Found 2,059 phrases starting with B: Page #21

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blessed eventThe birth of a baby.Rate it:
blessing in disguiseA misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.Rate it:
Blessing in DisguiseAn event or opportunity that seems to be blessing in the beginning, but later turns out to be a problemRate it:
blimp outTo become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.Rate it:
blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:
blindA forced bet.Rate it:
blindA player who is or was forced to make a bet.Rate it:
blindAn 1800s baseball term meaning no score.Rate it:
blindAny device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind.Rate it:
blind alleyUsed other than as an idiom: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.Rate it:
blind alleyA course of inquiry that leads nowhere.Rate it:
blind as a batNearly totally blind, having a very poor sense of vision.Rate it:
Blind as a BatNot able to see at all or get completely blindRate it:
blind dateA romantic meeting between two people who have never met before.Rate it:
blind leading the blindSituation where an unqualified person is attempting to train others in a task.Rate it:
Blind Leading the BlindUninformed people, who try to lead or inform others, or it is about someone, who is not well equipped but wants to educate othersRate it:
blind side someoneTo injure, reveal shared private information or cause financial or personal loss through disloyalty or actions which hurt or disappoint.Rate it:
blind with scienceTo overwhelm someone with details in order to influence or mislead them.Rate it:
bling outto make more shiny, attractive or elegant.Rate it:
blink of an eyeA very short period of time; quickly.Rate it:
blink-and-you-miss-itBarely visible because gone too quickly.Rate it:
bliss outTo experience bliss; to be blissful.Rate it:
bliss outTo cause to experience bliss.Rate it:
blmoBLockchain MObile BLMO CoinRate it:
blob outTo relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out.Rate it:
block offTo obstruct.Rate it:
block offTo book, set aside.Rate it:
block outto prevent from entering or penetratingRate it:
block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:
block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:
block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:
block upto completely block or obstruct.Rate it:
block upto be completely blocked or obstructed.Rate it:
blocking and tacklingBasic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.Rate it:
blood and gutsgore; gruesome images.Rate it:
blood and thunderViolent action and language, esp. of a melodramatic kindRate it:
blood in the waterIn a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).Rate it:
blood in the waterAlternative spelling of Blood in the Water.Rate it:
blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:
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:
blood maryVodka and tomato juiceRate it:
blood moonThe moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.Rate it:
bloody oathMost certainly; you bet; used to intensify an affirmative response.Rate it:
bloody upTo make bloody; to cover in bloodRate it:
bloom is off the peachAlternative form of bloom is off the roseRate it:
bloom is off the roseThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.Rate it:
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:
blossom outTo blossom, to show beauty.Rate it:
blot on the escutcheonSomething damaging to one's reputation.Rate it:
blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.Rate it:

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C hand
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