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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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blocking and tacklingBasic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.Rate it:

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blood and gutsgore; gruesome images.Rate it:

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blood and thunderViolent action and language, esp. of a melodramatic kindRate it:

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blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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blood maryVodka and tomato juiceRate it:

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blossom outTo blossom, to show beauty.Rate it:

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blot outTo obscure.Rate it:

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blot outTo make something undecipherable; to obliterate.Rate it:

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blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.Rate it:

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blow hot and coldTo behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.Rate it:

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blow meExpressing surprise; I'll be blowed; blow me down.Rate it:

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blow me downA cry of surpriseRate it:

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blow outTo sing out, sing out loudRate it:

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blow outTo be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.Rate it:

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blow outTo talk violently or abusively.Rate it:

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blow outto exhaust; to physically tireRate it:

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blow outTo deflate quickly on being punctured.Rate it:

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blow outTo extinguish something, especially a flame.Rate it:

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blow outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate it:

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blow out of proportionTo overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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blow sky highTo totally destroy and cause to explodeRate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blow to kingdom comeTo totally destroy; to wipe outRate it:

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Blow Your Own HornTo boast about your own capabilities or feats, to give a detailed account of your achievements and seek other people’s attention, to excessively praise and brag about yourselfRate it:

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blow-outblow-outRate it:

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blowing hot and coldIndividual expressing frenetic enthusiasm one moment and minutes later showing, expressing extreme misgivings and doubts.Rate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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blue noteNotes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.Rate it:

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bluewashTo 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.Rate it:

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blurt outTo say suddenly, without thinking.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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bob upTo rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there.Rate it:

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bog downTo cause to become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bog downTo become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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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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BOHICAAcronym of bend over, here it comes again. Used colloquially to indicate that an adverse situation is about to repeat itself, and that acquiescence is the wisest or only course of action.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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Bom Natal e Feliz Ano NovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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bomb outTo fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.Rate it:

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BOMDASBrackets, then order, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and AS last.Rate it:

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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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boo booa blunder or a mistake; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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