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blot on the escutcheonSomething damaging to one's reputation.Rate it:

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blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.Rate it:

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blow a fuseTo lose one's temper; to become enraged.Rate it:

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blow a kissTo kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.Rate it:

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blow hot and coldTo behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.Rate it:

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blow one's chanceTo ruin, or fail to capitalise on an opportunity.Rate it:

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blow one's chancesTo forfeit opportunities to achieve some goal.Rate it:

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blow one's loadTo ejaculate; to cum.Rate it:

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blow one's stackTo become extremely upset or angry.Rate it:

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blow one's topTo be explosively angry. To lose one's temper.Rate it:

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blow one's wadto ejaculateRate it:

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blow one's wadTo spend all of one's money.Rate it:

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blow one's wadTo expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.Rate it:

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blow outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate it:

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blow sky highTo totally destroy and cause to explodeRate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow up in one's faceTo fail disastrously.Rate it:

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blow up someone's phoneTo call or text someone constantly.Rate it:

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blow your horn!Boast of one's accomplishments.Rate it:

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Blow Your Own HornTo boast about your own capabilities or feats, to give a detailed account of your achievements and seek other people’s attention, to excessively praise and brag about yourselfRate it:

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blowing hot and coldIndividual expressing frenetic enthusiasm one moment and minutes later showing, expressing extreme misgivings and doubts.Rate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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blue noteNotes added to the major scale for expressive quality in jazz and blues music, particularly the flatted third, fifth and seventh.Rate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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blue-eyed boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one.Rate it:

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bluewashTo tout a business or organization's commitment to social responsibility, and to use this perception for public relations and economic gain; to present a humanitarian front in this manner.Rate it:

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bob upTo rise to the surface; to ascend to the surface and remain floating there.Rate it:

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bog downTo cause to become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bog downTo become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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BOHICAAcronym of bend over, here it comes again. Used colloquially to indicate that an adverse situation is about to repeat itself, and that acquiescence is the wisest or only course of action.Rate it:

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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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boire le vin de l'étrierTo have one for the roadRate it:

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Bom Natal e Feliz Ano NovoMerry Christmas and a Happy New YearRate it:

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BOMDASBrackets, then order, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and AS last.Rate it:

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bon an, mal anOne year with another; On an average.Rate it:

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bone upTo study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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bonnet blanc, blanc bonnettomayto, tomahto; same difference; six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate it:

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boo booa blunder or a mistake; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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boo boo(or Boo, for short) a term of endearment; something you call a loved one/someone you care about; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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boo booa cut, scrape, "owie" or injury you get when you get hurt; usually a minor injury that only requires a BandAid; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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boon and baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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boot campIndoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.Rate it:

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boots and allUsed other than as an idiom: see boots, and all.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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booze canA nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.Rate it:

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bored out of one's brainsExtremely bored.Rate it:

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bored out of one's mindExtremely bored.Rate it:

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