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Index
U
ugly duckling 46 ultimate sensation 152 um and ah 118 Uncle Sam 66 under lock and key 71 under one's belt 71 under one's breath 218 under one's own steam 216 under smb's heel 170 under smb's nose 160 under smb's/the thumb 21, 169 under the aegis of smb/smth 170 under the counter 90 under the influence 168 under the wire 22 university of life 259 unknown quantity 237 unrequited love 12 until hell freezes over 61 untold riches 141 up and down 28 up to one's eyes/ears in smth 46, 167 upper crust 223, 253 ups and downs 29 upset the applecart 230 upside-down 26 upstart 45 use one's loaf 259
V
vanish into the blue / into thin air 97 vent one's spleen 90 vicious circle 181 video nasty 245 voice crying in the wilderness 48 vote with one's feet 50
W
wait and see 175 wait on smb hand and foot 244 wake-up call 159 walk (all) over smb 33 walk a tightrope 251 walk away/off with 20, 187 walk of life 223 walk on air 143 walk on eggshells 252 walking disaster 241 walking encyclopedia/dictionary 252 wandering Jew 28 want out 54 want smb's head on a plate/platter 67 want to curl up and die 217 war of words 162 war paint 14 warm the cockles of smb's heart 227 warts and all 12 wash one's dirty linen in public 43 wash one's hands of smb/smth 247 washed out 90 waste of breath 229
waste of space 198 waste one's breath 119, 229 watch smb/smth with an eagle eye/eagle eyes 139 water under the bridge 116 wave one's magic wand 29 weak at the knees 101, 144 weak link (in the chain) 222 wear one's heart upon one's sleeve 66 wear sackcloth and ashes 183 wear smb to a frazzle 63 wear the pants in the family 102 wear the trousers 102 wear thin 93, 186 weasel words 246 weed 240 weep buckets 163 weigh one's words/each word 28 weigh up smth 28 wet 251 wet blanket 93 wet one's whistle 194 wet sock 202 what the doctor ordered 238 wheel and deal 192 wheeler-dealer 110 when hell freezes over 181 when in Rome (do as the Romans do) 227 when one is in one's cups 166 when pigs fly 181 when the dust settles/clears 248 when the spirit moves smb 169 whet one's appetite (for) 202 which way the wind blows / the cat jumps 107 while away (the time) 103 whip round (v) 221 whip-round (n) 221 whippersnapper 117 whipping boy 113 whistle for it 134 whistle-stop tour 47 white lie 111 whizz-kid 39 whole new ball game 227 whole nine yards 60, 166 whoop (it) up 52 wild-goose chase 199 willing/work horse 200 willy-nilly 33 wimp 241 wind of change 28 wind up 203 window dressing 158, 176 window-shopping 47 wink at 77 wipe the floor (up) with 22, 117, 167 wipe the slate clean 132 wiper 55 wise guy 247 wishful thinking 14 witch hunt 157 witching hour 27 with a fine-tooth comb 169 with a vengeance 210 with bated breath 81 with flying colours 209
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