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belt and suspendersRedundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.Rate it:
belt outto sing loudlyRate it:
belt upTo fasten one's seat belt.Rate it:
belt upTo stop talking or chattering; shut up.Rate it:
bench jockeyA baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.Rate it:
bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.Rate it:
bend one's elbowTo drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.Rate it:
bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.Rate it:
bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:
bend over backwardsTo go all out for someone who fails to show appreciation.Rate it:
bend somebody's earSorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.Rate it:
bend somebody's earTo bore; to talk too long.Rate it:
bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:
bend the kneeto submit to another's authorityRate it:
bend the truthTo change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.Rate it:
bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:
bene lightmansGood day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.Rate it:
beneath the surfaceBeyond what is obvious.Rate it:
beneficium ordinis seu excussionisSee beneficium excussionis.Rate it:
benevolent overlordA person in a position of power.Rate it:
bent as a nine-bob noteExtremely dishonest or criminally-mindedRate it:
bent as a nine-bob noteOstentatiously homosexualRate it:
bent onCompletely determined; obstinate.Rate it:
bent on a spliceAbout to be married.Rate it:
beside oneselfOvercome; consumed by an emotion.Rate it:
beside the pointIrrelevant, moot.Rate it:
best betThe best proposal or plan.Rate it:
best laid plansA proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the outcome is uncertain.Rate it:
best of both worldsA combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.Rate it:
best of luckUsed to express hopes that someone does well in a new endeavor.Rate it:
best of the bunchThe best or most preferred person or item within a group.Rate it:
best regardsUsed as a polite closing of a letter.Rate it:
best thing since sliced breadAlternative form of greatest thing since sliced bread.Rate it:
best thing since sliced panAlternative form of greatest thing since sliced bread.Rate it:
best-kept secretA significant fact or characteristic that is not well-known.Rate it:
best-kept secretSomething interesting or important but not well-known.Rate it:
bestow ongive as a gift toRate it:
bet dollars to donutsTo suggest that something is very likely to be true or that one has a strong hunch about something.Rate it:
bet one's bootsTo be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough to wager an essential possession.Rate it:
bet one's bottom dollarto be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.Rate it:
bet outTo be the first in a round to put money in the pot.Rate it:
bet the farmTo be absolutely certain, to have no doubts.Rate it:
bet upTo make one's betRate it:
better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:
better angelsMorally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.Rate it:
better dead than redIt is preferable to be deceased rather than to be either a Communist or ruled by Communists.Rate it:
better dead than RedAlternative form of better dead than red.Rate it:
better halfspouseRate it:
Better HalfPartner in a lawful marriageRate it:
better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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