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auction offTo sell something at an auction.Rate it:

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autant lui en pend au nez (or, à l'oreille)He will get just the same (in bad sense).Rate it:

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avaler d'un traitTo drink off at one gulp, at a draught.Rate it:

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avoir du foin dans ses bottesTo be well off.Rate it:

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avoir du pois layStealing brass weights off the counters of shops.Rate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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back offTo move backwards away from something.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back offTo lower the setting of.Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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back to our muttonsTo get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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backfootTo put on the defensive; to put off balance.Rate it:

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backpedalTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.Rate it:

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bâcler son ouvrageTo do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.Rate it:

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bad offan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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baîller comme une carpeTo yawn one’s head off.Rate it:

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Baker's DozenTo get thirteen of any item, for the cost of twelveRate it:

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bar flyA person who frequents bars or lounges to get drunk.Rate it:

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bar offto barricade with bars.Rate it:

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bare necessitiesthe very least that is enough to get byRate it:

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bas les mainsHands off.Rate it:

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base off ofTo base on.Rate it:

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basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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be offTo be away from.Rate it:

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be offTo leave.Rate it:

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be offTo be working against a present or former addiction to.Rate it:

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be off with youGo away; get out.Rate it:

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bear offTo restrain; to keep from approaching.Rate it:

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bear offTo remove to a distance; to keep clear from rubbing against anything.Rate it:

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bear offTo gain; to carry off, as a prize.Rate it:

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bear off fromTo stand further off fromRate it:

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beat it!Get the heck out of here!Rate it:

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beat offTo waste time.Rate it:

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beat offTo drive something away with blows.Rate it:

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beat offTo masturbate.Rate it:

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beat the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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beat the rushto get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.Rate it:

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beat upTo get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game.Rate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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beggars cannot be choosersDeserving people cannot put forward their choices. You cannot be concerned about the quality or quantity of certain product or service that you cannot buy or get hold of easily.Rate it:

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Behind the Eight BallGetting into trouble or difficult situation due to bad luck, a situation through which, one might not get out easilyRate it:

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bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.Rate it:

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benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.Rate it:

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Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the BushIt is better to remain satisfied with what you have earned or you have got, rather than craving for what is out of reach or difficult to get hold ofRate it:

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birds of a feather flock togetherJust as we see the same kinds of birds flying together, the same kinds of people are often found together too.Rate it:

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bitch offTo complain or criticiseRate it:

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bite offTo accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.Rate it:

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bite offTo acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.Rate it:

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