bar none »
Without exception; excluding nothing else of the same kind.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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barge in »
To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.
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bark up the wrong tree »
To attempt or pursue the wrong thing; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead.
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barking dogs seldom bite »
People who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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barn burner »
Any successful or impressive event.
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barnburner »
Liberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century.
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barrel »
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
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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 »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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barrel »
A tube.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrel of laughs »
A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is enjoyable or entertaining.
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barrel of laughs »
That which is immature, embarrassing, or disgraceful.
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