W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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Contents of W:
[wrapped up in] {adj. phr.}
Thinking only of; interested only in.
John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work.
Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn't hear her mother calling her.
* /Jean is so wrapped up in […]
[wrap up] or [bundle up] {v. phr.}
1. To put on warm clothes; dress warmly.
Mother told Mary to wrap up before going out into the cold.
2. {informal}
To finish (a job).
Let's wrap up the job and go home.
3. {informal}
To win a game.
* […]
[wreak havoc with] {v. phr.}
To cause damage; ruin something.
His rebellious attitude is bound to wreak havoc at the company.
[wringing wet] {adj.}
Wet through and through; soaked; dripping.
He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella.
He was wringing wet after working in the fields in the hot sun.
[write home about] {v. phr.}
To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about. — Often used after "to".
Mary's trip to the World's Fair was something to write home about.
* /Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing […]
[write off] {v. phr.}
1. To remove (an amount) from a business record; cancel (a debt); accept as a loss.
If a customer dies when he owes the store money, the store must often write it off.
Compare: [CHARGE OFF].
2. To accept (a loss or trouble) […]
[write-off] {n.}
A loss.
This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write-off.
[writer's cramp] {n.}
Pain in the fingers or hand caused by too much writing.
Holding your pencil too tightly for too long often gives you writer's cramp.
Often used humorously to stress the idea that you have been doing a lot of writing./
* /By […]
[writer's block] {n. phr.}
A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come.
One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is a writer's block that may last a shorter or a longer time.
* /They say […]