a camel is a horse designed by a committee »
An expression critical of committees
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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an offer one can't refuse »
An offer from one side in any transaction with the results of failing to accept so unattractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.
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answer for »
To guarantee.
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arm to the teeth »
To equip thoroughly with weapons.
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at a pinch »
By the skin of one’s teeth; only just; Deo volente; perhaps; if you’re lucky..
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baker's dozen »
Thirteen, a group of thirteen.
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bakers dozen »
Thirteen.
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bare one's teeth »
Of an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.
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bare one's teeth »
To show one's aggression.
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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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big fish in a small pond »
One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
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bridge »
A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
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bum steer »
Bad advice, regardless of intention.
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bustle with »
To teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.
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