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bumper cropA large yield; an excess of something.Rate it:
bumpin' ugliesmaking love; having sex (We never really say "bumping uglies", it's always shortened to bumpin' with the g silent)Rate it:
bumpyto become upsetRate it:
bums in seatsSpectators, passengers, or customers in attendance at a venue or other place where people assemble.Rate it:
bun fightA formal party or other social gathering, especially one at which food is served.Rate it:
bun fightAn altercation, especially one which is chaotic, not terribly serious, or outright ridiculous.Rate it:
bunch upTo come or gather together.Rate it:
bundle of energyOne who is especially lively, continually active, or industrious.Rate it:
bundle of energyThe energy associated with being lively, continually active, or industrious.Rate it:
bundle of joyA newborn baby.Rate it:
bundle of joyA pet.Rate it:
bundle of laughsSomething or someone very funny or fun.Rate it:
bundle of nervesA lively, continually active person.Rate it:
bundle of nervesA person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.Rate it:
bundle offTo send someone away quickly and without fussingRate it:
bundle offTo go somewhere unceremoniouslyRate it:
bundle upTo dress in, or put on, warm clothes.Rate it:
bundle upTo put into a bundle.Rate it:
bung upTo close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.Rate it:
bunged uppronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phraseRate it:
bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:
bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:
bunk togetherTo share a sleeping arrangement, such as a bed, bedroom or stack of bunk beds.Rate it:
bunny girlA club hostess or other female entertainer wearing a sexually provocative outfit suggestive of a rabbit.Rate it:
bunny hopA dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga.Rate it:
bunny hopA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.Rate it:
bunny hopA jump made where both wheels leave the ground.Rate it:
bunny hugA style of dance.Rate it:
bunny hugA sweatshirt with a hood.Rate it:
buoy upTo uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits.Rate it:
buried treasureSomething, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.Rate it:
buried treasureTreasure stashed underground or underwater.Rate it:
burn a hole in one's pocketTo cause someone to be tempted to spend money.Rate it:
burn downTo burn to nothing.Rate it:
burn downTo completely burn, so that nothing remains.Rate it:
burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:
burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:
burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:
burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:
burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:
burn one's bridgesTo destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities, etc.Rate it:
burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:
burn one's fingersTo harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.Rate it:
burn outTo extinguish due to lack of fuel.Rate it:
burn outTo tire due to overwork.Rate it:
burn rubberTo accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.Rate it:
burn some rubberAn expression of intent to drive ruthlessly, speedily, wildly, illegally: Express the intention to perform tasks, agendas in wild abandon, in order to impress, gain an advantage, recover lost time or missed opportunity:Rate it:
burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:
burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:
Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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