usingenglish.co m http://www.usingenglish.com/members/idioms/index.php?show=IdiomsEnglish Idioms: W Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang English Idio ms: 165 ent ries beginning wit h 'W' Wo rth a sho t If so me thing is wo rth a sho t, it is wo rth trying as the re is so me chance o f succe ss. Wo rth its we ig ht in g o ld Whe n so me thing is wo rth its we ig ht in g o ld , it is e xtre me ly valuab le . Wo rth yo ur salt So me o ne who is wo rth the ir salt d e se rve s re sp e ct. Wo uld n't p ull the skin o ff a rice p ud d ing If so me thing isn't p o we rful: This b us wo uld n't p ull the skin o ff a rice p ud d ing . Wo uld n't to uch it with a b arg e p o le (UK) If yo u wo uld n't to uch so me thing with a b arg e p o le , yo u wo uld no t co nsid e r b e ing invo lve d und e r any circumstance s. (In Ame rican Eng lish, p e o p le say the y wo uld n't to uch it with a te n-fo o t p o le ) Wo uld n't to uch it with a te n-fo o t p o le (USA) If yo u wo uld n't to uch so me thing with a te n-fo o t p o le , yo u wo uld no t co nsid e r b e ing invo lve d und e r any circumstance s. (In British Eng lish, p e o p le say the y wo uld n't to uch it with a b arg e p o le ) Wrap yo urse lf in the flag If so me o ne wrap s the mse lve s in the flag , the y p re te nd to b e d o ing so me thing fo r p atrio tic re aso ns o r o ut o f lo yalty, b ut the ir re al mo tive s are se lfish. ('Drap e yo urse lf in the flag ' is an alte rnative fo rm o f this id io m) Wre nch in the wo rks (USA) If so me o ne p uts o r thro ws a wre nch, o r mo nke y wre nch, in the wo rks, the y ruin a p lan. In British Eng lish, 'sp anne r' is use d inste ad o f 'wre nch'. Writ larg e If so me thing is writ larg e , it is e mp hasise d o r hig hlig hte d . Write yo ur o wn ticke t If yo u write yo ur o wn ticke t, yo u co ntro l the te rms and co nd itio ns fo r so me thing and have the m e xactly the way yo u want. Writing o n the wall If the writing 's o n the wall fo r so me thing , it is d o o me d to fail. Writte n all o ve r yo ur face If so me o ne has d o ne so me thing wro ng o r se cre t, b ut canno t hid e it in the ir e xp re ssio n, it is writte n all o ve r the ir face . Writte n in sto ne If so me thing is writte n in sto ne , it is p e rmane nt and canno t b e chang e d . Wro ng e nd o f the stick If so me o ne has g o t the wro ng e nd o f the stick, the y have misund e rsto o d what so me o ne has said to the m. Wro ng fo o t If yo u start so me thing o n the wro ng fo o t, yo u start b ad ly. Sugge st an Idiom Search Ple ase No te Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e . Ge ne rate d in 0.014 se co nd s