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 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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badge bunny »
A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.
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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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ball-breaker »
A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.
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ballpark figure »
An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
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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 up »
Excellent.
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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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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 none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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