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wind up wear through the soles of my shoes, we went downtown to select a new pair. weasel out (of) (Am) уклониться, избежать • I'm so tired I think I'm going to weasel my way out of going to that meeting this afternoon. • I'd love to weasel out of serving on the board. while away коротать (время) • It was a beau¬ tiful day and we whiled away the hours in the garden. • Jane whiles the time away by daydreaming. whip round (inf) 1. заскочить, забежать, сбегать, сгонять • Whip round to the corner shop and buy a sliced loaf, will you? • I can whip round to your place after work and collect the papers that I need for tomorrow. 2. с к и н у т ь с я (о д е н ь г а х ) • Claire's leaving to have her baby next week so Sheila's whipping round to raise enough for a nice leaving present. • All the girls in the office whipped round to give Mary a wedding present. whip up (inf) 1. сварганить; состряпать • She can whip up a dress in an afternoon. • I could whip up a salad, if you like. 2. разжечь, воодушевить; за¬ вести • The reporters whipped up sympathy with stories of pen¬ sioners dying from the cold. • The speaker soon whipped the crowd up until they were ready to march. whistle for попрощаться (с мыслью о ч-л) • I've reminded Trevor three times that he still owes me money, but as far as he's concerned I can whistle for it. • I'm not prepared to use any of the firm's money to pay this man; let him whistle for his money! whittle away/down свести на нет • This may whittle away our liberties. • They were slyly whittling down the power of the Corleone family. whoop it up (inf) гудеть (шумно гулять, веселить­ ся) • After exams they decided to whoop it up at their apartment. • John's friends really whooped it up at his bachelor party. wig out (Am sl) в з в ы т ь , б ы т ь вне с е б я (от гнева); прыгать до потолка (от радости) • He'll wig out when he gets the bill for that party. • She'll wig out when she reads the letter! wind down расслабиться, успокоиться, ути¬ хомириться • You'll be able to wind down now that all the election ex¬ citement is over. • The football crowds don't wind down after a good game until they're nearly home. wind up (inf) 1. заводить(ся) • This man is specially employed to wind up the crowd ready to be influenced by our speaker. • Don't get so wound up, there's nothing to get excited or nervous about! 251