bank on »
To be sure of something. To depend on it.
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bar fly »
A person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.
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barrel »
A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
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barrel »
A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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barrel of laughs »
A toy in the shape of a barrel that emits sounds of laughter.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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bash about »
To physically damage something or assault someone.
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bash in »
To injure someone by hitting violently.
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bash out »
To write something very quickly, without much thought.
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bash up »
To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.
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battle cry »
Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle.
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be at one's beck and call »
To be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.
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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 in for »
To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
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