Idioms Beginning With W
Waiting in the Wings
Meaning:
Ready to assume responsibilities but not yet active, ready to become a successor
Waka-Jumping
Meaning:
Change political parties (said of politicians themselves)
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Meaning:
Stop deluding yourself
Wake Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
Meaning:
Be grumpy or ill-humored. Generally used in past tense
Walk on Eggshells
Meaning:
To have to act very sensitively in order to avoid offending someone
Wandering Eye
Meaning:
A tendency to look at and desire women or men other than one’s committed romantic partner
Wash Your Hands of (Something)
Meaning:
Decline to take further responsibility; refuse to be involved with something anymore
Weekend Warrior
Meaning:
Someone who has an office job but enjoys contact sports on weekends; a member of a military reserve force (whose exercises are typically on weekends)
We’ll Cross That Bridge
Meaning:
When We Come to It We’ll deal with that problem if and when it comes up
What Goes Around Comes Around
Meaning:
The kind of treatment you give to others will eventually return to you; things go in cycles
When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
Meaning:
When you visit a new place, follow the customs of the people there
Where (When) the Rubber
Meaning:
Meets the Road In reality; where an idea meets a real-world test
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IDIOMS beginning with V