W
Idioms beginning with "W"
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Contents of W:
[wash one's hands of] {v. phr.}
To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for.
We washed our hands of politics long ago.
The school washed its hands of the students' behavior during spring recess.
[washout] {n.}
A dismal failure.
As far as investments were concerned, Dick and his precious advice turned out to he a total washout.
[waste away] {v.}
To become more thin and weak every day.
Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis.
After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief.
[waste one's breath] {v. phr.}
To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking.
The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her.
I know what I want. You're wasting your breath.
[watched pot never boils]
If you watch or wait for something to get done or to happen, it seems to take forever. — A proverb.
* /Jane was nine months pregnant and Tom hovered over her anxiously. She said, "You might as well go away and play some golf. […]