will

will idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with will, also see against one's will; at will; boys will be boys; heads (will) roll; murder will out; of one's own accord (free will); shit will hit the fan; that will do; time will tell; truth will out; when the cat's away, mice will play; where there's a will; with a will; with the best will in the world; wonders will never cease.

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.

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