Идиомы английского языка на букву "w"
white lie
- ложь во спасенье, безобидная ложь
Example:
I didn’t want to go out with Arthur, so I told him a white lie about being very busy.
white sale
- распродажа постельного белья
Example:
Mrs. Mottly often buys things at a white sale to save money.
whole ball of wax/shooting match
- всё вместе, целиком
Example:
I decided to finish redecorating the apartment with the whole ball of wax.
whole new ball game
- новый расклад, новое положение дел
Example:
I knew the situation would become a whole new ball game when the owner of the small shop had decided to sell it.
whole show
- всё
Example:
“Don’t try to run the whole show; you are not the boss here.”
whoop it up
- шуметь, буянить
Example:
The players were whooping it up after winning the match.
wide of the mark
- не по существу, неверно, некстати, далеко от цели
Example:
Jane spoke to the manager, but his answer was a little wide of the mark.
wild about (someone or something)
- быть в восторге от кого-либо чего-либо, быть полным энтузиазма
Example:
The students were wild about the excursion to the Field Museum.
wild goose chase
- сумасбродная затея, бессмысленный поиск
Example:
Jealousy sent Rena on a wild goose chase of a mysterious woman who had been seen entering her husband’s office.
wildcat strike
- стихийная забастовка
Example:
The factory workers have gone on a wildcat strike, but the union is going to stop it.
