it:

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window dressingThe goods and trimmings used in such display.Rate it:

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wine tosserA person who buys wine, but does not drink it.Rate it:

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