beefed out »
Muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
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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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been to the rodeo »
N.d., Alan Neff, Precious Tribes, Vicious Lies, page 72.
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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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below the belt »
Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.
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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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best bet »
The best proposal or plan.
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best laid plans »
A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain.
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bet dollars to donuts »
To suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.
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better an egg today than a hen tomorrow »
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
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better than sex »
Superlative; wonderful.
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better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness »
In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.
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between a rock and a hard place »
Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
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between Scylla and Charybdis »
Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place.
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beyond the black stump »
Extremely remote, outside the populated area.
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