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wagon on the wagon
wait can’t wait (for something to happen)
wait can’t wait (to do something)
wait lie in wait for someone or something
wait not able to wait
wait wait-and-see attitude
wait wait on someone hand and foot
wait wait up (for someone or something)
waiting on a waiting list
waiting waiting in the wings
waiting the moment everyone has been waiting for
wake in the wake of something
wake wake the dead
walk cock of the walk
walk Take a long walk off a short pier.
walk Take a walk!
walk walk all over someone
walk walk a tightrope
walk walk away with something
walk walk off with something
walk walk on air
walk walk on eggs
walk walk out (on someone or something)
walk walk the floor
walk walk the plank
walking get one’s walking papers
walking give one one’s walking papers
walking within walking distance
walks all walks of life
wall bang one’s head against a brick wall
wall beat one’s head against the wall
wall drive someone to the wall
wall drive someone up the wall
wall force someone to the wall
wall go to the wall
wall have one’s back to the wall
wall off-the-wall
wall press someone to the wall
wall push someone to the wall
wall read the handwriting on the wall
wall run into a stone wall
wall see the (hand)writing on the wall
wall wall-to-wall with something
wallop pack a wallop
walls climb the wall(s)
Wal ls Walls have ears.
wane wax and wane
want not want to catch someone doing something
want want for nothing
want What do you want me to say?
wanted know when one is not wanted
war all-out war
war an act of war
warm (as) warm as toast
warm warm as toast
warm warm the bench
warm warm the cockles of someone’s heart
warm warm up to someone
warmed look like death warmed over
warpath on the warpath
warrant sign one’s own death warrant
warts warts and all
was (had) known it was coming
was knew it was coming
was known it was coming
was (Now), where was I?
was time was (when)
was Where was I?
wash come out in the wash
wash wash a few things out
wash wash-and-wear
wash wash one’s dirty linen in public
wash wash one’s hands of someone or something
washed washed-out
washed washed-up
wasn’t Rome wasn’t built in a day.
waste go to waste
waste Haste makes waste.
waste lay something to waste
waste lay waste to something
waste waste one’s breath
waste waste someone
watch keep (close) watch (on someone or something)
watch keep (close) watch (over someone or something)
watch watch one’s step
watch watch out
watch watch over someone or something
watch watch someone or something like a hawk
watching (as) exciting as watching (the) paint dry
watching bear watching
watching exciting as watching (the) paint dry
water as a duck takes to water
water Blood is thicker than water.
water Blood runs thicker than water.
water bread and water
water come hell or high water
water dash cold water on something
water get in(to) hot water
water get one’s head above water
water in deep water
water in hot water
water keep one’s head above water
water like a fish out of water
water like water off a duck’s back
water make someone’s mouth water
water muddy the water
water not hold water
water of the first water
water pour cold water on something
water through hell and high water
water throw cold water on something
water water something down
water water under the bridge
waterfront cover the waterfront
Waterloo meet one’s Waterloo
waters fish in troubled waters
waters pour oil on troubled water(s)
waterworks turn on the waterworks
waves make waves
wax wax and wane
wax the whole ball of wax
way all the way
way by the way
way by way of something

way come someone’s way
way do something the hard way
way downhill all the way
way every which way
way find  it’s way somewhere
way find one’s way (around)
way find one’s way somewhere
way find (something) out the hard way
way from way back
way get one’s (own) way (with someone or something)
way get out of someone’s way
way get out of the way
way get someone or something out of the way
way get something under way
way get under way
way go all the way (with someone)
way go a long way in doing something
way go a long way toward doing something
way go out of one’s way (to do something)
way have a way with someone or something
way have come a long way
way have the right-of-way
way in a bad way
way in a family way
way in the family way
way in the way of something
way in the worst way
way know one’s way about
way know one’s way around
way laugh all the way to the bank
way learn (something) the hard way
way look the other way
way make one’s way through something
way make way
way not know which way to turn
way one’s way of life
way one way or another
way on one’s way to doing something
way on someone’s way (somewhere)
way on the way (somewhere)
way on the way to doing something
way out of one’s way
way out-of-the-way
way pave the way (for someone or something)
way pay someone’s (own) way
way pick one’s way through something
way rub someone(‘s fur) the wrong way
way say something in a roundabout way
way see one’s way clear (to do something)
way see which way the wind is blowing
way shove one’s way somewhere
way stand in someone’s way
way take something the wrong way
way That’s the way the ball bounces.
way That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
way There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
way thread (one’s way) through something
way to someone’s way of thinking
way (way) over there
way Where there’s a will there’s a way.
way work (one’s way) into something
way work one’s way through college
way work one’s way up
way worm one’s way out of something
way yield the right-of-way
way the other way round
ways cut both ways
ways have it both ways
ways mend one’s ways
ways no two ways about it
ways parting of the ways
ways set in one’s ways
ways ways and means
wayside drop by the wayside
wayside fall by the wayside
We We aim to please.
weak (as) weak as a baby
weak (as) weak as a kitten
weak weak as a baby
weak weak as a kitten
weakness have a weakness for someone or something
wealth a wealth of something
wealthy Early to bed, early to rise(, makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and wise.)
wear If the shoe fits, wear it.
wear none the worse for wear
wear wash-and-wear
wear wear and tear (on something)
wear wear more than one hat
wear wear off
wear wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve
wear wear on someone
wear wear out one’s welcome
wear wear someone down
wear wear someone out
weasel weasel out (of something)
weather fair-weather friend
weather keep one’s weather eye open
weather lovely weather for ducks
weather under the weather
weather weather permitting
weave weave in and out (of something)
wedded wed(ded) to someone
wedded wedded to something
wedding a shotgun wedding
wedlock born out of wedlock
wee wee hours (of the night)
weed weed someone or something out
week by the week
week week in, week out
weeks weeks running
weepers Finders keepers(, losers weepers).
weigh weigh on someone’s mind
weigh weigh someone’s words
weigh weigh someone down
weight carry (a lot of) weight (with someone or
something)
weight carry one’s (own) weight
weight carry the weight of the world on one’s
shoulders
weight pull one’s (own) weight
weight put weight on
weight throw one’s weight around
weight worth its weight in gold