add up to »
To have a particular effect.
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aim at »
To design for a particular audience.
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all over the board »
Showing a wide range of values with no particular pattern.
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apple of somebody's eye »
A favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one; the object of somebody's affections.
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back off »
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
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bee in one's bonnet »
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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beef to the hoof »
Fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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been there, done that »
An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.
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blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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blue note »
Notes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.
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brick up »
To block by masonry, particularly using bricks.
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bridge »
A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
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bring out »
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
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business as usual »
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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child's play »
Something particularly simple or easy.
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