as luck would have it »
As it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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at work »
Working, in the process of doing work.
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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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bag of bones »
A skinny, malnourished person.
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bang on about »
To keep talking endlessly about the same subject.
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bankers' hours »
Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.
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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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bar none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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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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barrel »
A jar. 1 Kings xvii. 12.
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be off »
To be working against a present or former addiction to.
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beat around the bush »
To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.
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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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