Idioms beginning with W
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Meaning: To understand the exact cause of a problem or difficulty.
Example: After months of reviewing the company's finances, Daniel finally discovered where the shoe pinches in their budgeting system. Read more ➺
Meaning: A position of control or dominance over someone.
Example: Because David owns most of the company’s shares, he has the whip hand in all major business decisions. Read more ➺
Meaning: Happening with great force, intensity, or strength, often more powerfully than expected. (figurative; most common)
Example: The cold weather returned with a vengeance, catching everyone unprepared. Read more ➺
Meaning: A decisive turning point that causes a major and lasting change in events, thinking, or direction.
Example: The signing of the peace agreement was a watershed moment that reshaped relations between the two countries. Read more ➺
Meaning: Very eagerly or enthusiastically; with clear excitement and willingness.
Example: She agreed to help organize the event with bells on, excited to be involved from the start. Read more ➺
Meaning: A casual phrase meaning a woman who seems suitable for marriage or a long-term committed relationship.
Example: She handled problems calmly and supported him through tough times, so he called her wife material. Read more ➺
Meaning: Something that looks attractive or promising but is impossible to reach or achieve.
Example: The dream of building a perfect society turned out to be a will-o'-the-wisp, always out of reach. Read more ➺
Meaning: Very different from each other in character, quality, or opinion.
Example: Though they grew up in the same town, their ideas about success are worlds apart. Read more ➺
Meaning: To solve a problem or difficulty.
Example: She finally managed to work out the answer to the puzzle. Read more ➺
Meaning: Exactly as written or spoken; each word is repeated without change.
Example: The lawyer quoted the contract word for word during the trial. Read more ➺
