at death's door »
About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.
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At ease with nudity »
ISM free identification with nude recreation
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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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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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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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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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barking dogs seldom bite »
People who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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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 »
The hollow basal part of a feather.
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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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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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