back-cloth star »
An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.
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backseat driver »
A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.
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bad apple »
A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.
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bad egg »
Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
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badge bunny »
A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.
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bang up cove »
A dashing fellow who spends his money freely.
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bar fly »
A person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.
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bar star »
A female who frequents bars or lounges, usually late at night.
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barking dogs seldom bite »
People who make big threats never usually carry them out.
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barrow man »
A man under sentence of transportation; alluding to the convicts at Woolwich, who are principally employed in wheeling barrows full of brick or dirt.
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bawdy basket »
The twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.
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beat Banaghan »
An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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bend somebody's ear »
Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.
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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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