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be offTo be working against a present or former addiction to.Rate it:

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be off with youGo away; get out.Rate it:

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bear offTo restrain; to keep from approaching.Rate it:

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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bear offTo gain; to carry off, as a prize.Rate it:

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bear off fromTo stand further off fromRate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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beat the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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bill of goodsA set of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.Rate it:

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bitch offTo complain or criticiseRate it:

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bite offTo accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.Rate it:

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bite offTo acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.Rate it:

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bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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bite someone's head offTo severely berate someone.Rate it:

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blast offto beginRate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:

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block offTo obstruct.Rate it:

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bloom is off the peachAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.Rate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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blow offTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.Rate it:

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blow off steamTo rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.Rate it:

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blow the lid offTo uncover (a secret or scandal)Rate it:

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blush is off the peachAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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blush is off the roseAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:

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bog offTo leave, to go away.Rate it:

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boil offto remove by boilingRate it:

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boil offto be removes by boilingRate it:

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bottom edgeA deflection of a ball off of the bottom edge of a bat, onto the ground and potentially into the wicket.Rate it:

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bottom feederA fish or other aquatic creature that feeds off the bottom of its habitat; a flatfish.Rate it:

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bounce offto test (ideas) on someoneRate it:

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bounce off the wallsTo be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.Rate it:

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bouncing off the wallsMoving hyperactively.Rate it:

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box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:

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boys will be boysIt is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.Rate it:

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branch offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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brassed offfed upRate it:

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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:

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