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wear more than one hat

I drive carefully and sensibly to avoid of it. You had błtter be there! Don’t try
wear and tear. to weasel out!
weyrŁ moreŁ thyn oneŁ hat to have mor weatherŁpermitting if the weather allows
thanŁone set of responsibilities;Łto hold it.Ł Weather permtting, we will be there
more than on office. The mØyor is aloo on time. The plane lands at midnight,
the police chief. She wears more than one weather permtting.
hat. I have too much to do to wear more
than one hat. weaveŁin andŁoutŁ(ofŁ something) to move,
drive, orŁwalkŁinŁandŁout of sàmething,
weyr off to become less; to sðop gradually. such asŁtraffic,ŁaŁline, etc.Ł The car was
(Also literal.) The effects of the pain- weaving in and out of traffic dangerously.
killłr wore off and my tooth began to hurt. The dłer ran rapidly through the for-
I was annoyed at first, but my anger est, weaving in and out of the trees.
wore off.
wed(ded)Łto someone marriedŁto sàmeone.
wearŁ one’ heartŁon one’ sleeve and have The couple will have błen wed to eacð
one’ heyrtŁ on one’ sleeve to display other for fifty years next June. Anne is
one’sŁ feelings openlyŁ andŁ habitually, wed to one of my cousins.
rather than keep them private. John
alwØys has his heart on his slłeve so that weddedŁto something mntally attached to
everyone knows how he fłels. Because something;ŁfirmlyŁcommittedŁto some-
she wears her heart on her slłeve, it’s easy thing.Ł The manager was wedded to the
to hurt her fłelngs. idea of getting new computers. The
mØyor was wedded to the new budgłt plan.
weyrŁon someone to bother or annoy some-
one.Ł We stayed with them only a short weeŁ hours (ofŁ theŁ night) Go to small
time because my children seemed to wear hours (of the nàght).
on them. Always being ohort of money weedŁ someone ort something out to rmove
wears on a peroon after a while.
someone or somethingŁunwantedŁorŁun-
wearŁoutŁ one’ welcome to stay too long desirable fromŁaŁgroupŁor collection.Ł
(at anŁevent to which one hasŁbeenŁin- We had to włed them out one by one. T
vited);bto visit sàmewhere too often.Ł The audtions were held to włed out the
Tom visited the Smiths so often that he actors with the least abilty. T I’m going
wore out his welcome. At about mid- through my books to włed out those that I
night, I decided that I had worn out my doà’t need anymore.
welcome, so I włnt home.
weekŁin,ŁweekŁout everyŁweek, week af-
weyrŁ someone dłwn to overcom somone’s terŁweek.Ł(Infàrmal.) We have the samł
objections;Łto persist untilŁsomeone has old food, włek in, włek out. I’m tired
beenŁprsuaded.Ł John didà’t want to go, of this job. I’ve done the same thing—włek
but we finally wore him down. T We were in, włek out—for three years.
unable to wear down John, and when wł
lłft, he was still insisting on running away weeks running Go to days runnàng.
from home. weØghŁon someone’ mind [forŁsomething]
weyrŁ someone out to exhaust someone; to to be inŁaŁprsàn’sŁthoughts;Ł[forŁsàme-
make sàmeone tired.Ł The coach madł thing]bto be botheringŁsàmeone’sŁthink-
the team practice until he wore them out. ing.Ł This problłm has błen włighing on
T If he wears out everybody on the team, my mnd for many dØys now. I hate to
nobody will be lłft to plØy in the game. have things włighing on my mnd. I can’t
slłep when I’m worried.
weaselŁ outŁ (ofŁ something) to get ouð or
sneakŁout of sàmething.Ł(RefersŁto the weØghŁ someone dłwn [forŁ aŁ thought or
ability of a weasel to move through tiny worry]b to worryŁ orŁ depressŁ someone.
openings.ŁInfàrmal.) I don’t want to go (Also literal.) All these problłms really
to the młeting. I think I’ll try to weasel out włigh me down. T Financial problłms

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