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[way] See: ALL THE WAY or THE WHOLE WAY, BY THE WAY, BY WAY OF, COME A LONG WAY, CUT BOTH WAYS or CUT TWO WAYS, EVERY WHICH WAY, FROM WAY BACK, GO OUT OF ONE’S WAY, HARD WAY, HAVE A WAY WITH, IN A BAD WAY, IN A BIG WAY, IN A FAMILY WAY, IN A WAY, IN ONE’S WAY or IN THE WAY, KNOW ONE’S WAY AROUND or KNOW ONE’S WAY ABOUT, LEAD THE WAY, MAKE ONE’S WAY, MAKE WAY, NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN, NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT, ON THE WAY or ON ONE’S WAY, PARTING OF THE WAYS, PUT IN THE WAY OF or PUT IN ONE’S WAY, PUT OUT OF THE WAY, RUB THE WRONG WAY, SEE ONE’S WAY CLEAR.

[way off]{adj. phr.} At a great distance from a particular point (said of a discrepancy). •/We were way off on our calculations; the house cost us twice as much as we had thought./

[wayside] See: FALL BY THE WAYSIDE.

[way the wind blows] or [how the wind blows]{n. phr.} The direction or course something may go; how things are; what may happen. •/Most senators find put which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress./

[ways and means]{n. plural} Methods of getting something done or getting money; how something can be done and paid for. •/The boys were trying to think of ways and means to go camping for the weekend./ •/The United States Senate has a committee on ways and means./

[wear] See: IF THE SHOE FITS — WEAR IT, WASH AND WEAR, WORSE FOR WEAR.

[wear and tear]{n. phr.} Deterioration through use. •/After 75,000 miles there is usually a lot of wear and tear on any car./

[wear away] See: WEAR DOWN.

[wear blinders] or [blinkers]{v. phr.} To refuse or be unable to consider alternative ways of thinking or acting. •/Anybody who disputes the importance of learning languages is wearing blinders./

[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away]{v.} 1. To remove or disappear little by little through use, time, or the action of weather. •/Time and weather have worn off the name on the gravestone./ •/The eraser has worn off my pencil./ •/The grass has worn away from the path near the house./ 2. To lessen; become less little by little. •/The people went home as the excitement of the fire wore off./ •/John could feel the pain again as the dentist’s medicine wore away./ 3. To exhaust; tire out, win over or persuade by making tired. •/Mary wore her mother down by begging so that she let Mary go to the movies./ Compare: DIE OUT.

[wear on]{v.} 1. To anger or annoy; tire. •/Having to stay indoors all day long is tiresome for the children and wears on their mother’s nerves./ 2. To drag on; pass gradually or slowly; continue in the same old way. •/Johnny tried to wait up for Santa Claus but as the night wore on, he couldn’t keep his eyes open./ •/As the years wore on, the man in prison grew old./ •/The boys' quarrel wore on all afternoon./

[wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve] also [pin one’s heart on one’s sleeve]{v. phr.} To show your feelings openly; show everyone how you feel; not hide your feelings. •/She wears her heart on her sleeve. It’s easy to see if she is sad or happy./ •/Sometimes it is better not to pin your heart on your sleeve./ Compare: OPEN ONE’S HEART.