big fat »
Complete, utter, total.
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big picture »
The totality of a situation.
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big shot »
A person with a reputation of importance or power.
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bigger fish to fry »
A higher valued result or target to reach.
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bite one's tongue »
An admonishment to someone who has said something unfeeling or harsh.
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bitter end »
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
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bitter pill »
Something unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.
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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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blind »
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
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blind as a bat »
Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.
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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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blot one's copy book »
To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
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blow off »
To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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blow out of proportion »
To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
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blow over »
To blow on something causing it to topple.
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