at sea »
Confused, lost, or adrift; bewildered.
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baby blues »
Period and feeling of depressiveness after giving birth; a less severe form of postnatal depression.
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back to square one »
Located back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.
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baggage »
In a metaphorical sense, factors that restrict a person's freedom, often in an intellectual or psychological way: emotional baggage.
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bail out »
To exit an aircraft while in flight.
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be after »
To try to obtain.
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be after »
To try to capture.
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be glad to see the back of »
To be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.
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be left holding the baby »
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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beat around the bush »
To treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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beefed out »
Muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
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beggars can't be choosers »
(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts.
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behind its time »
Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.
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better safe than sorry »
It is preferable to be cautious in one's choices and actions than to suffer afterwards.
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big gun »
Someone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.
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