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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate 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 offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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blow outTo sing out, sing out loudRate 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 outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate 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 outTo be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.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 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 horn!Boast of one's accomplishments.Rate 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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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.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's your uncle"No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it", you have what you want, all will be well; indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached.Rate 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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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon appétitGood appetite; I hope you will enjoy your meal.Rate it:

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boomshankaA wish of happiness. Purportedly a literal translation (from an unknown language) is, "May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman"Rate it:

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boot outto kick out, eject, expelRate it:

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bored out of one's brainsExtremely bored.Rate it:

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bored out of one's mindExtremely bored.Rate it:

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Born With a Silver Spoon in Your MouthBorn in a family or environment that is rich, comfortable and luxuriantRate it:

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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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bottom falls outSaid about a collapseRate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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box outTo arrange a situation so as to exclude.Rate it:

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box outTo position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.Rate it:

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box your earsA Threat of Violence To { child or youth ] because of a minor infraction.Rate it:

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brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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branch outTo expand in the manner of branches.Rate it:

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brave outTo tolerate or put up with bravelyRate it:

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brazen outTo face up to or confront without shameRate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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