barnburner »
Liberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century.
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bear out »
To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
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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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beefed out »
Muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
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bells and whistles »
Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.
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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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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 up »
To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.
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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 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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bite someone's head off »
To severely berate someone.
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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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blot out »
To make something undecipherable; to obliterate.
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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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blue moon »
The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
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