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Wait for (one’s) ship to come in 97, 105

Walking on air 63, 80, 97, 118

Walk in (someone’s) shoes 97

Wash (one’s) hands of (something/someone) 97

Water under the bridge 97

Wave of the future, the 97

Wear (one’s) heart on (one’s) sleeve 97

Wear the pants in the family 97

Wet behind the ears 9, 48, 51, 53, 97, 103, 108

Wet blanket 74, 84, 97, 98

Wet (one’s) whistle 98

What it’s cracked up to be, (not) 98

When hell freezes over 98

When the chips are down 98

Whip/lick (someone/something) into shape 98

White-collar worker 9, 98, 103, 117

White elephant 98

White lie 86, 98

Whitewash 99

Whole kit and caboodle, the 55, 99

Whole nine yards, go the 37, 55, 71, 92, 99

Wild-goose chase 99

Wing it 12, 70, 99, 104

Wipe the slate clean 15, 57, 93, 99

With bated breath 71, 99

With flying colors 100, 104

Wolf in sheep’s clothing 100

Wrong side of the tracks, come from the 100