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  • washed up
    конченый, загубленный, изнурённый
    Sullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.
  • wear thin
    изнашиваться, становиться тоньше
    I like my old jeans, but they have worn thin at the knees.
  • wrong side of the tracks
    бедная часть города, неприглядная сторона чего-либо
    Stella was raised on the wrong side of the tracks.
  • 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.
  • wear down
    изнашиваться, стираться
    My heels are all worn down; I need to buy new shoes.
  • with all the fixings
    гарнир, всевозможное дополнение к основному блюду
    In this cafe they serve meals with all the fixings.
  • worth one's while
    стоить затраченного времени или труда
    I'd rather you didn't repair your car by yourself; it is not worth your while.
  • wide of the mark
    не по существу, неверно, некстати, далеко от цели
    Jane spoke to the manager, but his answer was a little wide of the mark.
  • with everything (on it)
    со всем, что прилагается к этому
    I was hungry, so I ordered a sandwich with everything on it.
  • 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.
  • white-tie event/affair
    официальное мероприятие
    William was invited to attend a white-tie event in honor of the president of the company.
  • 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."
  • word for word
    буквально, дословно, слово в слово
    The policeman asked Mrs. Martin to describe word for word exactly what had happened with her.
  • warm the bench
    сидеть на скамье запасных
    Tom Smith has been warming the bench for three football seasons.
  • wear on (someone)
    сердить или раздражать кого-либо
    Having to keep the child in bed when he is ill, wears on his mother.
  • wind down
    сократить или уменьшить
    At the end of summer shops begin to wind down their stock of summer clothes.
  • Watch it!
    будь осторожен
    "Watch it! Don't hit your head on the low ceiling."
  • week in, week out
    неделя за неделей
    Week in, week out Jimmy was trying to get a good job.
  • with one hand/both hands tied behind one's back
    справиться успешно, без усилий
    John knows computers as the palm of his hand, and he fixed my computer with both hands tied behind his back.
  • watch one's mouth/tongue
    не быть грубым, следить за своим языком
    "Look here, Adam! Why don't you ever watch your tongue? Why are you always rude to me?"
  • work in (someone or something)
    вклиниваться, включать (в расписание)
    When Professor Deanster was planning a course of lectures, she worked in a few ones on Russian History.
  • write off
    списывать со счёта, вычёркивать долг
    This machine was worn out, so we decided to write it off.
  • well and good
    ну что ж хорошо
    If my daughter enters a university, I will call that well and good.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • wise guy
    умный малый
    I don't think Mike is a wise guy, but he tries to act as if he were smarter than other people.
  • whale of (something)
    исключительно хороший
    We had a whale of a time at the barbecue party.
  • within reason
    в пределах разумного, умеренно
    If you want to go shopping, you must keep your expenses within reason.
  • write off (a loan/debt)
    списывать со счёта, вычёркивать долг
    The bank had to write off Mr. Parker's debt because he had gone bankrupt.
  • worked up
    взволнованный, обеспокоенный
    Something must have happened; Sally sounded all worked up over the phone.
  • 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.
  • when it comes right down to it
    когда дело доходит до этого
    When it comes right down to it, I don't think that Greg will keep his promise.
  • when hell freezes over
    никогда
    Victor is not trustworthy; I'll believe him when hell freezes over.
  • when the time is ripe
    когда приходит время
    I decided to tell my mother about my engagement when the time was ripe.
  • will power
    сила воли
    He must have very strong will power to be able to do this unpleasant job.