| wait on ~ hand and foot | (=serve ~ extremely well) | ~을 극진히 시중들다 |
|---|---|---|
| She waited on her sick husband hand and foot. | ||
| walk out | (=go on strike) | 파업하다 |
| They threatened to walk out if their demands were not met. | ||
| wash up | (=do the dishes) | 설거지하다 |
| He helped himself to my dinner and then, to add insult to injury, asked me to wash up. | ||
| waste one's breath (on) | (=gain nothing by talking (to) | 소용없는 말을 헛되어 지껄이다 |
| He was wasting his breath on her; she would not listen to him. | ||
| wear out | (=fatigue; make ~ useless) | 지치게 하다; 닳아 해어지게 하다 |
| She wore him out with her naggingThose shoes are already worn out. | ||
| while away | (=spend time idly or pleasantly) | 한가[느긋]하게 보내다 |
| I'm now whiling away the hours sunbathing in the garden. | ||
| wipe out | (=destroy) | 파괴하다; 망하게 하다 |
| The bombing completely wiped out the small city. | ||
| The large chains are wiping out the independent bookstores. | ||
| without fail | (=for certain, without exception) | 꼭, 반드시 |
| Each morning, without fail, he sits in the park and reads a paper. | ||
| word for word | (=in exactly the same words) | 토씨하나 안 틀리게 그대로 |
| Tell me what she said, word for word. | ||
| work out | (=accomplish; exercise) | (계획 등을) 완수하다; 운동하다 |
| I've drawn up the main outlines and he'll work out the details later. | ||
| The famous actor keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning. | ||