W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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[wear and tear] {n. phr.}
Deterioration through use.
After 75,000 miles there is usually a lot of wear and tear on any car.
[wear blinders] or [blinkers] {v. phr.}
To refuse or be unable to consider alternative ways of thinking or acting.
Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders.
[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away] {v.}
1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather.
Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone.
The eraser has worn off my pencil.
* /The grass has […]
[wear on] {v.}
1. To anger or annoy; tire.
Having to stay indoors all day long is tiresome for the children and wears on their mother's nerves.
2. To drag on; pass gradually or slowly; continue in the same old way.
* /Johnny tried to wait up for […]
[wear one's heart on one's sleeve] also [pin one's heart on one's sleeve] {v. phr.}
To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings.
She wears her heart on her sleeve. It's easy to see if she is sad or happy.
* […]
[wear out] {v.}
1a. To use or wear until useless.
Bobby got a toy truck that would run on a battery, and he used it so much that he soon wore it out.
The stockings are so worn out that they can't be mended any more.
Compare: [GIVE OUT] (4), […]
[wear out one's welcome] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To visit somewhere too long or come back too often so that you are not welcome any more.
The Smith children have worn out their welcome at our house because they never want to go home.
* /This hot […]