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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:
bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:
bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:
bounce offto test (ideas) on someoneRate it:
bounce off the wallsTo be overly active relative to the enclosed space in which one is.Rate it:
bouncing off the wallsMoving hyperactively.Rate it:
bound toIndicates something which cannot be avoided.Rate it:
bow and scrapeTo make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.Rate it:
bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.Rate it:
bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:
bow downto bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deferenceRate it:
bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:
bow toTo adhere to a tradition or more.Rate it:
bow-legged wi' brasswealthy, having lots of cash.Rate it:
bowl a googlySomething unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.Rate it:
bowl of cherriesAn enjoyable experience.Rate it:
bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:
bowl overTo overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.Rate it:
bowled overto be astonished; overwhelmed; surprised; shockedRate it:
box cleverTo act wisely.Rate it:
box inTo enclose by drawing a box aroundRate it:
box inTo immobilize something, usually a vehicle, by placing obstacles, usually other vehicles, obstructing the free movementRate it:
box inTo limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.Rate it:
box offTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.Rate it:
box on the earAdministered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.Rate it:
box oneself into a cornerTo create a predicament or problem for oneself; to do something that leaves one with no good alternatives. or solutions.Rate it:
box outTo position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.Rate it:
box outTo arrange a situation so as to exclude.Rate it:
box seatA seat among a group of seats in an enclosure, as at a theater or stadium.Rate it:
box seatA favorable vantage point.Rate it:
box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:
box the compassTo know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise.Rate it:
box the compassTo make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.Rate it:
box upTo pack into boxes.Rate it:
box upTo confine.Rate it:
box your earsA Threat of Violence To { child or youth ] because of a minor infraction.Rate it:
box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:
boxer shortsunderwearRate it:
boy howdyExpresses strong support or agreement.Rate it:
boy howdyExpresses emphasis.Rate it:
boy in the boatClitoris.Rate it:
boy racerreckless young driverRate it:
boy toyA toy meant to be played with by a boy.Rate it:
boy toyA gigolo.Rate it:
boys and girlsUsed to address an audience of children.Rate it:
boys and their toysUsed to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner.Rate it:
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:
bozo eruptionA remark-usually unscripted-by a politician or other public figure which is especially ill-considered and foolish, and which has negative repercussions for that individual and for his or her affiliated group.Rate it:
brace abackto bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the shipRate it:
brace aboutto brace the ship's yards on the opposite tack when going aboutRate it:

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