| with open arms | | | |
| without batting an eye | | | |
| without further ado | | | |
| with the manner | | | |
| with young | | | |
| woe to | | | |
| wolf guarding the sheep | | | |
| wolf in sheep's clothing | | | |
| woman among women | | | |
| woman of the hour | | | |
| woman on the street | | | |
| wooden spoon | | | |
| wooden-top | | | |
| word it | | | |
| word of mouth | | | |
| word on the wire | | | |
| words of one syllable | | | |
| work away | | | |
| worked up | | | |
| work into the ground | | | |
| work like a dog | | | |
| work like a horse | | | |
| work one's fingers to the bone | | | |
| work over | | | |
| work someone's ass off | | | |
| work the crowd | | | |
| work to rule | | | |
| work wonders | | | |
| world of difference | | | |
| worlds apart | | | |
| worm food | | | |
| worm turns | | | |
| worse for wear | | | |
| worship the porcelain god | | | |
| worst comes to worst | | | |
| worst of both worlds | | | |
| worth every penny | | | |
| worth one's weight in gold | | | |
| would | | | |
| would give a Jew's eye | | | |
| wouldn't shout if a shark bit him | | | |
| wouldn't you know | | | |
| wrap around one's little finger | | | |
| wrap in cotton wool | | | |
| wrestle with a pig | | | |
| wrist-slap | | | |
| write oneself into a corner | | | |
| write one's own ticket | | | |
| writing on the wall | | | |
| written all over someone's face | | | |
| wrong number | | | |
| wrong side of the tracks | | | |