Vocabulary
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Openly show your emotions
“She WEARS HER HEART ON HER SLEEVE”
Consider different choices carefully
“Take time to WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS”
Something not widely known
“This restaurant is A WELL KEPT SECRET”
When you are in a different place or situation, you should follow the customs or behavior of those around you
“WHEN IN ROME, do as the Romans do”
Never
“I'll do that WHEN PIGS FLY”
Someone who reports wrongdoing
“The WHISTLE BLOWER exposed the corruption”
Very pale, especially from shock or fear
“He went WHITE AS A SHEET when he saw the ghost”
A state of intense passion or activity
“She wrote the letter in A WHITE HEAT of indignation”
A person or thing that people hope will be very successful in the near future
“He's seen as THE GREAT WHITE HOPE of the team”
Waves that are white at the top
“The sea had WHITE HORSES on the waves”
A harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone's feelings
“I told A WHITE LIE to be polite”
Magic that is used only to do good things
“She practices WHITE MAGIC”
Noise containing many frequencies with equal intensities; used to mask other sounds
“I listen to WHITE NOISE to sleep”
A government report on a particular subject giving information and future planned laws
“The government issued A WHITE PAPER on immigration”
People who work in offices doing work that needs mental effort
“Most WHITE-COLLAR WORKERS sit at desks”
Something that is very exciting or scary
“That roller coaster was A REAL WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE”
A list of people or things considered to be acceptable or trustworthy
“Add me to the WHITELIST”
Never doing anything wrong; completely honest and moral
“He presents himself as WHITER THAN WHITE”
A situation where everyone benefits; both sides gain something
“This is A WIN-WIN SITUATION”
A sarcastic or clever remark
“He's always making WISE CRACKS”
Spoken communication; rumors
“We rely on WORD OF MOUTH for new customers”
Worth trying
“It's WORTH A SHOT, isn't it?”
Be very useful or helpful
“This assistant is WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD”
Would never like to do something; would never want to be seen doing something
“I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD wearing that”
Understand something complex
“I can't WRAP MY HEAD AROUND this problem”
Used to express strong agreement with someone
“YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!”
You should not judge people or things based on their appearance
“YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”
Everything you can think of; whatever you want
“They have everything - YOU NAME IT”
A polite response to thank you
“YOU'RE WELCOME”
Having a youthful outlook regardless of age
“She's YOUNG AT HEART”
Have no idea; used when you don't know the answer to a question
“Where are they? YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE”
Focus closely on something
“Let's ZERO IN ON the problem”
No acceptance of something
“We have ZERO TOLERANCE for harassment”
Be quiet
“ZIP YOUR LIP”
Stop paying attention
“I ZONED OUT during the meeting”
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