Wise up to
To begin to understand the truth about someone or something.The man finally wised up to the fact that he was never going to get a promotion in... Read more →
Wise guy
A person who acts as if he were smarter than other people.The boy always acts like a wise guy when he is in a group.
Wipe the floor with (someone)
To physically beat someone.The ex-boxer wiped the floor with the man who insulted him.
Wipe (someone’s) slate clean
To erase someone's (bad) record.The man had a bad performance record at work but he was able to wipe his slate clean and start over.
Wipe Out
1. (n.) A disaster, a calamity. My exams were a wipe-out. I think that I failed all of them. 2. To kill or destroy something completely. The... Read more →
Wipe off
To remove something by wiping or rubbing it, to clean the surface of something.We always wipe off the table before we have dinner.
Waltz off with
To take something, to get or win something easily.My favorite team waltzed off with the championship last night.
Walking papers
A statement saying that one is fired from his or her job.My friend was given his walking papers from his company last week.
Walk up to
To approach someone or something.The man walked up to the policeman and asked him a question.
Walk the plank
To be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death.The pirates captured the small ship and forced the... Read more →