W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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Contents of W:
[wisecrack] {n.}
A joke or witty remark usually made at someone else's expense.
The comedians kept up a steady stream of wisecracks.
[wish on] {v.}
1. To use as a lucky charm while making a wish.
Mary wished on a star that she could go to the dance.
Bob wished on his lucky rabbit's foot that he could pass the test.
2. or [wish off on] {informal}
To get rid of (something […]
[wit]
See:
[AT ONE'S WITS' END],
[KEEP ONE'S HEAD] or [KEEP ONE'S WITS ABOUT ONE],
[SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS].
[witch-hunt] {n. phr.}
A hysterical movement during which people are persecuted for having views (political or religious) considered different or unpopular.
* /During the McCarthy era many innocent Americans were accused of being Communists, as […]
[with a grain of salt] or [with a pinch of salt]
See: [TAKE WITH A GRAIN OF SALT].
[with a silver spoon in one's mouth]
See: [BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH].
[with a whole skin] also [in a whole skin] {adv. phr.}
With no injury; unhurt; safely.
The boy was lucky to escape with a whole skin when the car went off the road.
Jack came through the game with a whole skin.
* /The horse threw him off, but […]