Significado: Ahwanee 
n. tribu de indios americanos que originalmente habitaba en el sur de California; lengua hablada por los indios Ahwanee n. ahwany, tribu indígena norteamericana que habitó originariamente en el sur de California; lengua hablada por los indios Ahwany
WAN Idioma
on the wane
Saskatchewan pheasant
swan song
want a piece of me
want it so bad I can taste it
want to make something of it
waste not, want not
aijuswannaseing
do you want to ride
wang
wank
2. to masturbate
wanker
2. a masturbator
wanna
want a piece of someone
in want of
The baby is in want of special care．这个婴儿需要特别护理。
We are so well provided that we are not in want of anything．我们应有尽有，什么也不缺。
Are you in want of money？你需要钱吗？
make allowance for
The tailor made allowance for the growth of the boy and didn't cut his coat small．裁缝考虑到孩子会长大，没有把他的外衣裁小。
The court was asked to make allowances for his age．法院被要求考虑他的年龄。
It would be sensible to add a further￡200 to the budget to make allowance for inflation．考虑到涨价的因素，在预算之外再追加英镑是一个明智之举。
2．excuse for原谅
You must make allowance for his ill manners．你必须原谅他的不礼貌。
They esteemed each other and made allowances for each other．他们互敬互谅。
make allowance (s) for
The tailor made allowance for the growth of the boy and didn't cut his coat small．裁缝考虑到孩子会长大，没有把他的外衣裁小。
The court was asked to make allowances for his age．法院被要求考虑他的年龄。
It would be sensible to add a further￡200 to the budget to make allowance for inflation．考虑到涨价的因素，在预算之外再追加英镑是一个明智之举。
2．excuse for原谅
You must make allowance for his ill manners．你必须原谅他的不礼貌。
They esteemed each other and made allowances for each other．他们互敬互谅。
wax and wane
Idiom(s): wax and waneTheme: ALTERNATIVES
to increase and then decrease, especially with reference to the phases of the moon.
• As the moon waxes and wanes, so does the height of the tide change.
• Voter sentiment about the tax proposal waxes and wanes with each passing day.
want for nothing
Idiom(s): want for nothingTheme: WEALTH
to lack nothing; to have everything one needs or wishes.
• The Smiths don't have much money, but their children seem to want for nothing.
• Jean's husband spoils her. She wants for nothing.
make allowances for
Idiom(s): make allowance(s) (for sb or sth)Theme: EXCUSES
to make excuses or explanations for someone or something; to take into consideration the negative effects of someone or something.
• You re very late even when we make allowance for the weather.
• We have to make allowance for the age of the house when we judge its condition.
not want to catch
Idiom(s): not let someone catch someone doing something AND not want to catch sb doing sthTheme: CATCHING
to find someone doing something wrong. (The idea is that the person ought not to do the wrong thing again, not that the person simply avoid getting caught.)
• How many times have I told you not to play ball in the house? Don't let me catch you doing that again.
• If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: Don't do that! I don't want to catch you doing it again!
Waste not, want not.
If you never waste anything, you will have it when you need it.Swansong
A person's swansong is their final achievement or public appearance.The more you have, the more you want.
Satisfying one need only creates another need.make allowance|allowance|make
v. phr. To judge results by the circumstances.
Often used in plural. When a small boy is helping you, you must make allowances for his age.on the wane and on the wax|on|wane|wax
adv. phr. Decreasing and increasing. Said of the moon. The moon is regularly on the wane and on the wax at regular intervals lasting half a month.swan song|song|swan
n. phr., literary A farewell or last appearance. The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired.want ad|ad|want
n. A small advertisement on a special page in a newspaper that offers employment opportunities and merchandise. "You want a temporary job?" he asked the recent arrival in town. "Go and look at the want ads!"allowance
allowancesee make allowance for.
swan
swanthe Swan
the constellation Cygnus
wane
wanesee wax and wane.
want
wantIn addition to the idioms beginning with want, also see waste not, want not.
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- want for nothing
- want in
want in
want in1) Desire to enter, as in The cat wants in. The antonym is want out, as in The dog wants out. [First half of 1800s]
2) Wish to join a business, project, or other undertaking, as in Some investors want in but have not yet been admitted. Again, the antonym is want out, as in Many Quebec residents want out of Canada. [Mid-1900s]
wanting
wantingwanting in
deficient in
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