worse for wear
Damaged or deteriorated from use or experience
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worship the ground someone walks on
To admire and love someone very much
worship the porcelain god
to vomit, especially due to drinking excessively
worship the porcelain goddess
to vomit, especially due to drinking too much alcohol
worst comes to worst
if the most unfavorable situation occurs
worst of both worlds
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
worst-kept secret
A secret that is widely known or obvious
worth a Jew's eye
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Worth a Jew's-eye
According to fable, this expression arose from the custom of torturing Jews to extort money from them. The ex- pedient of King John is well known; he de- manded 10,000 marks of a rich Jew of Bristol; the Hebrew resisted, but the tyrant ordered that one of his teeth should be tugged out every day till the money was forthcoming.
worth every penny
Completely worth the cost or expense
worth one's salt
Deserving respect for competence or effectiveness
worth one's weight in gold
Extremely valuable or helpful
worth one's while
worth someone's time or effort
worth the whistle
Worth calling; worth inviting; worth notice. The dog is worth the pains of whistling for. Thus Heywood, in one of his dialogues consisting entirely of proverbs, says, "It is a poor dog that is not worth the whistling." Goneril says to Albany— I have been worth the whistle.
would give a Jew's eye
to give something very valuable
would like
to desire or wish something
would love to do something
to strongly desire or enjoy doing something
woulda, coulda, shoulda
Expresses regret for past actions or decisions not taken
wouldn't be seen dead
would never be associated with something
wouldn't shout if a shark bit him
Someone extremely quiet or uncommunicative
wouldn't work in an iron lung
Is lazy.
wouldn't you know
used to express surprise or irony
wouldn't you say
used to ask for agreement or confirmation
wozzles
A blowjob.
wrack and ruin
A state of complete destruction or devastation
wranglers
At CAMBRIDGE the first class (generally of twelve) at the annual examination for a degree. There are three classes of honours, wranglers, senior optimes, and junior optimes. Wranglers are said to be born with golden spoons in their mouths, the senior optimes with silver, and the junior with leaden ones. The last junior optime is called the wooden spoon.
wrap around one's little finger
to completely control or influence someone
wrap in cotton wool
To protect someone excessively from harm or difficulty
wrap in the flag
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
wrap rascal
A red cloak, called also a roquelaire.
wrap up
to finish or complete something
wrapt up in warm flannel
Drunk with spirituous liquors. He was wrapt up in the tail of his mother's smock; saying of any one remarkable for his success with the ladies. To be wrapt up in any one: to have a good opinion of him, or to be under his influence.
Wrenning Day
St. Stephen's Day (Dec. 26th) used to be so called, because it was a custom among villagers to stone a wren to death on that day in commemoration of the saint's martyrdom.
wrestle with a pig
To engage in a struggle or argument that is dirty or unproductive
Wright of Norwich
Do you know Dr. Wright of Norwich. A reproof given to a person who stops the decanter at dinner. Dr. Wright, of Norwich, was a great diner-out and excellent talker.
wrinkle
A wrinkle-bellied whore; one who has had a number of bastards: child-bearing leaves wrinkles in a woman's belly. To take the wrinkles out of any one's belly; to fill it out by a hearty meal. You have one wrinkle more in your a-se; i.e. you have one piece of knowledge more than you had, every fresh piece of knowledge being supposed by the vulgar naturalists to add a wrinkle to that part.
wrinkle
An idea, or a fancy; an additional piece of knowledge.
wristy
A handjob.
writ of besaile
An old legal term mean- ing:— A writ that lies for the heire, where his great grandfather was seized the day that he died, or died seised of Land in fee-simple, and a stranger enters the day of the death of the great grandfather, or abates after his death, the heire shall have writ against such a disseisor or abater. — Termes de la Ley (1641).
write
As "to WRITE one’s name on a joint," to leave the impression of one’s handiwork thereon, to have the first cut at anything; to leave visible traces of one’s presence anywhere.
write checks one can't cash
Make promises one cannot keep
write for the drawer
To create content without intending to publish or share it
write one's own ticket
Have the freedom to make one's own decisions and choices
write oneself into a corner
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
write something down
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
write the book
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
writer's cramp
A creative block or inability to write
writing on the wall
A clear sign or warning of an impending event or disaster
written all over someone's face
Clearly visible in someone's expression
written in blood
Established or guaranteed at great personal cost
written in the stars
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
wrong crowd
People with whom it is unwise to associate
wrong number
A person mistakenly contacted or met
wrong side of the tracks
From a poor or disadvantaged neighborhood
wrong with somebody
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
wrongamundo
Wrong.
wuff
A wolf.
Wuyck's Bible
The Polish Bible author- ized by the Roman Catholics and printed at Cracow in 1599. The translation was made by the Jesuit, Jacob Wuyck.
Wyclifs Bible
The name given to two translations of the Vulgate, one completed in 1380 and the other a few years later, in neither of which was Wyclif concerned as a translator. Nicholas of Hereford made the first version as far as Baruch iii, 20, who was responsible for the remainder is unknown. The second version has been ascribed to John Purvey, a follower of Wyclif.
wylo
Be off.—Anglo-Chinese.
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