whoa

from go to whoa

From beginning to end. Primarily heard in Australia, New Zealand. That team really dominated from go to whoa—their opponent was totally overwhelmed.
See also: go, whoa

Whoa, Nellie!

1. cliché Said to any person, thing, or animal (especially a horse) that one is trying to get under control or coax into slowing down. "Whoa, Nellie!" he shouted as the bucking bronco tossed him to and fro. A: "Whoa, Nellie! Just cool your jets, big guy!" B: "Get off of me! I didn't do anything wrong!"
2. An exclamation of surprise or astonishment, especially when something is more intense than one expected. Whoa, Nellie. Now that is one strong drink you fixed me! A: "Whoa, Nellie. I think I need to sit down for a minute!" B: "A bit of a tougher hike than you were expecting, huh?"

Whoa, Nelly!

An exclamation of surprise. The phrase is generally thought to have originated as a command to slow down a horse (wherein "Nelly" is the horse's name). They're engaged already? Whoa, Nelly! Whoa, Nelly—what is going on in here?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

from giddy-up to whoa

Rur. all the way from the beginning to the end. The road is paved from giddy-up to whoa. The play stinks. It is dull from giddy-up to whoa.
See also: whoa

Whoa, Nellie!

Rur. Wait! Stop! Tom: When I get that money, I'm gonna get me my own place, and then you and I can get married, andJane: Whoa, Nellie! When did I say I was going to marry you? Whoa, Nellie! Did you measure them boards before you started cuttin' 'em?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

from go to whoa

from start to finish.
See also: go, whoa
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

Whoa!

(wo)
exclam. Stop! (Said to a horse or any person or thing.) You’ve gone about far enough. Whoa!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • from go to whoa
  • be with (one)
  • be with somebody
  • double buffalo
  • gnarly
  • narly
  • from giddy-up to whoa
  • take it easy
  • take it/things easy
  • off the deep end, to go
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As a keeper from the Mokolodi Nature Reserve brought the 8ft (2.4m) snake up to Harry, he said "Whoa, whoa, whoa", and backed away.
As a keeper from the Mokolodi Nature Reserve, near the capital Gaborone, brought the 8ft (2.4m) snake up to Harry, he said "Whoa, whoa, whoa", and backed away.
One evening, I awoke at the wheel as we jolted to a stop in a bar ditch, with my 3-year-old exclaiming, "Whoa, Mommy!
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"I was shouting 'Whoa, whoa' because he was still standing on his face," said Tresize.
Wafer surge comes, the levees break, Whoa! Look at me, I lost my rake!
"When you hit puberty, you think, 'Whoa, whose body am I in!
They would work their way up your clothing, down your--it was very, like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
He was showing off to his best friend who was so terrified he yelled "whoa, whoa, whoa", from the passenger seat, a court heard last week.
Whoa: May look artificial and require skilled labor.