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walk on eggshells
To be very careful not to offend someone
“I feel like I'm WALKING ON EGGSHELLS around him.”
wash your hands of
To refuse to be involved or responsible for something or someone anymore
“I'm WASHING my HANDS OF this project”
wash your hands of something
To refuse responsibility for something
“I'M WASHING MY HANDS OF this mess”
water under the bridge
Past and forgotten
“That's WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE”
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”