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wildcat strike
A strike not ordered by a labor union; a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers.
The garbage collectors have gone on a wildcat strike, but the union is going to stop it.
will not hear of
Will not allow or consider, refuse attention to or permission for.
I want to go to the show tonight, but I know my mother will not hear of it.
John's father told him he would not hear of his having a car.
Mary needs another day to finish her book report, but the teacher won't hear of any delay.
win hands down
To win conclusively and without external help.
The opposition was so weak that Dan won the election hands down.
win in a walk
win in a breeze
To win very easily; win without having to try hard.
Joe ran for class president and won in a walk.
Our team won the game in a breeze.
windbag
Someone who talks too much; a boring person.
Uncle Joe goes on and on; he is a boring windbag.
windfall
An unexpected gift or gain of sizeable proportion.
The unexpected retroactive pay raise was a most welcome windfall.
window dressing
dress a window
An elaborate exterior, sometimes designed to conceal one's real motives.
All those fancy invitations turned out to be nothing but window dressing.
wink at
To allow and pretend not to know about (a rule or law being broken).
A judge should never wink at any law-breaking.
John was not allowed to stay out late at night, but his parents winked at his being five minutes late.