when the looting starts, the shooting starts
Lethal force is justified against rioters and looters.
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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 muck there's brass
There is money to be made even in unpleasant, dirty jobs.
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 there's smoke, there's fire
If there is a hint of something occurring, it is probably true, although such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt.
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.
white hog
The English shilling of 12 pence, as opposed to the Irish 'black hog' shilling of 13 pence
white horse
A recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.
white lightning
Illegally distilled whiskey.
white lobster
jettisoned cocaine retrieved by fishermen
white maggot
A field umpire.
white out
To hide an error or other material on a surface by covering it with correcting fluid.
white party
The use of cocaine with other people
White People's time
A system of time ascribed to white people, to account for their supposed tendency to put a high value on being on time and rigorous about scheduling, usually when contrasted with Colored People's Time or a similar term.
white smoke
The drug methamphetamine.
white up
To become or make (something) white.
white-coater
A sexually explicit film that is ostensibly educational.
white-shirt
A higher-ranking prison officer.
white-shoe
A stereotypical male Ivy League college student.
whiteout
A sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.