bleeding edge »
Something very current, or modern where there may actually be a hazard or risk in using it, such as with potentially unstable software. The term relates to a sword.
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bleep out »
To censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.
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blind as a bat »
Nearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.
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blow one's chances »
To forfeit opportunities to achieve some goal.
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blow out of proportion »
To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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blow the whistle »
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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blow this pop stand »
To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
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blow this popsicle stand »
To leave an establishment speedily.
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blow up »
To become popular very quickly.
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bluewash »
To tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.
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booby prize »
A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Born rich or in a wealthy family.
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth »
Note. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.
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