Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"B"

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Bachelor party: 　; "On the night before Huck’s wedding, his friends held a bachelor party for him."

Back and forth: 　; "We travel back and forth between Canada and England all the time."

Back number: 　; "I was reading the back numbers of Times."

Back on one's feet: 　; "Our teacher was back on her feet shortly after her accident."

Back out: 　; "I said I'd help, and I can't back out now."

Barking up the wrong tree: 　; "He had nothing to do with the robbery — the cops are really barking up the wrong tree this time."

Bawl out: 　; "He was afraid Vic would bawl him out for being late."

Be a good sport!: 　; "He was accused of having no sense of humor, of not being a good sport."

Be beat: 　; "I am beat."

Be nuts about: 　; "My wife is nuts about kids."

Be off!: 　; "Be off with you!"

Be on the wagon: 　; "He's been on the wagon for ten years."

Bear in mind: 　; "Bear in mind that some of the children will need extra help."

Beat around the bush: 　; "Stop beating around the bush—get to the point."

Beat it: 　; "Stop bothering me. Beat it!"

Beat one's brains (out): 　; "I've been beating my brains out all week to finish this essay."

Beef about: 　; "They are always beefing about something."

Beef up: 　; "We need to beef the campaign up."

Before you are scheduled to leave: 　; "A week or two before you are scheduled to leave, make a list of everything you want to get through."

Before you could say Jack Robinson: 　; "I offered her a chocolate but before you could say Jack Robinson she'd eaten half the box."

Before you know it: 　; "I saw a rabbit in the field, but it was gone before I knew it."

Behave yourself: 　; "Did you behave yourself at the party?"

Behind bars: 　; "The murderer was finally put behind bars."

Behind one's back: 　; "It is unethical to talk about a person behind his back."

Behind the scenes(curtain): 　; "Behind the scenes, both sides are working towards an agreement."

Behind the times: 　; "Our equipment is a bit behind the times."

Believe it or not: 　; "She's back in college and, believe it or not, she's planning to get a degree in philosophy!"

Benefit from: 　; "Both sides have benefited from the talks."

Best-seller: 　; "His new book went straight to number one on the best-seller list."

You bet it is!: 　; "Do you think Math is easy?" "You bet it is!" (Or "You bet!")

Better half: 　; "Let me introduce you to my better half."

Better luck next time: 　; "I hope Spain will have better luck next time in FIFA World Cup."

Beyond/out of one's reach of: 　; "Keep chemicals beyond the reach of children."

Big bluffer: 　; "Tom is such a big bluffer; he claims his father was the inventor of electricity."

Bite/snap one's head off: 　; "I offered to help her, but she just bit my head off."

Black and blue: 　; "If you do that again, I'll beat you black and blue."

Blind alley: 　; "The latest evolutionary theory may turn out to be a blind alley."

Bloody fool (B.F.): 　; "Thomas is a bloody fool! He messed up my computer and I lost all my important data."

Blow hot and cold: 　; "Joan has been blowing hot and cold about taking a vacation."

Blow it!: 　; "Blow it! I forgot my purse."

Blow off steam: 　; "Jean’s shouting does not mean she is angry at you. She is just blowing off steam."

Blow one's own horn: 　; "Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own horn."

Blow one's top: 　; "One day, I just blew my top and hit him."

Blow up: 　; "He may blow up when he finds out how much money I spent."

Boil down to something: 　; "The whole issue boils down to a question of budget."

Boiling point: 　; "Relations between the two countries have almost reached boiling point."

Bolt from the blue: 　; "He seemed to enjoy his job very much, so his resignation came as a bolt from the blue."

Bone up on: 　; "I have to bone up on English grammar for the text next week."

Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth: 　; "One who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth doesn’t need to worry about the money issue."

Born yesterday: 　; "You can't expect your mother to believe that - she wasn't born yesterday!"

Bottoms up!: 　; "Has everyone been served?""All right, bottoms up!"

Brainstorm: 　; "Kirby had a sudden brainstorm."

Break down: 　; "Sometimes the heating system simply breaks down."

Break in: 　; "They're great shoes because I've already broken them in."

Break it off: 　; "I just broke it off with a guy I had been dating with for eight months."

Break one's neck: 　; "We broke our necks to get there on time."

Break the ice: 　; "Sam's arrival broke the ice and people began to talk and laugh."

Break the routine: 　; "Feel like in a rut? Why don’t you break the routine once in a while?"

Bring back the good old days: 　; "We like to bring the good old days in our chat. "

Bring down the house: 　; "The clown’s duet with the talking horse brought the house down every night."

Bring me up-to-date: 　; "I ask my secretary to bring me up-to-date."

Brush off: 　; "James brushed off Lisa’s accusation."

Brush up on something: 　; "I must brush up on my French before I go to Paris."

Buck up: 　; "Come on, buck up, things aren't that bad!"

Bull dog: 　; "Sally thinks her room-mate is a bull dog. She can’t get along with her!"

Burn a hole in one's pocket, money: 　; "As soon as Mary wins the scholarship, money burns a hole in her pocket."

Burn one's bridges behind one: 　; "I'm really tempted to take up that job offer in Washington, but I don't want to burn my bridge with this company."

Burn one's fingers: 　; "I tried a dating agency once, but burn my fingers badly- I'll never do it again."

Burn the midnight oil: 　; "I've got to get this report finished by tomorrow so I guess I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight."

Bury one's head in the sand: 　; "Don’t bury your head in the sand! Face the music and let’s solve the problem."

Bury the hatchet: 　; "It had been over a year since the incident and I thought it was time we buried the hatchet. "

Business is business: 　; "Business is business, and if your friend can't produce the work on time, I'll have to find someone else."

Busybody: 　; "I can't believe there are so many busybodies who like to ask me when I'm going to have another baby."

Buy things on time: 　; "Try not to buy things on time, except a house."

Buy your story: 　; "I don’t buy your story; I think you made it up to scare me!"

By and by: 　; "By and by he will understand."

By fair means or foul: 　; "He was determined to become senator, by fair means or foul."

By golly! (By Gum!): 　; "By golly! Isn’t that a sweet surprise?"

By hook or by crook: 　; "I am going to get that job by hook or by crook."

By the look of somebody/it: 　; "The neighbors are back from holiday by the looks of it. "

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