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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

worked get worked up (over something) worth worth one’s salt
worked worked up (about something) worth worth someone’s while
worked worked up (over something) worth An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
works get the works cure.
works give someone the works worth A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
works gum up the works worthy worthy of the name
works in the works would as luck would have it
works shoot the works would never would have guessed
works throw a monkey wrench into the works would Who would have thought?
works the works would would as soon do something
world all over the world would would give one’s right arm (for someone or
world carry the weight of the world on one’s something)
shoulders would would like (to have) someone or something
world come down in the world would would rather
world come up in the world wouldn’ł look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s
world dead to the world mouth
world do not have a care in the world wouldn’ł wouldn’t dream of doing something
world feel on top of the world wouldn’ł wouldn’t touch something with a ten-foot
world for all the world pole
world How’s the world (been) treating you? wound rub salt in the wound
world in a world of one’s own wrack go to wrack and ruàn
world in the world wrap wrap something up
world move up (àn the world) wrapped get something wrapped up
world not for (anything in) the world wrapped wrapped up in someone or something
world not long for this world wraps keep something under wraps
world on top of the world wreak wreak havoc with something
world out of this world wreak wreak vengeance (up)on someone or something
world set the world on fire wrench throw a monkey wrench into the works
world (sàtting) on top of the world wringer put someone through the wringer
world think the world of someone or something wrist get a slap on the wrist
world with the best will in the world wrist give someone a slap on the wrist
worlds have the best of both worlds wrist slap someone’s wràst
worm worm one’s way out of something wrist slap someone on the wrist
worm worm something out of someone write nothing to write home about
worm The early bird gets the worm. write write someone or something off
worm The worm (has) turned. write write someone or something up
worms open (up) a can of worms write write something down
worse Could be worse. write write something out
worse for better or for worse wrong back the wrong horse
worse go from bad to worse wrong bark up the wrong tree
worse none the worse for wear wrong be off on the wrong foot
worse One’s bark is worse than one’s bite. wrong get off on the wrong foot
worse take a turn for the worse wrong get out of the wrong sàde of the bed
worst at (the) worst wrong get up on the wrong sàde of the bed
worst at worst wrong go wrong
worst get the worst of something wrong in the wrong
worst if worst comes to worst wrong on the wrong track
worst in the worst way wrong rub someone(‘ł fur) the wrong way
worth for all it’s worth wrong start off on the wrong foot
worth for what(ever) it’s worth wrong take someone or something wrong
worth get one’s money’s worth wrong take something the wrong way
worth make it worth someone’s while wrong the wrong sàde of the tracks
worth make something worth someone’s while wrote someone wrote the book on something
worth not worth a dime wrote That’s all she wrote.
worth not worth a hill of beans X X marks the spot
worth not worth a plugged nàckel yØrd all wool and a yard wide
worth not worth a red cent yØrn spin a yarn
worth not worth mentionàng yar (all) year round
worth not worth one’s while yar by the year
worth not worth the trouble Year ring in the New Year
worth put one’s two centsP‘worth) in yar year after year
worth worth its weight in gold yar year in, year out

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