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[without] See: DO WITHOUT or GO WITHOUT, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW, RECKON WITHOUT.

[without a paddle] See: UP THE CREEK or UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE.

[without batting an eye] or [without batting an eyelash] See: BAT AN EYE.

[without fail]{adv. phr.} Without failing to do it or failing in the doing of it; certainly, surely. •/Be here at 8 o’clock sharp, without fail./ •/Ben promised to return the bike at a certain time without fail./

[without number] See: BEYOND NUMBER.

[without rhyme or reason] See: RHYME OR REASON.

[with reference to] See: IN REFERENCE TO.

[with regard to] See: IN REFERENCE TO.

[with relation to] See: IN RELATION TO.

[with respect to] See: IN RESPECT TO.

[with the best] or [with the best of them] {adv. phr.} As well as anyone. •/Bob could horseback ride with the best of them, but he never boasted about it./ •/John can bowl with the best of them./

[with the Joneses] See: KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES.

[wolf] See: CRY WOLF, KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR, LONE WOLF, THROW TO THE WOLVES.

[wolf in sheep’s clothing]{n. phr.} A person who pretends to be good but really is bad. •/Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing./ •/Mr. Black was fooled by the salesman’s manners until he showed that he was really a wolf in sheep’s clothing by selling Mr. Black a car that was falling apart./

[wonder] See: NO WONDER also SMALL WONDER.

[woo] See: PITCH WOO.

[wood] See: CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES, KNOCK ON WOOD, SAW WOOD.

[woodpile] See: NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE.

[woods] See: BABE IN THE WOODS, CROW BEFORE ONE IS OUT OF THE WOODS, NECK OF THE WOODS, TAKE TO THE WOODS.

[wool] See: ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE, PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE’S EYES.

[word] See: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, AS GOOD AS ONE’S WORD, BY WORD OF MOUTH, EAT ONE’S WORDS, FROM THE WORD "GO", GET A WORD IN, GET THE MESSAGE or GET THE WORD, HANG ON THE WORDS OF, IN BRIEF or IN A WORD, IN SO MANY WORDS, LAST WORD, MAN OF FEW WORDS, MAN OF HIS WORD, MUM IS THE WORD, PLAY ON WORDS, PUT WORDS INTO ONE’S MOUTH, SAY THE WORD, SWALLOW ONE’S WORDS, TAKE AT ONE’S WORD, TAKE THE WORDS OUT OF ONE’S MOUTH, WEASEL WORD, WEIGH ONE’S WORDS.

[word for word]{adv. phr.} In exactly the same words. •/Mary copied Sally’s composition word for word./ •/Joan repeated the conversation word for word./ •/She learned the poem many years ago but she recited it word for word./

[word of mouth]{n. phr.} Communication by oral rather than written means. •/The merchant told us that the best customers he had were recommended to him by word of mouth./

[words of one syllable]{n. phr.} Language that makes the meaning very clear; simple, or frank language. — Usually used after "in". •/Mary explained the job to Ann in words of one syllable so that she would be sure to understand./ •/Some people say that John is cute and mischievous, but in words of one syllable, he’s just a brat./ Compare: IN SO MANY WORDS, SPELL OUT.