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Born YesterdayOne who is immature and not experienced, one who does not know a lot of tricks or statements that people use to fool othersRate it:

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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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borrowed timeA period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.Rate it:

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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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bottle upKeep suppressed and hidden.Rate it:

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bottom bitchThe most successful and alpha female (or beta male) in a prostitution ringRate it:

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bottom edgeA deflection of a ball off of the bottom edge of a bat, onto the ground and potentially into the wicket.Rate it:

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bottom falls outSaid about a collapseRate it:

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bottom fishingFishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.Rate it:

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bottom fishingBuying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthIn baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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bottom the houseTo clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughlyRate it:

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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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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:

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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:

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bow and scrapeTo behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.Rate it:

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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:

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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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box outTo arrange a situation so as to exclude.Rate it:

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box outTo position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.Rate it:

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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:

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boys and girlsUsed to address an audience of children.Rate it:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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brain candyA narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.Rate it:

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brain fartSomething ill-considered and said or done impulsively.Rate it:

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brain-deadHaving an irreversible loss of brain function and cessation of brain activity.Rate it:

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brainiacSomeone who seems to know facts and trivia about everything.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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branch outTo expand in the manner of branches.Rate it:

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brass monkeyA cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.Rate it:

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brass ringOne and one half inch diameter iron rings were offered riders on a Carousel by a dispensing device alongside: A Brass Ring was inserted into the dispenser at random. The Carousel Rider who succeeded in snatching the Brass Ring was rewarded A Free Ride upon return to the Operator of the Brass Ring:Rate it:

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brave outTo tolerate or put up with bravelyRate it:

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bravo! you aced it! congrats!Used to congratulate someone informally who accomplished an achievement.Rate it:

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brazen outTo face up to or confront without shameRate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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bread and butterThat which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.Rate it:

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bread and pull it! or pullit; poulet?Means hard luck; don't complain; that is all there is.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterRelating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living for the masses.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterUsed other than as an idiom: see bread, and, butter.Rate it:

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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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bread-and-butterA saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a treeRate it:

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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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