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get the wrinkles out

improve, revise When they get the wrinkles out of the electric car, I'll buy one.

handwriting on the wall

a sign that something bad will happen The handwriting is on the wall. Business conditions are bad so probably nobody will get a pay raise this year.

in writing

written and signed, in black and white The company guarantees this pen for life. I have it in writing.

nothing to write home about

not special or spectacular, no great shakes He's a nice guy, but nothing to write home about.

put through the wringer

cause a lot of stress He really put his wife through the wringer when he asked her for a divorce.

smithwright it

throw it in the garbage, chuck it, junk it If the drawing isn't perfect, we smithwright it - throw it out.

the handwriting is on the wall

the message is clear, the conclusion is obvious I tell my students the handwriting is on the wall: learn how to learn.

through the wringer

experienced a lot of personal problems Hey, I'm tough. I've been through the wringer a few times.

write it off

say it is a financial loss, call it a business expense, deduct it from income Don't worry about the cost of my plane ticket. I can write it off as a business expense.

write off

remove from a business record, cancel a debt It was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.

write up

record in writing, prepare a written account I've been asked to write up a list of the winners for the newspaper.

writer's block

being unable to think of something to write I told the teacher I couldn't do the paper because of writer's block.

written all over your face

showing on your face, body language, read you When you heard that Italy lost the World Cup, disappointment was written all over your face.

written in blood

like a law, binding, cannot be changed Now that his name is written in blood, he's a member of our gang.

written in stone

written in final form, like a commandment "Our agreement isn't written in stone; it can be changed."

awright

an alternative spelling and pronunciation of alright (all right)

lowriding

adjusting the suspension of a car to get it closer to the ground; since it is illegal to drive that way, people have hydraulic systems to adjust the height of the car while driving, making it bounce

write down

1．depreciate or disparage by writing；play down in writing 写文章贬低或诋毁；把…写得不重要
They tried in vain to write down the movement．他们试图写文章诋毁这个运动，可是枉费心机。
The critics wrote down the play and it was withdrawn．评论家们贬低这个戏剧，它被停演了。
2．describe；regard 描述；看作They seem to have written him down as a fool．他们似乎把他写成了一个傻瓜。
3．reduce the book value of 减低…的帐面价值
These shares should be written down，as we want to attract more buying at present．既然我们目前想吸引更多的人买进这些股票，就应该降低它的票面价格。

write home about

comment on at length，esp．in a favorable manner；excellent 值得大书特书；很精彩；好极了
The exhibition was nothing to write home about．展览会并没什么吸引人的精彩东西。
The entertainment at the New Year's party was something to write home about．新年晚会的娱乐节目真是好极了。

write oneself out

exhaust one's writing ability by writing too much 竭尽才智无可再写
He has written himself out．他已经竭尽才智，写不出东西来了。

write out

write in full； prepare in writing 全部写出；开出
The teacher asked her to write the whole thing out．老师让她把事情的始末都写出来。
She wrote out a cheque for ￡50．她开了一张50镑的支票。

write up to

Idiom(s): write sb or sth up to

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

write an article about someone or something.
• A reporter wrote me up for the Sunday paper.
• I wrote up a local factory and sent the story to a magazine, but they didn't buy the story.

write sth up

Idiom(s): write sth up

Theme: PREPARATION

to prepare a bill, order, or statement.
• Please write the order up and send me a copy.
• As soon as I finish writing up your check, I'll bring you some more coffee.

write sth out

Idiom(s): write sth out

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

to spell or write a number or an abbreviation.
• Don't just write "7," write it out.
• Please write out all abbreviations, such as Doctor for Dr.

write sth off

Idiom(s): write sth off

Theme: FINANCIAL

to absorb a debt or a loss in accounting.
• The bill couldn't be collected, so we had to write it off
• The bill was too large, and we couldn't write off the amount. We decided to sue.

write sth down

Idiom(s): write sth down

Theme: COMMUNICATION - WRITTEN

to write something; to make a note of something. (Also without down.)
• If I write it down, I won't forget it.
• I wrote down everything she said.

see the handwriting on the wall

Idiom(s): see the (hand)writing on the wall

Theme: PERCEPTION

to know that something is certain to happen.
• If you don't improve your performance, they'll fire you. Can't you see the writing on the wall?
• I know I'll get fired. I can see the handwriting on the wall.

read the handwriting on the wall

Idiom(s): read the handwriting on the wall

Theme: PREDICTION

to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues.
• I know I am going to be fired. I can read the handwriting on the wall.
• Can't you read the handwriting on the wall? Can't you see what they are planning?

put sb through the wringer

Idiom(s): put sb through the wringer

Theme: DIFFICULTY

to give someone a difficult time. (Informal.)
• They are really putting me through the wringer at school.
• The boss put Bob through the wringer over this contract.

give sb a slap on the wrist

Idiom(s): give someone a slap on the wrist AND slap someone on the wrist; slap someone's wrist

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to give someone a light punishment (for doing something wrong).
• The judge gave her a slap on the wrist for speeding.
• The judge should have done more than slap her wrist.
• They should do more than just slap his wrist.

get a slap on the wrist

Idiom(s): get a slap on the wrist

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to get a light punishment (for doing something wrong).
• He created quite a disturbance, but he only got a slap on the wrist.
• I thought I'd get a slap on the wrist for speeding, but I got fined $200.
• She had a slap on the wrist about that before.

slap one's wrist

slap sb on the wrist

Handwriting like chicken scratch

If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

Rewrite history

If you rewrite history, you change your version of past events so as to make yourself look better than you would if the truth was told.

Slap on the wrist

If someone gets a slap on the wrist, they get a very minor punishment when they could have been punished more severely.

Writ large

If something is writ large, it is emphasised or highlighted.

Writing on the wall

If the writing's on the wall for something, it is doomed to fail.

A Slap on the Wrist

A very mild punishment.

Write down|note down

write something: "Could you write down your mobile phone number?"

ghost-writer|ghost|writer

n. A writer whose identity remains a secret and who writes for another who receives all the credit. It is rumored that John Smith's best-selling novel was written by a ghost-writer.

handwriting on the wall|handwriting|wall

n. phr. A sign that something bad will happen. When Bill's team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall. John's employer had less and less work for him; John could read the handwriting on the wall and looked for another job.

slap one's wrist|slap|wrist

v. phr. To receive a light punishment. She could have been fired for contradicting the company president in public, but all she got was a slap on the wrist.

wringing wet|wet|wringing

adj. Wet through and through; soaked; dripping. He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella. He was wringing wet after working in the fields in the hot sun.

write home about|write|write home

v. phr. To become especially enthusiastic or excited about; boast about.

Often used after "to". Mary's trip to the World's Fair was something to write home about. Joe did a good enough job of painting but it was nothing to write home about. "That was a dinner worth writing home about!" said Bill coming out of the restaurant.

write off(1)|write|write off

v. phr. 1. To remove (an amount) from a business record; cancel (a debt); accept as a loss. If a customer dies when he owes the store money, the store must often write it off.
Compare: CHARGE OFF. 2. To accept (a loss or trouble) and not worry anymore about it; forget. Mr. Brown had so much trouble with the new TV set that he finally wrote it off and bought a new one. Jim's mistake cost him time and money, but he wrote it off to experience.
Compare: CHARGE OFF².
Antonym: CHALK UP². To say that (something) will fail or not be good; believe worthless. Just because the boys on the team are young, don't write the team off.
Compare: COUNT OUT.

write up(1)|write|write up

v. 1. To write the story of; describe in writing; give a full account of. Reporters from many newspapers are here to write up the game. The magazine is writing up the life of the President. 2. To put something thought or talked about into writing; finish writing (something). John took notes of what the teacher said in class and he wrote them up when he got home. The author had an idea for a story when he saw the old house, and he wrote it up later.

write-off(2)|write|write off

n. A loss. This last unfortunate business venture of ours is an obvious write-off.

write-up(2)|write|write up

n. A report or story in a newspaper or magazine. There was a write-up of the accident in the newspaper. I read an interesting write-up about the President in a new magazine.

writer's block|block|writer

n. phr. A condition of being unable to write; a period when the words just won't come. One of the more common problems writers occasionally experience is a writer's block that may last a shorter or a longer time. They say that the reason for Ernest Hemingway's suicide was a severe and seemingly endless writer's block.