Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

well-off
- wealthy
Her parents are quite well-off and don`t need to worry about money during their
retirement.
well-to-do
- have lots of money
He comes from a rather well-to-do family.
well up in years
- old
My father is well up in years but he is very healthy.
wet behind the ears
- inexperienced, immature
He is a little wet behind the ears and doesn`t know much about his job yet.
wet blanket
- person who discourages others from having fun
He is a wet blanket so we never invite him to our parties.
wet one`s whistle
- have a drink (especially alcohol)
They decided to stop at a bar on their way home from work to wet their whistle.
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