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  • well-to-do
    состоятельные, обеспеченные (слои общества)
    My friend's father owns a prosperous company and his family is quite well-to-do.
  • worse for wear
    поношенный, истрёпанный
    I had to buy a new pair of jeans because my old ones looked the worse for wear.
  • what with
    из-за, в результате
    Frank couldn't visit his aunt, what with the snowstorm and the cold he had.
  • with respect to (something)
    относительно чего-либо, что касается
    The letter was undated with respect to the time and place.
  • word of mouth
    устная передача информации
    We heard about the new supermarket by word of mouth.
  • wait tables
    подавать еду (в ресторане или кафе)
    To earn some pocket money Tina was waiting tables in the college cafeteria.
  • worth its weight in gold
    очень ценный
    The advice of my father is always worth its weight in gold.
  • wade into
    нападать, присоединяться к (драке)
    Paul was quick to wade into the boys with his fists flying.
  • with relish
    с наслаждением
    I was very hungry and ate my food with relish.
  • walking papers
    известить кого-либо об увольнении
    Mr. Goodchild was not satisfied with Jack's work and gave him his walking papers.
  • wring (someone's) hand
    долго не выпускать чью-либо руку
    I hadn't seen Tim for ages, and when we met he stood wringing my hand for a long time.
  • words stick in one's throat
    с трудом говорить из-за волнения, "слова застряли в горле"
    I wanted to console Myra because of her loss, but the words stuck in my throat and I couldn't say a thing.
  • water (something) down
    сглаживать, смягчать
    His story was watered down by making the details less vivid.
  • win (someone's) heart
    добиться чьей-либо любви, расположения
    "If you want to win Leona's heart, you should be kind and caring to her."
  • 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
  • wake the dead
    быть способным разбудить \ поднять мёртвых
    Last night our neighbors were making enough noise to wake the dead.
  • wheel and deal
    торговаться, договариваться
    Mr. Smith made a fortune by wheeling and dealing on the stock market.
  • would just as soon
    скорее предпочёл бы
    I would just as soon meet Tim in a restaurant than invite him to my house.
  • wear out
    износиться, изнашиваться
    Cheap clothes soon wear out.
  • work in
    втирать, проникать, просачиваться
    The mother told Silvia to put some ointment on her skin and to work it in gently with her fingers.
  • work over
    угрожать или избить (кого-либо)
    Last Saturday right after midnight, the hoodlums worked over Timothy in the park.
  • with it
    быть предупреждённым, хорошо осведомлённым
    The drug dealer was really with it when he hastily left the town.
  • walk all over (an opponent)
    одержать лёгкую победу
    Our basketball team walked all over the other team at the spring competition.
  • with impunity
    безнаказанно
    Young Steve was sure he could do anything he wanted with impunity.
  • 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.
  • wouldn't touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
    ни за что бы не связался с кем-либо или не ввязался во что-либо
    If I knew Kimberly were so stingy, I wouldn't have touched her books with a ten-foot pole.
  • with ease
    с лёгкостью, непринуждённо
    Adam answered all the questions with ease.
  • What's (up) with (someone)
    Что случилось с (кем-либо)?
    "What's up with you? You seem to be upset about something."
  • washed up
    конченый, загубленный, изнурённый
    Sullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.
  • well-off
    зажиточный
    The Browns may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well-off.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • warm the bench
    сидеть на скамье запасных
    Tom Smith has been warming the bench for three football seasons.
  • with a vengeance
    решительно и со рвением
    I stayed away from my job for a month and then after a long break I started it again with a vengeance.
  • wear thin
    изнашиваться, становиться тоньше
    I like my old jeans, but they have worn thin at the knees.