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  • wade into
    нападать, присоединяться к (драке)
    Paul was quick to wade into the boys with his fists flying.
  • wait tables
    подавать еду (в ресторане или кафе)
    To earn some pocket money Tina was waiting tables in the college cafeteria.
  • wait up (for someone)
    ждать кого-либо (не ложиться спать)
    When I lived with my parents, either my mother or my father always waited up for me when I went out.
  • wait-and-see attitude
    нерешительная, выжидательная позиция
    If you are uncertain about something, it's always wise to take a wait-and-see attitude.
  • waiting in the wings
    быть готовым к чему-либо
    The vice-president of the company was waiting in the wings to help the chairman to conduct the meeting.
  • wake the dead
    быть способным разбудить \ поднять мёртвых
    Last night our neighbors were making enough noise to wake the dead.
  • walk a tightrope
    рисковать, "ходить по канату"
    In a job like his a man is walking a tight rope all the time, and he'd better be quick on his feet if he doesn't want to fall down.
  • walk all over (an opponent)
    одержать лёгкую победу
    Our basketball team walked all over the other team at the spring competition.
  • walk all over (someone)
    использовать кого-либо в своих корыстных целях или интересах
    Jill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her.
  • walk away/off with (something)
    стащить, унести без разрешения
    I would never believe that a thief walked off with a safe full of money in broad daylight.
  • walk of life
    общественное положение, род занятий
    People from every walk of life enjoy watching movies.
  • walk on air
    чувствовать себя очень счастливым или взволнованным
    Mary has been walking on air since she won in the state lottery.
  • walk out
    забастовать
    The workers who walked out on strike on Monday were fired on Tuesday.
  • walk out of (something)
    внезапно уйти, покинуть что-либо
    John didn't say he wasn't coming back; he just walked out of the room
  • walk the floor
    шагать взад и в перёд
    In his office my boss walked the floor, trying to reach a decision.
  • walk the plank
    быть вынужденным уйти с работы
    David was forced to walk the plank when the new owner bought the business.
  • walking papers
    известить кого-либо об увольнении
    Mr. Goodchild was not satisfied with Jack's work and gave him his walking papers.
  • waltz off with (something)
    добиться лёгкой победы в чём-либо
    Garry waltzed off with the chess tournament yesterday.
  • want for nothing
    ни в чём не нуждаться
    I know that Silvia wants for nothing, yet she is not satisfied with her life.
  • warm one's blood/heart
    согреть, согреваться, оживляться
    When the Parkers came to visit on a cold night, Mr. Simon offered them a drink to warm their blood.
  • warm the bench
    сидеть на скамье запасных
    Tom Smith has been warming the bench for three football seasons.
  • warm up
    разминаться, готовиться к игре
    The football coach told them to warm up before the match.
  • warm up to (someone or something)
    оживляться, становиться заинтересованным или дружелюбным
    It takes an hour or so for some children to warm up to strangers.
  • wash one's dirty linen in public
    говорить о личных проблемах публично; выносить сор из избы, перемывать грязное бельё
    Sam felt a strong distaste for the washing anybody's dirty linen in public.
  • washed up
    конченый, загубленный, изнурённый
    Sullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.
  • Watch it!
    будь осторожен
    "Watch it! Don't hit your head on the low ceiling."
  • watch one's P's and Q's
    хорошо себя вести, быть вежливым
    The mother warned her children to watch their P's and Q's while staying at their grandparents.
  • watch one's step
    соблюдать осторожность, "держать ухо востро"
    You should watch your step with the new manager; she is a very sensitive person.
  • watch out for (someone or something)
    караулить, охранять кого-либо \ что-либо
    "Please watch out for the children when you go bathing in the lake."
  • watch over (someone or something)
    следить за, контролировать кого-либо \ что-либо
    The duty of museum guards is to carefully watch over the world-famous paintings.
  • water under the bridge
    прошлого не воротишь
    "I can see how upset you are because of the divorce, but it is water under the bridge now and you can't do anything about it."
  • wax and wane
    то возрастать, то убывать
    Linda's desire to learn French is always waxing and waning.
  • way the wind blows
    понимать, как обстоят дела; знать, откуда ветер дует
    Most senators try to discover which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress.
  • ways and means
    способы и средства, пути и способы изыскания денежных средств
    The teenagers were trying to think of ways and means to go camping for the weekend.
  • wear and tear
    износ, порча
    There was no money for replacement on the wear and tear on their supposedly very much injured property.