W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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[wild goose chase] {n. phr.}
An absurd and completely futile errand.
I was on a wild goose chase when I was sent to find a man who never really existed.
[wild pitch] {n.}
A pitch in baseball that is so high, so low, or so far from the plate that the catcher cannot catch it and a base runner can move to the next base.
The runner went to second base on a wild pitch.
[wildcat strike] {n.}, {informal}
A strike not ordered by a labor union; a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers.
The garbage collectors have gone on a wildcat strike, but the union is going to stop it.
[will not hear of] {v. phr.}
Will not allow or consider, refuse attention to or permission for.
I want to go to the show tonight, but I know my mother will not hear of it.
* /Mary needs another day to finish her book report, but the teacher won't […]
[win hands down] {v. phr.}
To win conclusively and without external help.
The opposition was so weak that Dan won the election hands down.
[win in a walk] or [win in a breeze] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To win very easily; win without having to try hard.
Joe ran for class president and won in a walk.
Our team won the game in a breeze.
Compare: [HANDS DOWN].
[win one's spurs] {v. phr.}
1. In old times, to be named a knight with the right to wear little sharp spikes on your heels.
A young squire won his spurs in battle.
2. To win fame or honor.
* /The young lieutenant won his spurs by leading an […]