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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensPerhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.Rate it:

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broach toTo incline suddenly to windward, so as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the danger of oversetting.Rate it:

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broad across the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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broad churchA wide scope of philosophies and ideas.Rate it:

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broad in the beamWithout fat on the hips and the bottom.Rate it:

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BroadwayThe theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions.Rate it:

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Bronx cheerA razzing noise made with the lips and tongue; a raspberry.Rate it:

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brown powerThe production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.Rate it:

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browned offAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.Rate it:

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brownnoseTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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brush downTo straighten up one's clothes and to tidy up one's appearance.Rate it:

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brush offAn abrupt rebuff or dismissal.Rate it:

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buck feverExcitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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buckle-up and beginStart with Confidence:Rate it:

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Buckley's and noneA supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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Bug OffTo avoid bothering someone, to leave someone alone, go awayRate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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bugger offAn expression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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built like a tankBroad shouldered and of solid, muscular build.Rate it:

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bulk billTo invoice the government or insurer, and not the patient, for medical expenses incurred at a general practitioner or other medical service provider.Rate it:

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bulk upTo train the body with a high-calorie diet and intense weightlifting in order to increase the overall mass of the body, especially the muscles.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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bump and grindA sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.Rate it:

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bump and grindA combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.Rate it:

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bump offTo kill, especially to murder.Rate it:

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bundle offTo go somewhere unceremoniouslyRate it:

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bundle offTo send someone away quickly and without fussingRate it:

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bunged uppronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phraseRate it:

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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buon Natale e felice anno nuovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Rate it:

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buried treasureSomething, having been concealed for a long time, which later is found and is profitable.Rate it:

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burn everything russian except the sources of their energy, coal, natural gas and oil.From an early form of boycott and civil resistance in Ireland with implied relevance in today's world.Rate it:

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burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:

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burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.Rate it:

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burn upTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.Rate it:

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burned outIndividuals whom expend more energy and funds than they really possess can overdo, go bankrupt or savage their health status.Rate it:

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burst into enter suddenly and unexpectedlyRate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Deprecate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Depracate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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bursting at the seamsFull to capacity. Both literally and figuratively.Rate it:

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Bury the HatchetTo end up the war or conflicts and become friends again,Rate it:

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Bury Your Head in the SandTo hide from facts and current situations, to ignore the critical situation or danger as if you don’t see itRate it:

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