babe in arms »
An infant.
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babe in the woods »
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless.
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babe magnet »
A person, especially a man, to whom women are attracted.
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babes in the wood »
Criminals in the stocks, or pillory.
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baby blues »
Blue eyes.
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baby blues »
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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back at you »
Used to return a greeting.
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back away »
Of your attention on the thing in front being avoided.
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back burner »
A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.
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back burner »
A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.
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back down »
To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.
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back gammon player »
A sodomite.
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back in the day »
In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.
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back into »
To back up or walk backwards and hit something.
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back into »
To reverse a vehicle into a space.
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back of beyond »
A very remote place.
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back off »
To move backwards away from something.
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back off »
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
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back off »
To lower the setting of.
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back office »
The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.
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back onto »
To reverse a vehicle onto something.
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back onto »
To overlook something from the rear.
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back out »
To withdraw from something one has promised to do.
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back out »
To reverse a vehicle from a confined space.
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back to our muttons »
To get back to the business at hand.
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back to square one »
Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.
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back to the drawing board »
Back to the beginning following an unsuccessful attempt.
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back up »
As a security measure.
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back up »
To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.
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back up »
To move a vehicle backwards.
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back up »
To provide support or the promise of support.
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back up »
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
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back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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back water »
A very remote, rural area.
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back-assward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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back-asswards »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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back-burner »
Having low urgency; not currently important.
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back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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back-to-back »
Identical or similar and sequential.
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back-to-back »
With one's back facing somebody else's back.
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backassward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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backasswards »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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backfoot »
To put on the defensive; to put off balance.
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backseat driver »
A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.
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backseat driver »
By extension, anybody offering unsolicited or unwelcome advice.
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bacon fed »
Fat, greasy.
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bacon-faced »
Having a fat, sleek face.
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bad apple »
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
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bad blood »
A serious feud or grudge.
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bad blood »
Feelings of hostility or ill will.
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bad egg »
Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
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bad egg »
disreputable character
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bad for you »
Unhealthy.
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bad iron »
Bad luck.
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bad joke »
A situation that is badly planned, or illogical.
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bad luck »
ill-fortune
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bad money drives out good »
Debased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.
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bad news »
An irritating, troublesome, or harmful person, situation, or thing.
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bad news »
News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
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bad penny »
A counterfeit or damaged penny.
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bad penny »
A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of disappointment and frustration.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.
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bad taste in one's mouth »
A feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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bad to the bone »
Completely bad and evil; pure evil.
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badge bunny »
A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.
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bag and baggage »
All one's possessions.
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bag of bones »
A skinny, malnourished person.
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bag of rations »
A fussy or overly zealous military superior.
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bag of wind »
A windbag.
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baggage »
Heavy baggage; women and children. Also a familiar epithet for a woman; as, cunning baggage, wanton baggage, &c.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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baggage »
Luggage; traveling equipment.
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bail out »
To secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.
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bail out »
To remove water from a boat by scooping it out.
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bail out »
To exit an aircraft while in flight.
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bail out »
To rescue, especially financially.
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bail out »
To leave or not attend.
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bail out on »
To abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.
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baker's dozen »
Cousin.
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baker's dozen »
Thirteen, a group of thirteen.
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bakers dozen »
Thirteen.
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balance out »
To counteract one another so as to be balanced.
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balance the books »
To add up all the debits and credits.
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balance the books »
To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.
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balancing act »
A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
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balancing act »
An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
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bald eagle »
american bird
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bale out »
Alternative spelling of bail out.
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ball up »
To crush into a ball shape.
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ball up »
To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.
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ball-breaker »
A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
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balloon goes up »
Something exciting or dangerous begins.
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ballpark estimate »
A ballpark figure, a very rough approximation.
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ballpark figure »
An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
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ballpoint pen »
writing implement
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balls up »
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.
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balls-up »
Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.
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balum rancum »
A hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.
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bang about »
To make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.
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bang around »
To make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.
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bang for the buck »
Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
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bang on »
Exactly at.
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bang on about »
To keep talking endlessly about the same subject.
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bang out »
To do something quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner.
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bang straw »
A nick name for a thresher, but applied to all the servants of a farmer.
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bang to rights »
Caught red-handed; in a guilty state.
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bang up »
Excellent.
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bang up »
He’s doing a bang up good job..
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bang up cove »
A dashing fellow who spends his money freely.
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bang up job »
Something done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.
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banged up »
Physically injured or wounded.
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banged up »
Spending time in prison or jail.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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bank on »
To be sure of something. To depend on it.
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bankers' hours »
Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.
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bankers' hours »
The period between 10am and 3pm.
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banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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banyan day »
In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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baptism by fire »
A change in initial attitude or ideals through a traumatic situation.
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baptism by fire »
A rite of passage through the survival or success of a crisis.
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baptism by fire »
A trying ordeal that was not experienced before.
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bar fly »
A person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.
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bar none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bare one's teeth »
To show one's aggression.
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barge in »
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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bark up the wrong tree »
To attempt or pursue the wrong thing; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead.
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barking dogs never bite »
Alternative form of barking dogs seldom bite.
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barking dogs seldom bite »
People who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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barn burner »
Any successful or impressive event.
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barnburner »
Liberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century.
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barrel »
A jar. 1 Kings xvii. 12.
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barrel »
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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barrel »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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barrel »
A tube.
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barrel »
A waste receptacle.
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barrel »
A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
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barrel »
The hollow basal part of a feather.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrel »
The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
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barrel of laughs »
A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is enjoyable or entertaining.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is immature, embarrassing, or disgraceful.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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barrow man »
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.
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base over apex »
Falling over in a jumbled heap.
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bash about »
To physically damage something or assault someone.
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bash in »
To break or dent badly by hitting violently.
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bash in »
To injure someone by hitting violently.
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bash out »
To write something very quickly, without much thought.
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bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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basket case »
One made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.
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bass-ackward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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bass-ackwards »
Alternative form of ass-backwards.
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bassackward »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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bassackwards »
Alternative form of bass-ackwards.
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bastardly gullion »
A bastard's bastard.
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bat a thousand »
To achieve perfection.
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bat a thousand »
To achieve success at each attempt.
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bat a thousand »
To reach first base on every at-bat.
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bat an eyelash »
To react in any slight way; to respond.
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bat an eyelid »
To react in any slight way; to respond.
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bat around »
When at least nine batters bat in a half inning.
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bat around »
To discuss.
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bat away »
To knock an object, usually a ball.
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bat away »
To avoid by diverting the focus of a discussion.
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bat for both sides »
To be a batter for both teams in an amateur baseball game.
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bat for the other team »
To be homosexual.
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batten down »
To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
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batten down the hatches »
Prepare for trouble.
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battle cry »
By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.
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battle cry »
Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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bawl out »
To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.
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bawl out »
To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.
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be after »
To try to obtain.
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be after »
To try to capture.
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be all ears »
To listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate.
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be along »
To arrive.
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be around »
To be alive, existent, or present.
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be at one's beck and call »
To be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.
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be glad to see the back of »
To be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.
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be had up »
To be accused of, or arrested for a criminal act.
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be in a spot of bother »
To have a slight problem, to be in a predicament.
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be in for »
To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
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be in on »
To be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.
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be left holding the baby »
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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be mother »
To pour out tea for others.
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be my guest »
Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!.
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be of two minds »
To be undecided or unsure; to equivocate; to have multiple opinions.
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be off »
To leave.
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be off »
To be working against a present or former addiction to.
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be off »
To be away from.
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be on about »
Talk about; mean, intend.
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be on the edge of one's seat »
To be in suspense; to wait eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.
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be on to »
To figure out; to realize the truth.
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be still my heart »
Calm down, this situation is too exciting or overly distressing.
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be taken ill »
Due to sudden illness.
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be taken ill »
To become ill.
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be that as it may »
Even if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.
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be the way to go »
Represent the best of all possible options or courses of action; pre-eminate over all other choices or alternatives.
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be there for »
To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
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be there or be square »
Used to encourage someone to go somewhere.
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be up against »
To be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.
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be-all and end-all »
Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
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beam up »
To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.
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beam up »
To teleport another person or object in the same manner.
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bear down »
To approach another vessel from windward.
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bear down »
To press down on someone.
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bear down »
To intensify one's efforts.
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bear down »
When giving birth, to push.
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bear down on »
To approach someone in a very determined way.
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bear hug »
wrestling hold
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bear in mind »
Remember; consider; note.
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bear in with »
Nearer.
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bear on »
To influence, have an effect on.
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bear on »
To be relevant to.
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bear out »
To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
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bear up »
To sail close to the wind.
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bear up »
To endure hardship cheerfully.
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bear with »
To be patient with.
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beat a dead horse »
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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beat around the bush »
To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
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beat around the bush »
To treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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beat Banaghan »
An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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beat down »
To strike with great force.
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beat down »
To haggle someone to sell at a lower price.
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beat down »
To severely beat someone up.
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beat feet »
To flee.
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beat feet »
To run.
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beat it »
To go away.
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beat off »
To drive something away with blows.
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beat off »
To masturbate.
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beat off »
To waste time.
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beat one's head against a stone wall »
To waste effort on a futile project.
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beat one's meat »
To masturbate.
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beat out »
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
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beat out »
To extinguish.
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beat out »
To win by a narrow margin.
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beat somebody to the punch »
To do something before somebody else is able to.
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beat someone's brains out »
To beat someone very severely.
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beat the crap out of »
To beat really badly.
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beat the shit out of »
To beat really badly.
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beat up »
To give a severe beating to.
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beat up »
To alarm by a sudden attack.
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beat up »
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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beat up »
To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
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beat up »
To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over.
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beat up »
Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
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beat up »
To get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game.
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beat up »
To verbally assault repeatedly.
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beats me »
I don't know; I have no idea.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder »
Individuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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beauty is only skin deep »
What matters is a person's character, rather than his/her appearance.
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beauty mark »
Or artificially using cosmetics.
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beauty sleep »
C. 1900, Ralph Connor, The Man From Glengarry, ch. 23.
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beauty sleep »
Extra sleep or a special nap.
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beauty sleep »
Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.[1].
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beauty spot »
mole
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beaver away »
To busily undertake a large task.
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because you touch yourself at night »
Used to humourously deflect a request for a reason.
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bed down »
To lie down to sleep for the night, usually of livestock or machinery.
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bed down »
To put an animal to rest for the night.
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bed of roses »
A comfortable or luxurious position.
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bed of roses »
A pleasant or easy situation.
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beddable »
Sexually attractive.
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beddable »
[...] feminine, great body great legs great taste, trained and beddable, Jesus, how beddable.
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beddy-bye »
Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.
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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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bee's knees »
Something excellent, outstanding.
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beef to the hoof »
Fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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beefed out »
Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up.
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beefed out »
Muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
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been there, done that »
An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt »
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt »
Same as been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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been to the rodeo »
Exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.
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been to the rodeo »
N.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.
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beer and skittles »
Fun times.
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beer and skittles »
Something pleasurable.
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beer goggles »
The illusion that people are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
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before you can say Jack Robinson »
Very quickly. Quicker than you expect.
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beg off »
To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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beg to differ »
To differ strongly in opinion or interpretation.
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beggars can't be choosers »
(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts.
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behind bars »
In jail or prison.
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behind closed doors »
Public disclosure.
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behind its time »
Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.
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behind somebody's back »
Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.
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behind the bit »
An equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.
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behind the counter »
Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.
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behind the eight ball »
At a disadvantage.
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behind the scenes »
In secret; out of public view.
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believe in »
To ascribe existence to.
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believe in »
To ascribe some powers or other attributes to.
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believe you me »
An emphatic form of "believe me"; you [the subject] had better believe me [the speaker].
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bells and whistles »
Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.
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belly up »
Dead or defunct.
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below par »
Having a price below its face value.
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below par »
Less than par for the hole or course.
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below par »
Not up to the average or normal standard.
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below the belt »
Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.
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below the belt »
Unfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.
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belt and suspenders »
Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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bend one's elbow »
To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.
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bend over backwards »
To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.
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bend somebody's ear »
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
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bend somebody's ear »
To bore; to talk too long.
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bend the truth »
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
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bent on »
Completely determined; obstinate.
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bent on a splice »
About to be married.
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beside oneself »
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
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beside the point »
Irrelevant, moot.
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best bet »
The best proposal or plan.
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best laid plans »
A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain.
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best of both worlds »
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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best of the bunch »
The best or most preferred person or item within a group.
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best regards »
Used as a polite closing of a letter.
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bet dollars to donuts »
To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.
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bet the farm »
To be absolutely certain, to have no doubts.
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better an egg today than a hen tomorrow »
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
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better safe than sorry »
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to suffer afterwards.
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better than sex »
Superlative; wonderful.
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better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all »
Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love.Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation.
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »
In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.
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between a rock and a hard place »
Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
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between Scylla and Charybdis »
Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.
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between the jigs and the reels »
Eventually, despite all the confusion.
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betwixt and between »
Neither one thing nor the other.
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beyond one's pay grade »
Beyond one's capability.
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beyond one's pay grade »
Beyond one's level of authority.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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beyond the pale »
Describing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.
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bid fair »
seem probable
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bid fair »
seems probable
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big boy »
A large object or person.
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big boys »
Plural form of big boy.
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big boys »
The people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.
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big break »
A breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.
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big bucks »
Lots of money.
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big cheese »
A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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big daddy »
Something or someone of importance.
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big deal »
Something very important, difficult, or of concern.
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big enchilada »
A very important person, especially the highest-ranking individual in an organization.
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big enchilada »
Some item of high value, especially a top prize or reward.
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big fat »
Complete, utter, total.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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big gun »
A large-caliber artillery piece.
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big gun »
Someone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.
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big kahuna »
A boss, leader, chieftain, or top-ranking person in an organization.
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big mouth »
The mouth of someone who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.
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big picture »
The main film in a double feature.
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big picture »
The totality of a situation.
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big shot »
A person with a reputation of importance or power.
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big sleep »
Death.
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big top »
circus tent
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big up »
To increase one's muscle mass through exercise.
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big up »
To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.
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big wheel »
A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
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big wheel »
Ferris wheel.
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bigger fish to fry »
A higher valued result or target to reach.
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bigger fish to fry »
A much more pressing issue to attend to.
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bigwig »
A person of importance to a group or organization.
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bill of goods »
A collection of items purchased or offered for sale.
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bill of goods »
A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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bird in the bosom »
A secret pledge that one makes for another.
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bird in the hand »
Shortened form of "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush".
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bird of one's own brain »
One's own idea or conception.
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bird's-eye view »
The view from directly or high above.
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birds and bees »
Informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.
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birds of a feather »
C1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12.
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birds of a feather »
People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
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birds of a feather flock together »
People of similar character, background, or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another.
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birds of the feather flock together »
People who are alike physically tend to congregate and socialize together, despite government efforts at forced integration.
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birthday suit »
Nakedness; a lack of clothing.
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bit by a barn mouse »
Tipsy.
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bit on the side »
Secondary lover, mistress.
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bit part »
small acting role
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bit part »
small acting role
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bit part »
small acting role
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bite i gresset »
To bite the dust, to die.
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bite i gresset »
To loose.
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bite me »
An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
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bite of the reality sandwich »
A wake-up call, a reality check.
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bite off more than one can chew »
To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
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bite one's tongue »
An admonishment to someone who has said something unfeeling or harsh.
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bite one's tongue »
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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bite someone's head off »
To severely berate someone.
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bite the bullet »
To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to continue moving forward.
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bite the bullet »
To endure a punishment or consequence with dignity or stoicism.
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bite the dust »
To die.
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bite the dust »
To quit, or fail.
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bite the hand that feeds you »
To cause harm to a benefactor.
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bite to eat »
A snack or quick meal.
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bits and bobs »
A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.
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bitter end »
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
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bitter end »
The end of a long and difficult process.
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bitter pill »
Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.
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black »
Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.
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black »
Bad; evil.
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black »
Illegitimate, illegal or disgraced.
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black »
Lacking cream, milk, and creamer.
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black »
Overcrowded.
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black »
Without light.
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black and blue »
Covered in bruises.
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black babies »
Third world charities, the missions.
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black magic »
Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
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black sheep »
A disliked person; one who is disfavored.
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black sheep »
A nonconformist; an unusual or unconventional person.
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black sheep »
A sheep that is black.
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black-on-black »
A description of the colors of an automobile .
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black-on-black »
A reference to interactions between black people .
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black-on-black »
Something that is invisible or intentionally obfuscated, such as warnings or fine print.
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blame Canada »
A catch phrase for shifting attention away from a serious social issue by laying responsibility with Canada.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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blaze a trail »
To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.
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blaze a trail »
To show the way or proceed rapidly.
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bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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blessed event »
The birth of a baby.
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blessing in disguise »
A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.
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blimp out »
To become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.
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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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blind »
A forced bet.
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blind »
A player who is or was forced to make a bet.
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blind »
An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.
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blind »
Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.
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blind as a bat »
Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.
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blind date »
A romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.
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blink of an eye »
A very short period of time; quickly.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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blood mary »
Vodka and tomato juice
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blot one's copy book »
To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
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blot out »
To obscure.
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blot out »
To make something undecipherable; to obliterate.
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blow a fuse »
To lose one's temper; to become enraged.
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blow a gasket »
To become very angry or upset.
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blow a kiss »
To kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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blow away »
To be dispersed as a result of being blown.
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blow away »
To cause to go away by blowing.
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blow chunks »
To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
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blow chunks »
To suffer from explosive diarrhea.
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blow chunks »
To vomit chunks of undigested food.
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blow hot and cold »
To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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blow it »
To fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.
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blow off »
To pass gas; to break wind.
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blow off »
To vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow off steam »
To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.
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blow one's chances »
To forfeit opportunities to achieve some goal.
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blow one's top »
To be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.
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blow out of proportion »
To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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blow over »
To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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blow someone out of the water »
To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
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blow someone's mind »
To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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blow the whistle »
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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blow the whistle »
To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.
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blow this pop stand »
To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
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blow this popsicle stand »
To leave an establishment speedily.
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blow up »
To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
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blow up »
To explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.
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blow up »
To inflate or fill with air.
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blow up »
To enlarge or zoom in.
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blow up »
To fail disastrously.
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blow up »
To become popular very quickly.
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blow up »
To suddenly get very angry.
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blow up in one's face »
To fail disastrously.
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blow-by-blow »
Detailing every action or occurrence completely.
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blue devils »
Low spirits; depression.
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blue moon »
A long time.
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blue moon »
Something absurd.
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blue moon »
The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
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blue moon »
The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
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blue note »
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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blue state »
A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.
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blue whale »
largest mammal
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blue-eyed boy »
Someone's favourite, especially a young one.
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bluewash »
To tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.
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bluewash »
To use a blue paint or glaze.
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blurt out »
To say suddenly, without thinking.
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bo jook »
Bluffing.
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board up »
To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.
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bog standard »
Especially plain, ordinary, or unremarkable; having no special, excess or unusual features; plain vanilla.
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bogged down »
Stuck, as if in a bog.
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bogged down »
Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.
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boil down »
As an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.
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boil down to »
to be equivalent to; to reduce to.
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bolt bucket »
A machine, especially an automobile. Implies that the machine is clunky or unreliable.
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bomb around »
The drive around at speed for pleasure.
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bone dry »
Completely dry; without any trace of moisture.
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bone idle »
lazy
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bone of contention »
Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.
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bone up »
To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.
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boo boo »
blunder
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booby prize »
A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
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book in »
register
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boot camp »
A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term.
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boot camp »
Any short, intensive course of training.
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boot camp »
Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
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boot up »
To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.
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booze can »
A nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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borganism »
Some forms of government.
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born in a barn »
Engaging in the annoying behavior of inappropriately, and usually neglectfully, leaving open a door or window.
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born in a barn »
Lacking a sense of etiquette; ill-mannered.
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born in a barn »
Of humble birth, especially when referring to Jesus Christ.
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born on the Fourth of July »
Demonstratively patriotic.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Born rich or in a wealthy family.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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born yesterday »
New, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.
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borne out »
Past participle of bear out.
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borne out »
Substantiated.
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boss about »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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boss around »
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
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bottle out »
To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.
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bottle up »
Put into bottles.
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bottle up »
Keep suppressed and hidden.
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bottom line »
The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
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bottom line »
The summary or result; the most important information; the upshot; the net-net.
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bottom of the line »
The worst, the most lackluster, or lowest quality currently on the market, especially among selections in a product line.
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bottom of the ninth »
By extension, any last chance or final opportunity.
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bottom of the ninth »
In baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.
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bottoming the house »
The process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.
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bought the farm »
Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.
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bounce back »
To recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.
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bouncing off the walls »
Moving hyperactively.
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bow out »
To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.
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bowl a googly »
Something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
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bowl of cherries »
An enjoyable experience.
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bowl out »
And thus end their innings.
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bowl over »
To overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.
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bowled over »
to be astonished; overwhelmed; surprised; shocked
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box on the ear »
Administered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.
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box the compass »
To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
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box the compass »
To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
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box-office bomb »
A motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.
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boxer shorts »
underwear
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boy in the boat »
Clitoris.
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boys and their toys »
Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner.
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boys will be boys »
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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brace of shakes »
A very short time.
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brace of shakes »
The time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.
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bragging rights »
The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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brain fart »
Something ill-considered and said or done impulsively.
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brain surgeon »
Someone very intelligent.
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brain surgeon »
Someone who does brain surgery.
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brain surgery »
Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.
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brain surgery »
Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
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brain teaser »
puzzle
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brain-dead »
Having an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.
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brain-dead »
Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
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branch out »
To expand in the manner of branches.
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branch out »
To attempt something new or different, but related.
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brass farthing »
Something worthless or of small value.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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brass monkey »
A kind of inexpensive liqueur.
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brass monkey »
An Australian beer.
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brass monkey »
Said of the weather when it is very cold.
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brass monkeys »
Very cold.
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brass neck »
A person with gall.
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brass neck »
Gall, shamelessness, cheek.
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brass ring »
Figuratively, a prize or goal. Often used with respect to employment goals e.g. promotion, better job, etc.
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brass-neck »
To behave boldly or shamelessly.
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brass-necked »
Nervy; cheeky; shameless.
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bread and butter »
Bread spread with butter.
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bread and butter »
That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
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breadwinner »
The member of a household who earns all or most of the income
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break a leg »
A wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.
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break a leg »
To perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.
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break a sweat »
' , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.
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break a sweat »
January 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.
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break a sweat »
To put effort into something.
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break a sweat »
To start sweating.
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break away »
To leave suddenly.
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break down »
To fail.
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break down »
To become unstable, mentally or otherwise.
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break down »
To decay.
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break down »
To give more detail.
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break even »
To neither gain nor lose money.
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break even »
To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
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break ground »
To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
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break ground »
To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
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break ground »
To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
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break in »
To enter by force or illicit means.
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break in »
New function more naturally through use or wear.
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break in the case »
A new discovery in a case.
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break into »
To enter illegally or by force.
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break into »
To open or begin to use.
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break into »
To try to start in a profession or business.
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break into »
To begin suddenly.
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break new ground »
By extension, to initiate a new venture.
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break new ground »
To begin excavating and levelling earth for a new building, or, originally, for cultivation.
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break off »
To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.
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break off »
To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
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break one's duck »
To do something for the first time.
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break one's duck »
To score one's first run in an innings.
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break out »
To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
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break out »
To bring out, use, or present.
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break out »
To separate from a bundle.
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break out »
To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
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break rank »
To march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit.
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break someone's heart »
To cause a person to feel grief or sadness.
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break the back of »
To achieve the greater part of some project.
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break the bank »
To exhaust one's financial resources.
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break the bank »
To win more money than is available to be paid.
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break the buck »
Fall below the value of one dollar per share.[1].
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break the ice »
To start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.
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break up »
To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
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break up »
To end a relationship.
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break up »
To dissolve; to part.
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break up »
Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.
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break up »
To break or separate into pieces.
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break up »
To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
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break wind »
To flatulate; fart; to expel gases generated during digestion through the anus.
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breakfast of champions »
An ironic appellation for beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
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breath of fresh air »
Something relieving, refreshing, or new.
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breathe down someone's neck »
To follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.
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breathe easy »
To relax or feel secure about something.
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brick by brick »
To create or build something in a steady, step-by-step fashion.
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brick up »
To block by masonry, particularly using bricks.
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brick wall »
An obstacle.
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brickbat »
A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.
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brickbat »
A criticism or uncomplimentary remark hurled at artwork or other recipient.
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brickbat »
For example, it's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.
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brickbat »
Reason Magazine: Daily Brickbat[1].
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bridge »
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
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bridge »
A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
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bridge »
A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
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bridge »
A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
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bridge »
A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
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bridge »
A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bridge »
A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
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bridge »
An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
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bridge »
An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
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bridge »
An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
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bridge »
Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit.
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bridge »
Cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
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bridge »
The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
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bridge »
The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
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bright line »
A clear distinction in the context of a legal or moral judgment.
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bright-eyed and bushy-tailed »
Alert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.
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bright-line rule »
A clear-cut, easy to make decision.
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bright-line rule »
A clearly defined rule or standard, comprised of objective factors, which leaves little or no room for varying interpretation.
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brighten up »
To become brighter.
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brighten up »
To make cheerful.
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brighten up »
Brighten up my day.
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brighten up »
Brighten up a room.
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brim over »
To overflow over the brim.
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bring about »
To cause to take place.
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bring about »
To accomplish, achieve.
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bring back »
To fetch something.
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bring back »
To cause someone to remember something from the past.
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bring back »
To reenact an old rule or law.
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bring down »
To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
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bring down »
To reduce.
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bring down »
To make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.
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bring down »
To make someone feel bad emotionally.
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bring down the house »
To garner enthusiastic or wild applause.
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bring forth »
To produce, bear as fruit.
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bring forth »
To give birth.
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bring forth »
To create, generate, bring into existence.
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bring forth »
To display, produce, bring out for display.
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bring forward »
To call up for consideration.
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bring forward »
To make something happen earlier than originally planned.
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bring home the bacon »
To have a job and earn money or to lead a successful career.
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bring in »
To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
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bring in »
To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.
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bring in »
To earn money for a company or for the family.
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bring in »
To return a verdict in a court of law.
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bring in »
To move something indoors.
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bring it on »
Used to indicate one's willingness to accept a challenge, confront a threat, etc.
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bring it weak »
To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".
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bring off »
To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.
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bring out »
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
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bring out »
On the market; roll out.
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bring out »
To make a shy person more confident.
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bring out »
To cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash.
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bring owls to Athens »
Forgive me, then, for bringing owls to Athens as a thanks-offering. — Goethe, in a letter to Wilhelm von Humboldt.
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bring owls to Athens »
Perhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.
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bring owls to Athens »
To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.
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bring owls to Athens »
Who brings owls to Athens? — Euelpides, in Aristophanes' Birds.
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bring round »
To bring something when coming.
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bring round »
To resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.
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bring to heel »
To be forced to obey.
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bring to heel »
To force someone to obey.
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bring to the table »
To provide a suggestion.
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bring up »
To bring from a lower position to a higher position.
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bring up »
To mention.
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bring up »
To raise children.
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bring up »
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
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bring upon »
To cause to befall.
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broad across the beam »
Without fat on the hips and the bottom.
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broad church »
A wide scope of philosophies and ideas.
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broad in the beam »
Without fat on the hips and the bottom.
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broad shoulders »
The ability to take criticism, or accept responsibility.
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broken vessel »
A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.
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broken-hearted »
Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love.
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bros before hoes »
(US, informal) A man should prioritize his male friends over his girlfriend or wife.
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bros before hos »
Alternative spelling of bros before hoes.
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brown bag »
A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.
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brown bread »
Bread with a brown colour as distinct from white bread, wholemeal, granary or other specific types of bread.
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brown noser »
One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
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brown power »
The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.
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brown thumb »
Lack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.
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browned off »
Annoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.
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brush off »
An abrupt rebuff or dismissal.
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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buck off »
To cause to fall off.
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buck up »
Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
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buck up »
Hurry up; make haste.
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bucket down »
To rain heavily.
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bucket of bolts »
A piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.
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buckle down »
To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.
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buckle up »
To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
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buff the muffin »
To masturbate.
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bug off »
Used to tell somebody to leave them alone.
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bug out »
Hastily.
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bug out »
To abandon someone without warning.
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bug out »
Miss school, play truant, play hooky.
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bug out »
To cause to bulge.
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bugger all »
Nothing.
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bugger off »
Go away.
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bugger off »
An expression of disagreement or disbelief.
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bugger up »
To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
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build a better mousetrap »
To invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.
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build up »
To accumulate, to pile up.
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build up »
To strengthen.
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built like a brick shithouse »
Exceptionally well constructed; strong or tough.
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built like a brick shithouse »
Of a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.
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built like a tank »
Broad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.
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built like a tank »
Sturdy; exceptionally well constructed.
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bull session »
An informal meeting among men.
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bull's eye »
sweet
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bulletproof »
Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
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bulletproof »
Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
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bulletproof »
Unbreakable, very tough.
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bum around »
To wander around idly to no purpose; to loaf or loiter.
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bum chum »
A male’s homosexual partner..
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bum rap »
A false accusation, or an injustice, especially one that leads to imprisonment.
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bum rap »
An undeservedly unfavorable portrayal or reputation.
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bum rush »
Storming into an establishment.
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bum steer »
Bad advice, regardless of intention.
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bump and grind »
A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
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bump and grind »
A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
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bump into »
To collide with something.
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bump into »
To meet someone by chance.
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bump off »
To kill, especially to murder.
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bump up »
To increase something suddenly.
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bump up »
To promote a person to a higher grade.
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bump up »
To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.
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bumper crop »
A large yield; an excess of something.
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bundle of energy »
One who is especially lively, continually active, or industrious.
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bundle of energy »
The energy associated with being lively, continually active, or industrious.
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bundle of joy »
A newborn baby.
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bundle of joy »
A pet.
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bundle of nerves »
A lively, continually active person.
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bundle of nerves »
A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.
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bung up »
To close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.
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bunk off »
To play truant.
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bunk off »
We all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.
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bunny hop »
A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga.
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bunny hop »
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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bunny hop »
A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
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bunny hug »
A style of dance.
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bunny hug »
A sweatshirt with a hood.
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buoy up »
To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits.
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buried treasure »
Something, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.
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buried treasure »
Treasure stashed underground or underwater.
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burn a hole in one's pocket »
To cause someone to be tempted to spend money.
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burn down »
To burn to nothing.
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burn down »
To completely burn, so that nothing remains.
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burn one's bridges »
To destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc.
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burn one's candle at both ends »
To work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.
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burn one's fingers »
To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.
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burn out »
To extinguish due to lack of fuel.
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burn out »
To tire due to overwork.
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burn rubber »
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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burn the midnight oil »
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
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burn up »
To catch fire and burn until destroyed.
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burn up »
To destroy by burning.
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burn up »
To anger; to annoy.
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burnt to a crisp »
Inedible.
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burst someone's bubble »
To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
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bury the hatchet »
To stop fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
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bury the lead »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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bury the lede »
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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bush league »
A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.
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bush league »
A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization.
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bush telegraph »
A gossip network.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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business as usual »
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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business before pleasure »
An admonishment that discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.
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business end »
The part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.
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business girl »
A prostitute.
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business girl »
A young woman employed in business or office work.
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busman's holiday »
A holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.
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bust a cap in someone's ass »
Alternative form of pop a cap in someone's ass.
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bust ass cold »
Extremely cold.
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bust chops »
To nag; to berate or hound in an effort to elicit action.
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bust one's butt »
To work exceptionally hard.
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bust one's chops »
To exert oneself.
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busted flush »
A potential flush which ultimately was not filled.
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busted flush »
Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.
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bustle with »
To teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.
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busy beaver »
Someone who is very busy or hard-working.
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busy work »
Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
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but seriously folks »
Directs attention to immediately preceding failed attempt at humor.
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but then »
Then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.
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but who's counting »
Used as a retort or comeback, often to deprecate oneself or another for excessive concern or attention to.
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butt heads »
To argue uncompromisingly with someone.
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butt in »
.
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butt-naked »
Stark-naked, completely nude.
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butt-naked »
With the buttocks bared.
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butter fingers »
A clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.
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butter up »
To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.
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butterfly upon a wheel »
An innocent person crushed by life's adversities.
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button up »
To fasten with a button or buttons.
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button up »
To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
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button-down »
Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
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button-down »
Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
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button-down »
Serious; staid; businesslike.
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buttoned-down »
Alternative form of button-down.
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buy out »
To purchase the entire stock or extent of something.
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buy out »
To purchase the ownership of a company.
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buy straw hats in winter »
Of stocks, to buy when both demand and price is low, sell when demand and price is high.
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buy the farm »
To die; often, to die in battle.
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buy time »
Purposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else.
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buy to let »
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.
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buzz off »
Used to tell someone to go away.
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buzz up »
To allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.
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by a long shot »
By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.
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by all means »
Yes certainly; definitely.
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by and large »
Mostly, generally; with few exceptions.
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by dint of »
By reason of; by means of.
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by far »
To a considerably large extent, easily.
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by hand »
Manually; without the use of automation or machines.
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by heart »
Knowing completely; as having committed completely to memory.
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by hook or by crook »
By any means possible; one way or another.
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by leaps and bounds »
Rapidly. Said of making progress.
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by no means »
Certainly not; definitely not.
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by one's lights »
According to one's understanding.
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by one's own hand »
As a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to death by suicide.
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by oneself »
Alone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.
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by the book »
In a manner which adheres strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
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by the by »
Used to introduce a new topic; incidentally.
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by the Grace of God »
By divine right.
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by the Grace of God »
Used as part of the titles of royalty.
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by the numbers »
To do something exactly, precisely, or in a formulaic way.
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by the same token »
For a similar reason; in a similar manner; similarly; likewise; along the same lines.
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by the skin of one's teeth »
Barely; closely; by a narrow margin; with nothing to spare.
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by the time »
When.
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by the way »
His mother will be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.
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by the way »
Incidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.
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by the way »
[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.
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by trade »
As a profession; professionally.
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by virtue of »
Because of; on the grounds of; by reason of; due to; based on.
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by-the-book »
Adhering strictly to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
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by-the-numbers »
Done in a predictable manner; formulaic.
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bye-bye »
Goodbye.
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