when

when idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with when, also see cross a bridge when one comes to it; push comes to shove, when.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.
Related Discussions (17)
TopicRepliesLatest Post
When or That22 days ago
When Science Helps Define Words74 months ago
when to use gerund and infinitive505 months ago
when posting WotD suggestions46 months ago
please help analysing this sentence: when to use being+ed316 months ago

See all 17 discussions · Browse Forums