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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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