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  • wade into
    нападать, присоединяться к (драке)
    Paul was quick to wade into the boys with his fists flying.
  • wag one's chin
    болтать, молоть языком
    Liza met Wanda in the tea room, and she wagged her chin with an old friend for a long time.
  • wait on (someone) hand and foot
    делать всё возможное для кого-либо, служить верой и правдой
    Moira is a spoiled child because her parents wait on her hand and foot.
  • wait tables
    подавать еду (в ресторане или кафе)
    To earn some pocket money Tina was waiting tables in the college cafeteria.
  • wait up (for someone)
    ждать кого-либо (не ложиться спать)
    When I lived with my parents, either my mother or my father always waited up for me when I went out.
  • wait with bated breath
    ждать с нетерпением; ждать, затаив дыхание
    Jack waited with bated breath for the results of his medical tests.
  • wait-and-see attitude
    нерешительная, выжидательная позиция
    If you are uncertain about something, it's always wise to take a wait-and-see attitude.
  • waiting in the wings
    быть готовым к чему-либо
    The vice-president of the company was waiting in the wings to help the chairman to conduct the meeting.
  • wake the dead
    быть способным разбудить \ поднять мёртвых
    Last night our neighbors were making enough noise to wake the dead.
  • walk a tightrope
    рисковать, "ходить по канату"
    In a job like his a man is walking a tight rope all the time, and he'd better be quick on his feet if he doesn't want to fall down.
  • walk all over (an opponent)
    одержать лёгкую победу
    Our basketball team walked all over the other team at the spring competition.
  • walk all over (someone)
    использовать кого-либо в своих корыстных целях или интересах
    Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her.
  • walk away/off with (something)
    стащить, унести без разрешения
    I would never believe that a thief walked off with a safe full of money in broad daylight.
  • walk down the aisle together
    пожениться, пойти к алтарю
    Lester Fisher and Margaret McBright walked down the aisle together on January 15.
  • walk of life
    общественное положение, род занятий
    People from every walk of life enjoy watching movies.
  • walk on air
    чувствовать себя очень счастливым или взволнованным
    Mary has been walking on air since she won in the state lottery.
  • walk on eggs
    быть очень осторожным
    I must walk on eggs if I want to comply with the requirements of my job.
  • walk out
    забастовать
    The workers who walked out on strike on Monday were fired on Tuesday.
  • walk out of (something)
    внезапно уйти, покинуть что-либо
    John didn't say he wasn't coming back; he just walked out of the room
  • walk out on
    бросать, уходить от кого-либо
    The man walked out on his wife and children.
  • walk the floor
    шагать взад и в перёд
    In his office my boss walked the floor, trying to reach a decision.
  • walk the plank
    быть вынужденным уйти с работы
    David was forced to walk the plank when the new owner bought the business.
  • walking papers
    известить кого-либо об увольнении
    Mr. Goodchild was not satisfied with Jack's work and gave him his walking papers.
  • Walls have ears
    нас могут услышать (и у стен есть уши)
    "It's a secret. Speak in a low voice. Walls have ears, you know."
  • waltz off with (something)
    добиться лёгкой победы в чём-либо
    Garry waltzed off with the chess tournament yesterday.
  • want for nothing
    ни в чём не нуждаться
    I know that Silvia wants for nothing, yet she is not satisfied with her life.
  • warm one's blood/heart
    согреть, согреваться, оживляться
    When the Parkers came to visit on a cold night, Mr. Simon offered them a drink to warm their blood.
  • warm the bench
    сидеть на скамье запасных
    Tom Smith has been warming the bench for three football seasons.
  • warm the cockles of (someone's) heart
    радовать кого-либо, согревать душу
    They treated him as if he had just come back from the North Pole, and it warmed the cockles of his heart.
  • warm up
    разминаться, готовиться к игре
    The football coach told them to warm up before the match.
  • warm up to (someone or something)
    оживляться, становиться заинтересованным или дружелюбным
    It takes an hour or so for some children to warm up to strangers.
  • warts and all
    всецело, включая что-либо плохое
    Jordan seems to like Leila warts and all.
  • wash one's dirty linen in public
    говорить о личных проблемах публично; выносить сор из избы, перемывать грязное бельё
    Sam felt a strong distaste for the washing anybody's dirty linen in public.
  • wash one's hands of (someone or something)
    отказаться от ответственности за кого-либо \ что-либо, "умыть руки"
    Sam Davidson washed his hands of politics long ago.
  • washed up
    конченый, загубленный, изнурённый
    Sullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.