wheels of steel
A disc jockey or record scratcher's turntables.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
wheeze
To convulse with laughter; to become breathless due to intense laughing.
when Adam was an oakum boy
An extremely long time ago; long before living memory.
when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
Synonym of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
when America sneezes, the world catches a cold
Events in the United States tend to have a major impact on other countries.
when God closes a door he opens a window
Although God allows challenges, adversities, and constraints to occur in one's life, He also provides other ways for one to survive and feel satisfied; (loosely, in either literal religious use or figurative nonreligious use) although one faces challenges, adversities, and constraints, there is always some other way to survive and feel satisfied; (moreover) something that seemed like a dispiriting
when in doubt, do nowt
When faced with a difficult decision, it is better not to take unnecessary risks.
when in Rome
One should adjust to local customs.
when one door closes, another door opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
when one door closes, another one opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
when one door closes, another opens
When one opportunity is lost, another opportunity soon becomes available.
when one door shuts, another door opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
when one door shuts, another one opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
when one door shuts, another opens
Alternative form of when one door closes, another opens.
when the cat's away
Ellipsis of when the cat's away, the mice will play.
when the cat's away, the mice will play
People misbehave or relax when the person in charge is absent.
when the looting starts, the shooting starts
Lethal force is justified against rioters and looters.
when you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras
Alternative form of when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.
when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras
Alternative form of when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.
when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras
When diagnosing a patient's symptoms, common ailments should be considered as more probable than rare ones.
when you mess with the bull, you get the horns
If you provoke someone dangerous, you can expect an aggressive reaction.
whenwe
A former British settler or expatriate who talks nostalgically about his or her former home in colonial Africa.
where there is a will
Ellipsis of where there is a will there is a way.
where there's no sense there's no feeling
A living thing of little or no intelligence does not feel pain or other negative sensations.
where you at
Where are you? Used as an inquiry of location, especially figuratively.
where you stand depends on where you sit
One's position in an organization dictates one's stance on an issue.
wherever you go, there you are
One cannot run from one's problems, or one's nature, indefinitely.
whevs
whatever (expression used to dismiss something).
whiddle
To inform on someone.
while away
To spend (time) idly but pleasantly.
while the grass grows, the steed starves
In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.
while there's life, there's hope
Synonym of hope springs eternal.
whingebag
A person who whinges; a peevish complainer.
whiny-ass titty baby
Someone who is childish and prone to taking offense.
whip
A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
whip appeal
An intense, irresistible attraction to someone to the point of excessive devotion or subservience to them.
whip down
To rain heavily.
whip in
To prevent hunting hounds from straying from the pack by whipping them.
whip it on
To play an active role in having sex with (someone).
whip off
To remove something (especially an item of clothing) with a swift movement.
whip out
To pull something out with a sudden jerk.
whip some skull on
To give oral sex to someone.
whip together
To produce quickly by combining things.
whip up
To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
whipjack
A beggar who pretends to be a sailor.
whipped
Ellipsis of pussywhipped.
whippet
A cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
whirling pits
An unpleasant sensation of spinning after consuming alcohol or other drugs.
whirlybird
A helicopter.
whisper porn
Audio content intended to elicit the autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR).
whistle past
To ignore or deny obvious facts; to continue despite problems.
whistle up
To gather (especially people or dogs) together, calling them by whistling.
whistle-drunk
Extremely drunk.
white as a ghost
Very white, especially of a person's face as a result of fear.
white as a sheet
Very white or pale, as if suffering from shock.
white as driven snow
extremely white; totally white (of a color).
white boy wasted
Extremely intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.
white chocolate
An attractive white person or people, especially male.
white cross
A tablet of the recreational drug benzedrine.
white fever
Sexual attraction towards health care professionals, particularly doctors and nurses.