balls up »
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.
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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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bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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be still my heart »
Calm down, this situation is too exciting or overly distressing.
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beat up »
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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beauty mark »
Or artificially using cosmetics.
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best regards »
Used as a polite closing of a letter.
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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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bigger fish to fry »
A much more pressing issue to attend to.
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bill of goods »
A set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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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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blessing in disguise »
A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.
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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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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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