a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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accident waiting to happen »
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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at last »
After a long time; eventually.
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back up »
So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
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bad news »
News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
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bank night »
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
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barn burner »
Any successful or impressive event.
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beg off »
To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
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belt and suspenders »
Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.
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between the jigs and the reels »
Eventually, despite all the confusion.
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bite one's tongue »
To forcibly prevent oneself from uttering a word.
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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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blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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blessed event »
The birth of a baby.
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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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