W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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Contents of W:
[work out] {v. phr.}
1. To find an answer to.
John worked out his math problems all by himself.
Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out.
Compare: [FIGURE OUT].
2. To plan; develop.
* /Mary worked out a […]
[work over] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To beat someone up very roughly in order to intimidate him or extort payment, etc.
Matthew was worked over by the hoodlums in the park right after midnight.
[work through channels] {v. phr.}
To go through the proper procedures and officials.
At a state university everybody must work through channels to get things done.
[work up] {v.}
1. To stir up; arouse; excite.
I can't work up any interest in this book.
He worked up a sweat weeding the garden.
2. To develop; originate.
He worked up an interesting plot for a play.
[worked up] also [wrought up] {adj.}, {literary}
Feeling strongly; excited; angry; worried.
Mary was all worked up about the exam.
John got worked up when they blamed him for losing the game.
Compare: [ON EDGE].
[working girl] {n.}, {slang}
1. ( {vulgar}, {avoidable}) A prostitute.
I didn't know Roxanne was a working girl.
2. A girl, usually single, who supports herself by working in an honest job, such as in an office, etc.
* /The average working girl […]
[workout] {n.}
A physical exercise session.
My morning workout consists of sit-ups and push-ups.
[world]
See:
[COME UP IN THE WORLD] or [RISE IN THE WORLD],
[DEAD TO THE WORLD],
[FOR ALL THE WORLD],
[IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN] or [IN A WORLD BY ONESELF],
[IN THE WORLD],
[LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES],
[NOT FOR THE WORLD],
[ON […]
[world is one's oyster]
Everything is possible for you; the world belongs to you; you can get anything you want.
When John won the scholarship, he felt as though the world was his oyster.
The rich girl acts as though the world is her oyster.