a turn/twist of the knife:
see
turn/twist the knife
at every turn
be cooked/done to a turn
beat/turn swords into
ploughshares
come up/turn up trumps
come/go/turn full circle
not know which way to turn
not turn a hair
One good turn deserves
another.
put/turn the clock back
speak/talk out of turn
stand/turn sth on its head
take a turn for the worse
tighten/turn the screws on sb:
see
put the screws on sb
turn a blind eye
turn a deaf ear
turn a trick
turn heads
turn in your grave
turn king's/ queen's evidence
turn on the waterworks
turn over a new leaf
turn over/spin in your grave
turn state's evidence
turn (sth) topsy-turvy:

turn the tables on sb
The wheel has come/turned
full circle.:
see
come/go/turn
full circle
The worm has turned.
when/while sb's back is
turned
your whole world (was)
turned upside down
579
TURNING
the wheels are turning
TURNS
every time sb turns
around/round
the tide turns:
see
turn the
tide
Whatever turns you on.
TURTLE
turn turtle
TWAIN
Never the twain shall meet.
TWICE
Lightning does not strike
twice.
Once bitten, twice shy.

a two-way street
be as thick as two short planks
be caught between two stools
be in! of two minds
be like a dog with two tails
be like two peas in a pod
be ten/two a penny
be two of a kind
be two sides of the same coin
bring sb down a peg or two
cut both/two ways
fall between two stools
for two cents
in two shakes (of a lamb's iail)
It takes two to tango.
kill two birds with one stone
know a thing or two
meat and two veg
not be short of a bob or two
not care/ give two hoots:
see
not
care/give a hoot
UNDER
not have two nickels to rub
together
not have two pennies to rub
together
put in/stick in your two
penn'orth

see
put
your two cents (worth) in
TYPE
revert to type
true to form/type
UGLY
an ugly duckling
be as ugly as sin
raise/rear its (ugly) head
UM
umandah
UMBILICAL
cut the (umbilical) cord
UMBRAGE
take umbrage
UN BOWED
bloodied but unbowed
UNCERTAIN
in no uncertain terms
UNCLE
an Uncle Tom
Bob's your uncle!
I'll be a monkey's uncle!
say uncle
UncleSam
UNDER
be under a cloud
be under sb's thumb
be under the gun

be the armpit of the
world/universe
UNKNOWN
an unknown quantity
UNQUOTE
quote, unquote
UNSTUCK
come unstuck
UNTIL
till/until kingdom come
until hell freezes over
until the cows come home
UNTURNED
leave no stone unturned
UP
be (just/right) up sb's street
be on the up
be on the up and up
be (right) up sb's alley
be (right) up sb's arse
be (right) up there with
sb/sth
be up a gum tree
beupa tree
be up against sth/sb
be up and about/around
be up and down
be up and running
be up for sth
be up in arms

raise/up the ante
sb's number is up
up-and-coming
up for grabs
up front
up sticks
up the spout
up to snuff
up to speed
up-to-the-minute
Up yours!
What's up?
UPHILL
an uphill
battle/fight/struggle
an uphill job/task
UPON
once upon a time
UPPER
a stiff upper lip
gain! get the upper hand:
see
have the upper hand
have the upper hand
the upper crust
upper-crust:
see
the upper
crust
UPPERS

use a sledgehammer to crack
a nut
Use your loaf.
USED
be half the [dancer/writer
etc.] you used to be
USUAL
business as usual
VAIN
take sb's name in vain
VALOR
Discretion is the better part of
valor.
VALOUR
Discretion is the better part of
valour.
VALUE
take sth at face value
VALVE
a safety valve
VANISH
disappear/vanish into thin
air:
see
out of thin air
disappear/vanish off the face
of the earth
VARIETY
Variety is the spice of life.
VEG

a bird's eye view
a ringside seat/view
a worm's eye view
take the long view
VILLAIN
the villain of the piece
VINE
die on the vine
wither on the vine
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VINEGAR
be full of piss and vinegar
VIOLET
a shrinking violet
VIRTUE
make a virtue of necessity
VIRTUES
extoll the virtues of sb/ sth
VOICE
a (lone) voice in the
wilderness
a voice crying in the
wilderness
at the top of your voice
VOID
fill a/the void
VOLTE-FACE
a volte-face
VOLUMES
speak volumes

be waiting in the wings
play a/the waiting game
WAKE
a wake-up call
Wake up and smell the coffee!
WALK
a walk of life
run before you can walk
stand/walk tall
Take a hike/walk!
the cock of the walk
walk a tightrope
walk the plank
WALKING
be floating/walking on air
be (skating/walking) on thin
ice
581
be walking/treading on
eggshells
get your walking papers:
see
give sb their walking papers
give sb their walking papers
WALL
a fly on the wall
a hole in the wall
be banging/hitting your head
against a brick wall
be like talking to a brick wall

WANE
wax and wane
WANT
Do you want alto bet?
Do you want to make
something of it?
for want of a better word
How much do you want to bet?
want to curl up and die
WAR
see
also
WARS
a battle/war of nerves
aturfwar
a war of words
All's fair in love and war.
WARM
warm the cockles of your
heart
WARMED
like death (warmed over)
like death (warmed up)
WARPATH
be on the warpath
WARRANT
sign sth's death warrant:
see
sign your own death warrant
sign your own death warrant

watch sb like a hawk
watch sb/sth with an eagle eye
watch sb/sth with eagle eyes
watch the clock
Watch this space.
watch your back
watch your step
WATCHED
A watched pot never boils.
WATCHING
be as interesting as watching
grass grow
be as interesting as watching
paint dry
be like watching grass grow
be like watching paint dry
WATER
see also
WATERS
be dead in the water
be in deep water
be in hot water
be like a fish out of water
be (like) water off a duck's
back
be water over the dam
be water under the bridge
Blood is thicker than water.
blow sth! sb out of the water
come hell or high water

WATERLOO
meet your Waterloo
WATERS
muddy the waters
pour oil on troubled waters
still waters run deep
test the water/waters
WATERWORKS
turn on the waterworks
WAVE see a/50 WAVES
be on the crest of a wave
catch the wave
fly / show/wave the flag
kiss/say/wave goodbye to sth
ride (on) a/the wave
ride the crest of a wave:
see
be
on the crest of a wave
WAVELENGTH
be on the same wavelength
WAVES
make waves
WAX
the whole ball of wax
wax and wane
wax lyrical
WAY see a/50 WAYS
all the way
all the way down the line

out-of-the-way:
see
be out of the
way
pave the way for sth
pay its way
pay your way
point the way
rub sb the wrong way
rub sb up the wrong way
see which way the cat jumps
see which way the wind is
blowing
see your way (clear) to doing
sth
smooth sb's/ sth's way
smooth the way for sb/sth
take sth the wrong way
That's the way the ball
bounces.
That's the way the cookie
crumbles.
There's more than one way to
skin a cat.
way-out
Where there's a will there's a
way!
wing your/its way
WAYS
change/mend your ways

WEATHER
be/feel under the weather
brass monkey weather
keep a weather eye on sth/sb
make heavy weather of
sth! doing sth
ride out/weather the storm
WEB
a tangled web
WEDDING
a shotgun wedding
be like a spare prick at a
wedding
your wedding tackle
WEDGE
drive a wedge between sb
the thin end of the wedge
WEEK
a face as long as a wet week
WEEKEND
a dirty weekend
WEEP
shed/weep crocodile tears
WEEPERS
Finders keepers (losers
weepers).
WEIGH
weigh a ton
weigh each word
weigh your words

leave well enough alone
leave/let well alone
leave/let well enough alone
not sit well with sb
well and truly
well-heeled
well-hung
well-to-do
(Well) what do you know!
WENT
went/had gone out with the
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WERE
Were your ears burning'?:
see
your ears must be burning
WEST
go west
WET
a face as long as a wet week
a wet blanket
a wet dream
be all wet
be wet behind the ears
could talk under wet cement
get your feet wet
wet your whistle
WHACK
out of whack

home?
What's the deal?
What's the world coming to?
What's up?
What's your poison?
WHATEVER
Whatever turns you on.
WHEAT
separate the wheat from the
chaff
WHEEL
see also
WHEELING.
WHEELS
a big shot/wheel
a cog in the machine/wheel
a fifth/third wheel
be at/behind the wheel
get behind the wheel: see be
at/behind the wheel
put a spoke in sb's wheel
put your shoulder to the
wheel
583
reinvent the wheel
The wheel has come/turned
full circle.:
see
come/go/turn
full circle

WHICH
every which way
WHILE
be worth your whlle
make sth worth your while:
see
be worth your while
while the going is good
WHIMPER
not with a bang but with a
whimper
WHIP
a whip-round
crack the whip
get/have a fair crack of the
whip:
see
give sb a fair crack
of the whip
give sb a fair crack of the whip
have/hold the whip hand
whip sth/sb into shape
WHIPPING
a whipping boy
WHIRL
give it a shot/whirl
WHIRLWIND
reap the whirlwind
WHISKER
by a whisker

the men in white coats
white-bread
white-collar
white trash
WHITER
whiter than white
WHIZZ-KID
a whizz-kid
WHO
Who needs it/them?
Who's sb when he's/she's at
home?
WHOLE
a whole new ball game
go the whole hog
go the whole nine yards
go whole hog
invent sth out of whole
cloth
make sth up out of whole
cloth
the whole ball of wax
the whole bit
the whole enchilada
the whole (kit and) caboodle
the whole nine yards
the whole picture
the whole shebang
the whole shooting match
the (whole) works