W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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Contents of W:
[washed out] {adj.}
Listless in appearance; pale, wan.
Small wonder Harry looks so washed out; he has just recovered from major surgery.
[washed up] {adj.}
Ruined; finished; a failure.
Harry is looking awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.
[washout] {n.}
A dismal failure.
As far as investments were concerned, Dick and his precious advice turned out to he a total washout.
[waste away] {v.}
To become more thin and weak every day.
Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis.
After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief.
[waste one's breath] {v. phr.}
To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking.
The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her.
I know what I want. You're wasting your breath.
[watch it] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To be careful. — Usually used as a command.
You'd better watch it. If you get into trouble again, you'll be expelled.
Watch it — the bottom stair is loose!