Worth a shot: When something is worth a shot, it means it is worth trying.

Worth your salt: It means someone or something deserves respect.

Wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding: This idiom is used to signify that something/someone is not very powerful.

Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole: If you say this about something, it means you don’t want to have anything to do with it or you will not approach it under any circumstances.

Wrap yourself in the flag: To pretend to be doing something out of patriotism or loyalty to something but that is not the case, as they are doing it for their own selfish reasons.

Writing on the wall: It means that a danger that was yet to come can now be seen or is now apparent.

Wrench in the works: To put a wrench in the works is to spoil or ruin something, like a plan.— Ahzam Ahmed 

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
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Rough waters

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Politicised football
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Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...