| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| what's new |
what is new in your life? what is happening
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"Hi, Pearl. What's new?" "Lots. I have a baby!"
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| what's the big idea |
why are you doing that? who said you could do that?
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What's the big idea? Who said you could chop down that tree?
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| what's the poop |
what is the news? what did you hear? what's going down
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When Holly wants to know what happened, she says, "Well, what's the poop?"
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| what's up |
what is happening what is the latest news?
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Bugs Bunny says to Elmer Fudd, "A bee 'n a bee! What's up, Doc?"
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| what's what |
what is the truth, what are the facts, the straight goods
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I want to know what's what before I go to court. I want to know what happened.
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| what's your beef |
what is your complaint? why are you upset?
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What's your beef, Mark? I can see that you're upset.
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| what's your poison |
what do you like to drink? which liquor do you like?
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Come over to the bar and I'll buy you a drink. What's your poison?
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| wheatbelt |
wheat-producing area, breadbasket
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Farmers in the wheatbelt pray for rain for their crops.
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| wheeler-dealer |
a person who is good at making sales and deals, a wheeler-dealer
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Cliff is a wheeler-dealer in the energy industry. He brings buyers and sellers together.
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| wheels |
vehicle (car, truck etc.), set of wheels
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Jeff, can I borrow your wheels? My sister needs a ride to the mall.
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