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  • wear down
    изнашиваться, стираться
    My heels are all worn down; I need to buy new shoes.
  • wear more than one hat
    иметь несколько обязанностей, совмещать обязанности
    I have no desire to wear more than one hat in our office.
  • wear off/away
    смягчаться, проходить, исчезать
    The novelty of the news had worn off by now.
  • wear on (someone)
    сердить или раздражать кого-либо
    Having to keep the child in bed when he is ill, wears on his mother.
  • wear out
    износиться, изнашиваться
    Cheap clothes soon wear out.
  • wear out one's welcome
    надоедать кому-либо визитами
    Serge has worn out his welcome, and I don't want to see him any more.
  • wear thin
    изнашиваться, становиться тоньше
    I like my old jeans, but they have worn thin at the knees.
  • weather permitting
    при благоприятной погоде
    Weather permitting, we can keep our windows open all day long.
  • weave in and out (of something)
    двигаться, обходя что-либо; объезжать
    Richard was in a great hurry, so he was weaving in and out of the traffic.
  • weed out (someone or something)
    убрать не нужное, избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    I decided to weed out my library because there were too many old books in it.
  • week in, week out
    неделя за неделей
    Week in, week out Jimmy was trying to get a good job.
  • weigh down on (someone)
    угнетать, тяготить, беспокоить кого-либо
    A huge debt weighed down on George for several months.
  • weigh on/upon (someone)
    беспокоить, расстраивать кого-либо, висеть грузом на ком-либо
    Sadness weighed on Agnes's heart when her puppy died.
  • weigh one's words
    взвешивать свои слова
    When Professor Smith talked to the students about becoming doctors, he spoke slowly, weighing his words.
  • welcome to do something
    приветствовать или одобрять какую-либо деятельность
    My friend said I was welcome to come and see her whenever I liked.
  • well and good
    ну что ж хорошо
    If my daughter enters a university, I will call that well and good.
  • well up in years
    старый
    Julian is well up in years, but he is very energetic.
  • well-heeled
    богатый
    Roy's uncle, who is well-heeled, gave him a speedy sports car.
  • well-off
    зажиточный
    The Browns may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well-off.
  • well-to-do
    состоятельные, обеспеченные (слои общества)
    My friend's father owns a prosperous company and his family is quite well-to-do.
  • wet blanket
    нудная личность; человек, отравляющий другим удовольствие
    I never take my cousin Jack to my friends' parties because he is a wet blanket.
  • what about
    о чём? как насчёт (чего-либо)
    "Look here Jimmy. I want to talk to you." - "What about?"
  • What are you driving at?
    На что вы намекаете? Что вы имеете в виду?
    My friend was very vague about it all, and I really didn't understand what he was driving at.
  • What can I say?
    Что я могу сказать?
    "What can I say? I'm sorry that Tim turned out to be a double faced individual."
  • What have you been up to?
    Чем вы занимались? Что вы делали?
    "I haven't seen you for ages. What have you been up to?"
  • what makes (someone) tick
    что-либо, что движет кем-либо
    I could never understand what made Julia tick, what made her refuse our invitation.
  • What one doesn't know won't hurt one.
    меньше знаешь, крепче спишь
    What the boss doesn't know won't hurt him, and it's not necessary to tell him about the missing files.
  • what with
    из-за, в результате
    Frank couldn't visit his aunt, what with the snowstorm and the cold he had.
  • What's (up) with (someone)
    Что случилось с (кем-либо)?
    "What's up with you? You seem to be upset about something."
  • What's cooking?
    Что происходит?
    "What's cooking? Why has a crowd of people surrounded the car?"
  • What's done is done.
    что сделано – сделано, сделанного не воротишь
    It is silly of me to refuse their invitation, but what's done is done.
  • What's keeping you?
    Что ты так долго? Что тебя задержало?
    "Why are you so long? What's keeping you, I wonder?"
  • What's new?
    Что нового?
    "What's new?" my friend asked me after we hadn't seen each other for two months.
  • What's the big idea?
    Это ещё что? Зачем ты делаешь это?
    "I hear you are spreading false rumors about our company, what's the big idea?"
  • What's up?
    В чём дело? Что происходит?
    "What's up?" asked Mark as he joined his friends. "Are you going to the disco?"