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Watch yo ur b ack
If so me o ne is afte r yo ur jo b , o r wants to harm yo u in any way, yo u ne e d to " watch yo ur b ack" to me tap ho rically se e what is g o ing
o n b e hind yo u
Watch yo ur six
(USA) This id io m me ans that yo u sho uld lo o k b e hind yo u fo r d ang e rs co ming that yo u can't se e .
Watching p aint d ry
If so me thing is like watching p aint d ry, it is re ally b o ring .
Wate r o ff a d uck's b ack
If criticism o r so me thing similar is like wate r o ff a d uck's b ack to so me b o d y, the y are n't affe cte d b y it in the slig hte st.
Wate r o ve r the d am
(USA) If so me thing has hap p e ne d and canno t b e chang e d , it is wate r o ve r the d am.
Wate r und e r the b rid g e
If so me thing b e lo ng s to the p ast and isn't imp o rtant o r tro ub ling any mo re , it is wate r und e r the b rid g e .
Wate r, wate r e ve rywhe re , no r any d ro p to d rink
This is fro m The Rime o f the Ancie nt Marine r, a p o e m b y Samue l Taylo r Co le rid g e , and is use d to sug g e st that d e sp ite b e ing
surro und e d b y so me thing , yo u canno t b e ne fit fro m it.
Wate ring ho le
(UK) A wate ring ho le is a p ub .
Wate ry g rave
If so me o ne has g o ne to a wate ry g rave , the y have d ro wne d .
Way to g o
This is use d to co ng ratulate so me o ne whe n the y achie ve so me thing . It can b e use d sarcastically whe n the n me ss up .
We ak at the kne e s
If p e o p le g o we ak at the kne e s, the y have a p o we rful e mo tio nal re actio n to so me thing and fe e l that the y mig ht fall o ve r.
We ar many hats
If so me o ne we ars many hats, the y have d iffe re nt ro le s o r tasks to p e rfo rm.
We ar sackclo th and ashe s
If so me o ne d isp lays the ir g rie f o r co ntritio n p ub licly, the y we ar sackclo th and ashe s.
We ar the tro use rs
The p e rso n who we ars the tro use rs is the d o minant o r co ntro lling p e rso n in a re latio nship , e sp e cially the wo man.
We ar yo ur he art o n yo ur sle e ve
So me o ne who we ars the ir he art o n the ir sle e ve sho ws the ir e mo tio ns and fe e ling s p ub licly.
We ase l wo rd s
If so me b o d y use s vaq ue and unsp e cific te rms to try to avo id b e ing cle ar ab o ut the ir p o sitio n o r o p inio n, the y are using we ase l
wo rd s.
We athe r a sto rm
If yo u we athe r a sto rm, yo u g e t thro ug h a crisis o r hard time s.
We d g e p o litics
(USA) In we d g e p o litics, o ne p arty use s an issue that the y ho p e will d ivid e me mb e rs o f a d iffe re nt p arty to cre ate co nflict and
we ake n it.
We e b uns
(Irish) If a task was we e b uns, it me ans it was ve ry e asy. It is similar to " p ie ce o f cake "
We e ho urs
We e ho urs are the first ho urs afte r mid nig ht.
We ig ht o ff yo ur sho uld e rs
If so me thing is a we ig ht o ff yo ur sho uld e rs, yo u have re lie ve d yo urse lf o f a b urd e n, no rmally a so me thing that has b e e n tro ub ling
yo u o r wo rrying yo u.
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