work dirty work
work give someone a (good) working
over
work grunt work
work knock off (work)
work leg work
work shoot the works
work spill the works
work turn on the waterworks
work working stiff
work work one’s ass off
work work one’s buns off
work work one’s butt off
work work oneself up
work work oneself (up) into a lather
work work oneself up to something
work work one’s tail off
work work someone over
world dead to the world
world hero (of the underworld)
world out of this world
world tell the (whole) world
world Where in the world?
world whole wide world
world world is one’s oyster
worm can of worms
worm glow worm
worm worms in blood
worry Not to worry.
worry worry wart
worship worship the porcelain god(dess)
worst worst-case scenario
worth not worth a damn
worth not worth a plugged nickel
worth not worth beans
worth worth one’s salt
wounded walking wounded
wrapunder wraps
wrapwrap one’s car around something
wrapwrapped up (in someone or something)
wrapwrapped up (with someone or
something)
wrapwrap something up
wrathgrapes of wrath
wrench left-handed monkey wrench
wristkick in the wrist
wristslap someone on the wrist
wristslap someone’s wrist
write nothing to write home about
wrong have the wrong number
wrong wrong side of the tracks
wrote That’s all she wrote.
wrote That’s what she wrote.
yak yak it up
yank yank one’s strap
yank yank someone around
yank yank someone’s chain
yank yank someone’s crank
yard whole nine yards
yard yard dog
yawn technicolor yawn
yawn throw a technicolor yawn
year donkey’s years
year seven-year itch
yellyell one’s guts out
yellyell one’s head off
yellow have a yellow streak down one’s back
yellow yellow streak (down someone’s back)
yo yo mama
yodel yodeling in a canyon
yoke get some yokes on
yokel local yokel
young young blood
young young Turk
Z big Z’s
Z blow Z’s
Z catch some Z’s
Z cop some Z’s
Z cut some Z’s
Z from A to Z
zap channel zapping
zeek zeek out
zerk zerked (out)
ziggety Hot ziggety!
zipzip along
zipzip gun
zipZip it up!
zipZip (up) your lip!
zipZip your lip!
zipper zipper head
zitzit doctor
zonein the O-zone
zonein the Q-zone
zonewar zone
zonezoned (out)
zonk zonked (out)
zonk zonk out
zonkersgo zonkers
zoom zoom in (on someone or something)
zoom zoom off
zoom zoom out
zoom zoom someone out
zoom zoom up
zounkzounked (out)NTC’s Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions