Idioms beginning with W
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Meaning: to be annoyed by someone
Example: My sister really knows how to wind me up. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be kind and loving
Example: My grandmother is a very warm-hearted person, everybody loves her. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be overcome by a strong feeling, usually desire
Example: The man makes me weak in the knees when he kisses me. Read more ➺
Meaning: another way to ask someone, what are you doing?
Example: Seeing me going from room to room with no apparent method, my friend couldn't help but ask what I was up to. Read more ➺
Meaning: immature or poor skill
Example: From the way the soldier handled the gun, everyone could tell that he was wet behind the ears. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be careful about one's words or actions around another person
Example: Whenever Lisa is around the house, everyone has to walk on eggshells around her in order not to get her annoyed. Read more ➺
where there’s a will, there’s a way
Meaning: willpower will defeat any difficulty
Example: The man drove through eight countries in his car. It is true, where there is a will, there is a way. Read more ➺
when the going gets tough, the tough get going
Meaning: to become tougher than the situation in order to be able to overcome it
Example: The company secretary handled the objections very calmly and politely. I truly saw the personification of the fact that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Read more ➺
when in Rome, do as the Romans
Meaning: to copy popular culture in order to blend in
Example: My mother always told us that when in Rome, do as the Romans. That is how today we are able to get along with any kind of people. Read more ➺
Meaning: Divert attention from something important by focusing on something less significant but more sensational.
Example: The government created a scandal just to wag the dog before elections. Read more ➺
