Идиомы на букву W

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  • whistle a different tune
    изменить своё отношение, "запеть другую песню"
    Mark announced that all smokers should be expelled from the team, but he whistled a different tune after he had been caught smoking.
  • worthy of the name
    достойный имени
    The food in the restaurant is fantastic and the restaurant itself is more than worthy of the great chef's name.
  • what's what
    различать, распознавать
    As the weeds and the flowers were coming up together, it was difficult to tell what was what.
  • weed out (someone or something)
    убрать не нужное, избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    I decided to weed out my library because there were too many old books in it.
  • work on/upon
    воздействовать на (кого-либо)
    The pills worked on my nerves and made me feel more relaxed.
  • where one is coming from
    выражать свою точку зрения
    When Hillary started to talk rubbish, I didn't understand where she was coming from.
  • within calling distance
    в пределах слышимости, неподалёку
    Wanda's mother told her to stay within calling distance because dinner was nearly ready.
  • wise up to
    начать понимать
    At last I wised up to the fact that the company wasn't going to pay me more.
  • wild about (someone or something)
    быть в восторге от кого-либо \ чего-либо, быть полным энтузиазма
    The students were wild about the excursion to the Field Museum.
  • whole show
    всё
    "Don't try to run the whole show; you are not the boss here."
  • wrapped up in
    чрезмерно увлекаться, быть погружённым в
    Lora was so wrapped up in her magazine that she didn't hear me come into the room.
  • with an eye/view to (doing something)
    с намерением, с целью (сделать что-либо)
    I bought a tent and a sleeping bag with an eye to using it for camping out.
  • What's keeping you?
    Что ты так долго? Что тебя задержало?
    "Why are you so long? What's keeping you, I wonder?"
  • whole ball of wax/shooting match
    всё вместе, целиком
    I decided to finish redecorating the apartment with the whole ball of wax.
  • when least expected
    когда меньше всего ждёшь
    When least expected, the car breaks down in the middle of the road.
  • when one is good and ready
    быть полностью, совершенно готовым
    Ricardo waited when Patricia was good and ready to give her consent to marry him.
  • wisecrack
    остроумное или саркастическое замечание
    The speaker kept up a steady stream of wisecracks during his speech.
  • weigh on/upon (someone)
    беспокоить, расстраивать кого-либо, висеть грузом на ком-либо
    Sadness weighed on Agnes's heart when her puppy died.
  • without question
    вне всякого сомнения, безусловно
    Without question, Ben Livingford was the best student in his class.
  • with one/both hand(s) tied behind one's back
    легко, без усилий
    John knows computers as the palm of his hand, and he fixed my computer with both hands tied behind his back.
  • will not hear of (something)
    не разрешать, не принимать во внимание
    Leila wants to go to a disco tonight, but her mother will not hear of it.