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Wig out#2402

Become excited and lose control

“I suppose we should WIG OUT before they notice we're late.”

Wiggle out#2403

Avoid doing

“We need to WIGGLE OUT before someone notices.”

Wiggle out of#2404

Avoid doing something

“We need to WIGGLE OUT OF before someone notices.”

Wimp out#2405

Not be brave enough to do something

“We need to WIMP OUT before someone notices.”

Win back#2406

Win something again that you had lost

“We need to WIN BACK before someone notices.”

Win out#2407

Succeed after a difficult process

“It took a long time, but we WON OUT eventually.”

Win over#2408

Get someone's support

“I'll WIN OVER your story.”

Win round#2409

Persuade someone to support you

“I'll WIN ROUND your story.”

Win through#2410

Succeed after a struggle

“The negotiations have been difficult, but most people expect the government to WIN THROUGH in the end.”

Wind down#2411

Relax

“Just WIND DOWN and think clearly.”

Wind on#2412

Forward a film or tape to a certain point

“They're WINDING ON a summer launch date.”

Wind up#2413

Close a company because it's unprofitable

“The seafood didn't WIND UP me at all.”

Winkle out#2414

Find or get something that takes a great deal of effort

“We need to WINKLE OUT what happened.”

Winnow down#2415

Reduce the size of a group of people or things to have the best

“You need to WINNOW DOWN on sugar.”

Winnow out#2416

Remove the bad or less satisfactory people or things from a group to leave the best

“I suppose we should WINNOW OUT before they notice we're late.”

Wipe out#2417

Make someone very tired

“She's always WIPEG UP OUT stories.”

Wipe up#2418

Remove a liquid from a surface using a cloth

“I suppose we should WIPE UP before they notice we're late.”

Wire up#2419

Make electrical connections

“She's always WIREG UP UP stories.”

Wise up#2420

Stop being stupid

“We had to WISE UP the meeting.”

Word up#2421

Give someone information, advice

“The police were WORDING UP a tip from an informer.”

Word up!#2422

A phrase that was used a greeting

“We've WORDN UP. all the milk.”

Work off#2423

Exercise to remove stress or weight

“I suppose we should WORK OFF before they notice we're late.”

Work on#2424

To spend time repairing or improving something.

“We need to WORK ON before someone notices.”

Work out#2425

End nicely

“Things were going wrong for them but fortunately it all WORKED OUT in the end.”

Work over#2426

Assault, beat up

“We need to WORK OVER before someone notices.”

Work through#2427

Deal with, resolve a problem, often emotional

“It took him a long time to WORK THROUGH his anger after he lost his job.”

Wrap around#2428

Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm

“Why do you WRAPE ON AROUND complaining?”

Wrap round#2429

Cover with clothing, usually to keep warm

“Why do you WRAPE ON ROUND complaining?”

Wrap up#2430

Cover in paper

“They WRAPPED UP the presents then put a ribbon around them.”

Wriggle out of#2431

Avoid doing something in a way other people don't like

“We need to WRIGGLE OUT OF before someone notices.”

Write down#2432

To record in writing. To make notes

“Don't let it WRITE you DOWN.”

Write in#2433

Send a letter to a TV station, etc.

“I won't WRITE you.”

Write off#2434

Destroy a car in an accident

“They're WRITEG DOWN OFF the building.”

Write out#2435

Write something completely

“Please WRITE OUT the form.”

Write up#2436

Make complete written version

“Please WRITE UP the form.”

Yack on#2437

Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way

“He YACKED ON for an hour.”

Yammer on#2438

Talk continuously, especially if it is an annoying way

“She YAMMERD me ON going.”

Yield to#2439

Surrender

“Don't YIELD TO now.”

Zero in on#2440

Direct or focus attention on

“They're ZEROING IN ON a summer launch date.”

Zero out#2441

Cut off funding for a project

“You need to ZERO OUT on sugar.”

Zip around#2442

Move quickly

“I suppose we should ZIP AROUND before they notice we're late.”

Zip by#2443

Pass quickly

“We need to ZIP BY before someone notices.”

Zip it#2444

Keep quiet, say nothing

“Why do you ZIPE ON IT complaining?”

Zip up#2445

Keep quiet

“Why do you ZIPE ON UP complaining?”

Zone in#2446

Pay attention after not doing so

“We need to ZONE IN on the task.”

Zone in on#2447

Pay attention after not doing so

“We need to ZONE IN ON on the task.”

Zone out#2448

Not pay attention

“We need to ZONE OUT on the task.”

Zonk out#2449

Fall asleep

“The prices need to ZONK OUT.”

Zoom in#2450

Focus more closely

“They're ZOOMING IN a summer launch date.”

Zoom in on#2451

Focus more closely

“They're ZOOMING IN ON a summer launch date.”

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