Идиомы на букву W
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wade into нападать, присоединяться к (драке)Paul was quick to wade into the boys with his fists flying.
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wag one's chin болтать, молоть языкомLiza met Wanda in the tea room, and she wagged her chin with an old friend for a long time.
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wait on (someone) hand and foot делать всё возможное для кого-либо, служить верой и правдойMoira is a spoiled child because her parents wait on her hand and foot.
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wait tables подавать еду (в ресторане или кафе)To earn some pocket money Tina was waiting tables in the college cafeteria.
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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.
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wait with bated breath ждать с нетерпением; ждать, затаив дыханиеJack waited with bated breath for the results of his medical tests.
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wait-and-see attitude нерешительная, выжидательная позицияIf you are uncertain about something, it's always wise to take a wait-and-see attitude.
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waiting in the wings быть готовым к чему-либоThe vice-president of the company was waiting in the wings to help the chairman to conduct the meeting.
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wake the dead быть способным разбудить \ поднять мёртвыхLast night our neighbors were making enough noise to wake the dead.
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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.
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walk all over (an opponent) одержать лёгкую победуOur basketball team walked all over the other team at the spring competition.
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walk all over (someone) использовать кого-либо в своих корыстных целях или интересахJill is so friendly and helpful that people walk all over her.
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walk away/off with (something) стащить, унести без разрешенияI would never believe that a thief walked off with a safe full of money in broad daylight.
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walk down the aisle together пожениться, пойти к алтарюLester Fisher and Margaret McBright walked down the aisle together on January 15.
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walk of life общественное положение, род занятийPeople from every walk of life enjoy watching movies.
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walk on air чувствовать себя очень счастливым или взволнованнымMary has been walking on air since she won in the state lottery.
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walk on eggs быть очень осторожнымI must walk on eggs if I want to comply with the requirements of my job.
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walk out забастоватьThe workers who walked out on strike on Monday were fired on Tuesday.
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walk out of (something) внезапно уйти, покинуть что-либоJohn didn't say he wasn't coming back; he just walked out of the room
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walk out on бросать, уходить от кого-либоThe man walked out on his wife and children.
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walk the floor шагать взад и в перёдIn his office my boss walked the floor, trying to reach a decision.
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walk the plank быть вынужденным уйти с работыDavid was forced to walk the plank when the new owner bought the business.
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walking papers известить кого-либо об увольненииMr. Goodchild was not satisfied with Jack's work and gave him his walking papers.
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Walls have ears нас могут услышать (и у стен есть уши)"It's a secret. Speak in a low voice. Walls have ears, you know."
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waltz off with (something) добиться лёгкой победы в чём-либоGarry waltzed off with the chess tournament yesterday.
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want for nothing ни в чём не нуждатьсяI know that Silvia wants for nothing, yet she is not satisfied with her life.
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warm one's blood/heart согреть, согреваться, оживлятьсяWhen the Parkers came to visit on a cold night, Mr. Simon offered them a drink to warm their blood.
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warm the bench сидеть на скамье запасныхTom Smith has been warming the bench for three football seasons.
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warm the cockles of (someone's) heart радовать кого-либо, согревать душуThey treated him as if he had just come back from the North Pole, and it warmed the cockles of his heart.
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warm up разминаться, готовиться к игреThe football coach told them to warm up before the match.
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warm up to (someone or something) оживляться, становиться заинтересованным или дружелюбнымIt takes an hour or so for some children to warm up to strangers.
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warts and all всецело, включая что-либо плохоеJordan seems to like Leila warts and all.
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wash one's dirty linen in public говорить о личных проблемах публично; выносить сор из избы, перемывать грязное бельёSam felt a strong distaste for the washing anybody's dirty linen in public.
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wash one's hands of (someone or something) отказаться от ответственности за кого-либо \ что-либо, "умыть руки"Sam Davidson washed his hands of politics long ago.
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washed up конченый, загубленный, изнурённыйSullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.