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bogged downStuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck, as if in a bog.Rate it:

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boiSomeone looking down on the person, Critically saying that a thing is wrong here.Rate it:

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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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boil down toto be equivalent to; to reduce to.Rate it:

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boogie downTo dance, typically in a funky manner.Rate it:

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boogie on downto go (to a place or event)Rate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:

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bow downto bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deferenceRate it:

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branle-basThe taking down of hammocks in a shipRate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break downTo become unstable, mentally or otherwise.Rate it:

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break downTo decay.Rate it:

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break downcease to functionRate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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breathe down someone's neckTo follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring downTo reduce.Rate it:

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bring down the hammerTo treat very harshly.Rate it:

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Bring Down the HouseTo have a lively or enthusiastic audience, Lots of clapping, hooting and noiseRate it:

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bring down the houseSpawn overwhelming agreement, acceptance, appreciation, applause as a result of a speech, magic act, athletic, dramatic, vocal, jocular or mime offering.Rate it:

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bring down the houseTo garner enthusiastic or wild applause.Rate it:

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bring one's arse to an anchorTo sit down.Rate it:

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brush downTo straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.Rate it:

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brush downUsed other than as an idiom: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.Rate it:

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bucket downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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buckle downTo put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.Rate it:

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build downIn solitaire card games, to place a card over another card of higher value.Rate it:

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burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:

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burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:

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but, satisfaction brought it backa common rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat"Rate it:

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button-downConservative; conventional; unimaginative.Rate it:

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button-downOf a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.Rate it:

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button-downSerious; staid; businesslike.Rate it:

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buttoned-downAlternative form of button-down.Rate it:

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buttoned-downAlternative form of button-downRate it:

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buy backto purchase something already sold, misplaced, destroyed or given awayRate it:

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