Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

wear the pants in a family
- be the boss in a family
She is very strong and is the one who wears the pants in her family.
wear thin
- become thin from use or the passing of time
The silver dollar began to wear thin after it was in use for many years.
wear thin
- grow less interesting or believable
His excuses began to wear thin after he kept using them again and again.
weasel out of (something)
- decide not to do something in a sneaky way
My friend weaseled out of helping us clean up the yard.
weather permitting
- if the weather allows
Weather permitting, we will go to the lake on Saturday.
weave in and out (of something)
- move, drive, or walk in and out of something such as traffic
The man was driving very fast and was weaving in and out of the traffic.
weed out (someone or something)
- remove what is unwanted, get rid of
I spent the morning weeding out the clothes that I don't wear anymore.
week in, week out
- week after week
Week in, week out the man takes his children to the lake to swim.
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