Australian, informal

to delay making a decision or doing something until you know what is going to happen or what other people are going to do.

We'd better wait and see which way the cat jumps before we commit ourselves.

• wring out of someone
• wring something out of
• wring something out of someone
• wring your hands
• write in
• write in something
• write off
• write off something
• write on the back of a postage stamp
• write someone off
• write something off
• write something on the back of a postage stamp
• write up
• write up something
• writing is on the wall
• writing on the wall
• writ large
• written all over face
• written all over your face
• written in the stars
• wrong side of the tracks
• yank chain
• yank someone's chain
• year after year
• year by year