W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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[weed out] {v.}
1. To remove what is unwanted, harmful, or not good enough from.
Mother weeded out the library because there were too many books.
Many colleges and universities weed out their freshman classes to make room for better students.
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[wee folk] or [little folk] or [little people] {n. phr.}
Fairy people; brownies; elves; fairies; or goblins.
Mother read me a story about the wee folk who lived in the forest and came out at night.
* /There are many stories about little people […]
[week of Sundays] {n. phr.}
A long time; seven weeks.
I haven't seen them in a week of Sundays.
[weigh anchor] {v. phr.}
To set sail; get going.
After a week in Hawaii, we weighed anchor and sailed south toward Tahiti.
[weigh down] also [weight down]
1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload.
The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow.
- Often used with "with" or "by".
* /There are so many children in the back seat that they are […]
[weigh in] {v.}
1a. To take the weight of; weigh.
The man at the airport counter weighed in our bags and took our plane tickets.
A doctor weighed in the wrestlers.
1b. To have yourself or something that you own weighed. — Often used with […]
[weigh on] or [weigh upon] {v.}
1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on.
The pack weighed heavily on the soldier's back.
2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset.
Sadness weighed on Mary's heart when her kitten died.
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