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Base language: EN
Letter: w
Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 421 (50 per page)Wouldn't you know
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wouldn't you know
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of wouldn't you know it.
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wouldn't you know
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of wouldn't you know it.
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Wouldn't you know it
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wouldn't you know it
1. (idiomatic) Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.
? Wouldn't you know it! I left my wallet at home.
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wouldn't you know it
1. (idiomatic) Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.
? Wouldn't you know it! I left my wallet at home.
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Wrap around one's little finger
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wrap around one's little finger
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.
? He has all of them wrapped around his little finger. They'd do anything for him.
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wrap around one's little finger
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.
? He has all of them wrapped around his little finger. They'd do anything for him.
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Wrap in the flag
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to wrap in the flag
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To claim as deserving support for patriotic reasons.
? Both parties wrap themselves in the flag every election.
? He manages to wrap every bit of pork for his district in the flag.
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to wrap in the flag
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To claim as deserving support for patriotic reasons.
? Both parties wrap themselves in the flag every election.
? He manages to wrap every bit of pork for his district in the flag.
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Wrap one's head around
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Wrap (one's) head around
1. (figuratively) To come to a good understanding of.
2. (more literally uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a
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"I can't wrap my head around this new law."
Wrap (one's) head around
1. (figuratively) To come to a good understanding of.
2. (more literally uncommon) To crash into (something, especially a pole) messily and fatally while travelling in a
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"I can't wrap my head around this new law."
A te prinde de / A intelege
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A iti da seama de ceva, a intelege, a pricepe un fapt, un lucru, principiu sau idee
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"Nu inteleg legea asta noua."
Wrap up
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wrap up
1. (transitive and intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
? He wrapped up the parcel with brown paper.
2. (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely.
? Let me wrap up this project before I begin a new one.
3. (transitive and intransitive, idioma
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wrap up
1. (transitive and intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.
? He wrapped up the parcel with brown paper.
2. (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To conclude or finish completely.
? Let me wrap up this project before I begin a new one.
3. (transitive and intransitive, idioma
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Wrap your brain around
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If you concentrate on something in an effort to understand, you wrap your brain around it.
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I need a translation of this report urgently, so wrap your brain around it fast!
If you concentrate on something in an effort to understand, you wrap your brain around it.
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I need a translation of this report urgently, so wrap your brain around it fast!
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Wrap your brain around something
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If you concentrate on something in an effort to understand, youwrap your braiin around it.
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I need a translation of this report urgently, so wrap your brain around it fast!
If you concentrate on something in an effort to understand, youwrap your braiin around it.
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I need a translation of this report urgently, so wrap your brain around it fast!
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Wrapped up in cotton wool
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Someone who is wrapped up in cotton wool is over-protected from dangers and risks.
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Their children are kept wrapped up in cotton wool.
Someone who is wrapped up in cotton wool is over-protected from dangers and risks.
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Their children are kept wrapped up in cotton wool.
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Wreak havoc
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to wreak havoc
1. (idiomatic) To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
? The storm wreaked havoc on his garden.
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to wreak havoc
1. (idiomatic) To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.
? The storm wreaked havoc on his garden.
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Wrestle with a pig
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to wrestle with a pig
1. (idiomatic) To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
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to wrestle with a pig
1. (idiomatic) To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
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Wriggle out of
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wriggle out of
1. Used other than as an idiom.
? The worm wriggled out of the man's pocket.
2. (transitive) To circumvent an obligation by sneaky means.
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wriggle out of
1. Used other than as an idiom.
? The worm wriggled out of the man's pocket.
2. (transitive) To circumvent an obligation by sneaky means.
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Writ large
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writ large (comparative writ larger, superlative writ largest)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see writ, large, larger, largest.
2. (figuratively) Magnified; on a large scale.
3. (figuratively) Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated.
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writ large (comparative writ larger, superlative writ largest)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see writ, large, larger, largest.
2. (figuratively) Magnified; on a large scale.
3. (figuratively) Readily discerned, unmistakably indicated.
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Write home about
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to write home about
1. (idiomatic) See nothing to write home about and something to write home about.
2. Of significance.
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to write home about
1. (idiomatic) See nothing to write home about and something to write home about.
2. Of significance.
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Write one's own ticket
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write one's own ticket
1. (idiomatic) To be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.
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write one's own ticket
1. (idiomatic) To be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.
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Writer's cramp
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writer's cramp (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.
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writer's cramp (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A debilitating pain preventing easy movement of the wrist, hand, or fingers, resulting from prolonged use of a pen or pencil.
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Writing on the wall
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This refers to a situation where there are signs showing that a problem is going to occur.
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We all knew Larry was going to lose his job, but he refused to see the writing on the wall.
This refers to a situation where there are signs showing that a problem is going to occur.
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We all knew Larry was going to lose his job, but he refused to see the writing on the wall.
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Written all over face
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When someone's feelings or thoughts are very clear, you can say that they are written all over their face.
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Her affection for her grandson was written all over the old lady's face.
When someone's feelings or thoughts are very clear, you can say that they are written all over their face.
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Her affection for her grandson was written all over the old lady's face.
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Written all over someone's face
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written all over someone's face
1. (idiomatic, of an emotion) Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.
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written all over someone's face
1. (idiomatic, of an emotion) Very obvious, from someone's facial expression.
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Wrong place at the wrong time
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wrong place at the wrong time
1. (idiomatic) Noun form of in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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wrong place at the wrong time
1. (idiomatic) Noun form of in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Wrong side of the tracks
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wrong side of the tracks
1. (idiomatic) The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy (from municipalities where the sections were divided by the railroad tracks). May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
? He grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself.
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wrong side of the tracks
1. (idiomatic) The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy (from municipalities where the sections were divided by the railroad tracks). May refer to area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.
? He grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but he made a success of himself.
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