| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| window of opportunity |
(See a window of opportunity)
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| window on the world |
the place where you can see the world
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For some people, TV is their only window on the world.
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| wing it |
improvise, change your plans, play it by ear
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If I am asked strange questions at an interview, I wing it. I give the best answers I can think of.
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| wingding |
wild party, bash
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We went to Happy Harry's wingding. It was a great party.
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| wingnut |
a person who acts crazy, a nut
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Jerry, you wingnut! How did you get that horse in the elevator?
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| wingy |
wild, crazy, wacko
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Leon drove his car into the lake again. That guy is really wingy!
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| winner take all |
the winner of the game gets all the money
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Bert said, "Let's play one more game of poker, winner take all."
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| winning isn't everything; it's the only thing |
winning is the only thing that matters, get it straight
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It was Vince Lombardi, a football coach, who said, "Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing."
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| winning streak |
winning game after game, make a clean sweep
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The Expos have won nine games - their longest winning streak.
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| wino |
an alcoholic, a drunk, in the tank
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See that wino over there. He used to be the president of GASCO.
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