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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

welcome wear out one’s welcome what’s know what’s what
welcome welcome someone with open arms What’s What’s done is done.
welcome welcome to do something What’s What’s keeping you?
well alàve and well What’s What’s new?
well All’s well that ends well. What’s What’s the good of something?
well (all) well and good What’s What’s up?
well as well What’s What’s with someone?
well augur well for someone or something wheel put one’s shoulder to the wheel
well get well wheel wheel and deal
well hail-fellow-well-met wheels spin one’s wheels
well know something only too well when cross a bridge when one comes to it
well leave well enough alone when know when one is not wanted
well let well enough alone when time was (when)
well play one’s cards well when when all is said and done
well well and good when when hell freezPs over
well well-disposed toward someone or something When When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
well well-fixed when when it comes right down to it
well well-heeled when when it comes to something
well well-off when when least expected
well well-to-do when when one is good and ready
well well up in years when when push comes to shove
wer as it were When When the cat’s away, the màce will play.
wer better off (if one were somŁwhere else ) when when the chips are down
wer better off (if something were done) when when the goàng gets rough
wer Those were the days. when when the goàng gets tough
Wesł out West when when the time is ripe
wt all wet wher fools rush in (where angels fear to tread)
wt (as) mad as a wet hen wher give credàt where credit is due
wt get one’s feet wet wher hàt one where one làves
wt get wet wher know where all the bodies are buried
wt mad as a wet hen wher know where someone stands (on someone or
wt wet behànd the ears something)
wt wet blanket wher not know where to turn
wt wet someone’s whistle wher (Now), where was I?
whack out of w(h)ack wher Put your money where your mouth is!
whack take a whack at someone or something wher take up where one left off
whale have a whale of a time wher tell someone where to get off
whale whale the tar out of someone wher where one is comàng from
what and what have you wher where one làves
what come what may Wher Where there’s a will there’s a way.
what give someone what for Wher Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
what have what it takes Wher Where was I?
what just what the doctor ordered wherfores the whys and wherefores of something
what know what’s what wherof know whereof one speaks
what no matter what happens Wher’ve Where’ve you been hàdàng yourself?
what not what something is cracked up to be wherwithal have the wherewithal (to do something)
what recognize one for what one is whet whet someone’s appetite
what recognize something for what it is whether not know whether one is comàng or goàng
What What are you driving at? whether whether or not
What What can I say? which every which way
What What do you want me to say? which know which is which
what what for which know which sàde one’s bread is buttered on
What What goes around, comes around. which not know which way to turn
What What have you been up to? which see which way the wind is blowing
what what if which tell which is which
what what makes someone tàck whiff catch a whiff of something
what what makes something tàck whiff get a whiff of something
What What one doesn’t know won’t hurt one. while (every) once in a whàle
whatever for what(ever) it’s worth while fiddle while Rome burns
Whatever Whatever will be, will be. while get out while the getting is good
what’s get what’s comàng to one while make it worth someone’s while
what’s give one what’s comàng to one while make something worth someone’s while

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