Wade in- Start something or get involved, often without thinking or to forcefullyWade into
- Attack- Become embroiled or involved in a situation, without thinking or planning usuallyWade through- Get to the end of something with difficulty
Wait about- Wait somewhere doing nothingWait around- Wait somewhere doing nothingWait behind- Stay somewhere after other people have leftWait in- Stay at home because someone is going to visitWait on- Serve people in a restaurantWait out
- Sell goods in a shop
- Provide someone with everything they need or want
- Wait for a result before being able to make a decision- Wait till something has finished, usually something unpleasantWait up- Not go to bed because you are waitingWait up!- Stop (imperative)Wait upon- Provide someone with what they require
- Wait for a result before being able to make a decision
Wake up- Stop sleeping
Walk away from- Leave something you don't likeWalk away with- Win easilyWalk in on- Enter somewhere unexpectedly and see somethingWalk into- Get work without effortWalk off
- Be unaware of the presence of something and either enter it (a trap) or bump into it (an obstruction)- Go for a walk to reduce the effects of an illness or bad feelingWalk off with- Win easilyWalk on
- Take something without permission or steal- Continue walkingWalk out- Leave work because of a dispute with the managementWalk out on
- Leave a place angrily or because you are not satisfied- Leave somebody angrilyWalk up- Go to someone
Want out- Want to leave a relationship or arrangement
Warm up- Do exercises before a sport
Wash away- When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.Wash down- Drink in order to swallow something solidWash out- Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelledWash over- Suddenly experience a strong emotionWash up- Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it
- When something in the sea or river is left on the shore or bank
Watch out- Be careful (imperative)Watch out for- Be careful of somethingWatch over- Keep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble
Water down- Make something weaker and less effective
Wean off- Slowly stop a dependency on something
Wear away- Erode, remove graduallyWear down- Make something weakerWear off- Stop having an effectWear out- Use something until it stops working
Weed out- Remove, get rid of
Weigh in- Have a certain weight (in sports like boxing)Weigh up
- Enter an argument forcefully- Assess
While away- Spend time doing something because you have nothing better to do
Whip out- Remove quicklyWhip through- Do something quicklyWhip up- Make food quickly
- Mix liquid food quickly to make it thick and creamy
- Make people feel more strongly about something
Whisk away- Take to another place quickly
White out- Use correction fluid to cover a mistake in a written text
Wig out- Become excited and lose control
Wiggle out- Avoid doingWiggle out of- Avoid doing something
Wimp out- Not be brave enough to do something
Wind down- RelaxWind on
- Slowly close a business or organisation- Forward a film or tape to a certain pointWind up- Close a company because it's unprofitable
- Tighten the spring in a watch or clock to make it work
- Irritate someone or increase their stress level, especially if done deliberately
Winkle out- Find or get something that takes a great deal of effort
Wipe out- Make someone very tired
- Kill all of a population, make extinct
Wire up- Make electrical connections
Wise up- Stop being stupid
Word up- Give someone information, adviceWord up!- A phrase that was used a greeting
Work off- Exercise to remove stress or weightWork on- Improve or developWork out- End nicely
- Find the answer or solution
Wrap up- Cover in paper
- Dress warmly
- Finish
Wriggle out of- Avoid doing something in a way other people don't like
Write down- Make notesWrite in- Send a letter to a TV station, etc.Write off- Destroy a car in an accidentWrite out- Write something completelyWrite up- Make complete written version
