Showing 35 of 1,235 (page 25).
wear your heart on your sleeve
To openly show your emotions
“She WEARS HER HEART ON HER SLEEVE”
weigh your options
To consider different choices carefully
“Take time to WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS”
well kept secret
Something not widely known
“This restaurant is A WELL KEPT SECRET”
when in Rome (do as the Romans do)
When you are in a different place or situation, you should follow the customs or behavior of those around you
“WHEN IN ROME, do as the Romans do.”
when pigs fly
Never
“I'll do that WHEN PIGS FLY”
whistle blower
Someone who reports wrongdoing
“The WHISTLE BLOWER exposed the corruption”
white as a sheet
Very pale, especially from shock or fear
“He went WHITE AS A SHEET when he saw the ghost”
white heat
A state of intense passion or activity
“She wrote the letter in A WHITE HEAT of indignation”
white hope
A person or thing that people hope will be very successful in the near future
“He's seen as THE GREAT WHITE HOPE of the team”
white horses
Waves that are white at the top
“The sea had WHITE HORSES on the waves”
white lie
A harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings
“I told A WHITE LIE to be polite”
white magic
Magic that is used only to do good things
“She practices WHITE MAGIC”
white noise
Noise containing many frequencies with equal intensities; used to mask other sounds
“I listen to WHITE NOISE to sleep”
white paper
A government report on a particular subject giving information and future planned laws
“The government issued A WHITE PAPER on immigration”
white-collar workers
People who work in offices doing work that needs mental effort
“Most WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS sit at desks”
white-knuckle ride
Something that is very exciting or scary
“That roller coaster was A REAL WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE”
whitelist
A list of people or things considered to be acceptable or trustworthy
“Add me to the WHITELIST”
whiter than white
Never doing anything wrong; completely honest and moral
“He presents himself as WHITER THAN WHITE”
win-win situation
A situation where everyone benefits; both sides gain something
“This is A WIN-WIN SITUATION”
wise crack
A sarcastic or clever remark
“He's always making WISE CRACKS”
word of mouth
Spoken communication; rumors
“We rely on WORD OF MOUTH for new customers”
worth a shot
Worth trying
“It's WORTH A SHOT, isn't it?”
worth its weight in gold
To be very useful or helpful
“This assistant is WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD”
wouldn't be caught dead
Would never like to do something; would never want to be seen doing something
“I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD wearing that”
wrap your head around
To understand something complex
“I can't WRAP MY HEAD AROUND this policy.”
you can say that again
Used to express strong agreement with someone
“YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.”
you can't judge a book by its cover
You should not judge people or things based on their appearance
“YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”
you name it
Everything you can think of; whatever you want
“We have everything - YOU NAME IT.”
you're welcome
A polite response to thank you
“YOU'RE WELCOME”
young at heart
Having a youthful outlook regardless of age
“She's YOUNG AT HEART”
your guess is as good as mine
To have no idea; used when you don't know the answer to a question
“Where are they? YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE”
zero in on
To focus closely on something
“Let's ZERO IN ON the problem”
zero tolerance
No acceptance of something
“We have ZERO TOLERANCE for harassment”
zip your lip
To be quiet
“ZIP YOUR LIP”
zone out
To stop paying attention
“I ZONED OUT during the presentation.”