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Weasel out of

Back out of a commitment

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

Weed out

Remove, get rid of

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

Weigh down on

Burden with responsibilities, duties, etc

“We need to WEIGH DOWN ON before someone notices.”

Weigh in

Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing)

“We need to WEIGH IN before someone notices.”

Weigh in on

Enter an argument or discussion to express a strongly felt idea

“The children were WEIGHING IN ON stories from the book.”

Weigh on

Make someone consider carefully

“We need to WEIGH ON traffic delays in the schedule.”

Weigh out

Measure a certain amount of something by weight

“The expenses WEIGH OUT more than the budget allows.”

Weigh up

Assess

“We need to WEIGH UP before someone notices.”

Weird off on

Approach someone or behave in a strange, scary unexpected way

“He WEIRDS OFF ON newcomers.”

Weird out

Disturb, cause concern or worry

“We've WEIRDN OUT all the milk.”

Well up

Feel tears starting

“I felt tears WELLING UP when I heard the news.”

Wheel around

Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction

“They're WHEELING AROUND a summer launch date.”

Wheel out

Use something like an explanation that has been used many times before and has lost its impact

“We've WHEELN OUT all the milk.”

Wheel round

Turn quickly and face in the opposite direction

“They're WHEELING ROUND a summer launch date.”

While away

Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do

“We've WHILEN AWAY all the milk.”

Whip into

Enter rapidly (as for a brief errand)

“We need to WHIP INTO before someone notices.”

Whip off

Produce, make or create quickly

“We need to WHIP OFF a solution.”

Whip out

Remove quickly

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

Whip out of

Exit rapidly

“We need to WHIP OUT OF of here.”

Whip through

Do something quickly

“We need to WHIP THROUGH before someone notices.”

Whip up

Make food quickly

“We got back late and WHIPPED UP dinner.”

Whisk away

Take to another place quickly

“Can you WHISK AWAY this?”

Whisk off

Take someone to another place, usually unexpectedly

“Can you WHISK OFF this?”

White out

Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text

“Can you WHITE OUT this?”