| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| wait up |
wait for me, wait until I catch up
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Danny, wait up. I want to talk to you.
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| wait up for |
not go to bed until the kids come home at night
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Mom always waits up for us when we go to a party.
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| wait with bated breath |
wait with suspense, want to know what happens
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We waited with bated breath for news of the fallen climber.
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| wake up |
awaken, rouse from sleep
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On Saturday I usually wake up around noon. I sleep in .
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| wake up |
be alert, stop daydreaming
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Wake up, Walter. It's your turn to deal the cards.
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| wake up and smell the coffee |
be more aware, get with it
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You don't know about the Net? Wake up and smell the coffee!
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| wake-up call |
(See a wake-up call)
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| wake up on the wrong side of bed |
(See get up on the wrong side of bed)
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| wake with a start |
wake suddenly, jump out of bed
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I woke with a start when Santa Claus landed on our roof.
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| walk |
not have to pay a fine or go to jail, get off
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They couldn't prove that Don was guilty, so he walked.
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