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batten down the hatchesPrepare for trouble.Rate it:
Batten Down the HatchesTo prepare for any sort of emergency before time by taking proper measuresRate it:
battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:
battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:
battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:
bawdy basketThe twenty-third rank of canters, who carry pins, tape, ballads, and obscene books to sell, but live mostly by stealing.Rate it:
bawl outTo deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.Rate it:
bawl outTo have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.Rate it:
bbiabBe back in a bit.Rate it:
bbiafmInitialism of be back in a few minutes.Rate it:
BBLAbbreviation of be back later.Rate it:
bblAbbreviation of barrel, notably for oil.Rate it:
BBSInitialism of be back soon.Rate it:
bbsAlternative letter-case form of BBS.Rate it:
BCNUInitialism of bis-chloroethylnitrosourea.Rate it:
be a hundred years too earlyTo be so immature and unprepared as to be hopelessly unable to achieve something.Rate it:
be a manTo put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:
be absorbed byLose one's identity in.Rate it:
be afterTo try to obtain.Rate it:
be afterTo try to capture.Rate it:
be all earsTo listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate.Rate it:
be alongTo arrive.Rate it:
be an open bookOne's life and times can be an open book by simply sharing, answering queries, being forthright, carrying no baggage or disagreements.Rate it:
be aroundTo be alive, existent, or present.Rate it:
be as silent as the graveto say absolutely nothing (especially about a particular subject)Rate it:
be at one's beck and callTo be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.Rate it:
be born yesterdayTo be new, naive, innocent, inexperienced, or easily deceived.Rate it:
be camera readyMaintain your photo equipment, prepare for instant accessibility, carry film of various speeds.Rate it:
be careful what you wish forThe desired outcome may not be as desirable once it has been attained.Rate it:
be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:
be had upTo be accused of, or arrested for a criminal act.Rate it:
be here forBe excited for; be in favour of.Rate it:
be here forAlternative form of be there forRate it:
be honest with youAn often used and often heard expression, probably utilized extensively to enhance one's integrity, approval and attractiveness.Rate it:
be in a spot of botherTo have a slight problem, to be in a predicament.Rate it:
be in and outTo enter somewhere, and then quickly leave.Rate it:
be in forTo be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.Rate it:
be in luckTo be lucky in getting something that one wants.Rate it:
be in onTo be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.Rate it:
be in one's altitudesTo be drunk.Rate it:
be it as it mayEven if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless.Rate it:
be left holding the babyTo be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.Rate it:
be loadedhaving a lots of moneyRate it:
be looking upimprove, getting betterRate it:
be mechanically inclinedBe able to understand how machines workRate it:
be motherTo pour out tea for others.Rate it:
be my guestDo as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!.Rate it:
be of two mindsTo be undecided or unsure; to equivocate; to have multiple opinions.Rate it:
be offTo leave.Rate it:
be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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