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Babe in the WoodsSomeone, who is inexperienced in many matters of life and has the habit of trusting others very quicklyRate it:

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back upFor the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.Rate it:

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bada bing bada boomjust like that--just that fast; quickly, simply, easily, predictably the desired outcome is achieved; shortened version of bada bing, bada bang, bada boom; even shorter version is: bada bingRate it:

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bare bonesJust the minimum requiredRate it:

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be an open bookOne's life and times can be an open book by simply sharing, answering queries, being forthright, carrying no baggage or disagreements.Rate it:

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beat the clockTo remain youthful; to live a long, healthy life.Rate it:

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beat the dustDon't know. Just heard it in passing.Rate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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belay my lastIgnore what I just said; previous order or request is retracted.Rate it:

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BelgravianOf or pertaining to the fashionable or aristocratic life; fashionable, aristocratic.Rate it:

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better to be late than be dead on timeIt is better to arrive late than to risk your life speeding to a destination.Rate 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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bless youSaid to someone who has just sneezed, as a polite remark.Rate it:

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born with a silver spoon in one's mouthNote. The original nautical expression is just born with a silver spoon and describes those young gentlemen who were able to enter the Royal Navy without examination and whose promotion was assured. the converse was born with a wooden ladle.Rate it:

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bowl a googlySomething unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.Rate it:

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bowl of cherriesAn enjoyable experience.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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bowl overTo overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.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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bright-eyed and bushy-tailedAlert and in an eager, frisky, or playful mood; full of life.Rate it:

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brush with deathTo have a life redeemable experienceRate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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By the Skin of Your TeethJust closer to, literally, Just about to happenRate it:

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by the way[...] I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.Rate it:

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c'est bien comme cela!That is just it!!Rate it:

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c'est la vieThat's life; such is life.Rate it:

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c'est un vrai boute-en-trainHe is the very life and soul of the party.Rate it:

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cakes and aleThe simple material pleasures of life.Rate it:

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can't make ends meetTto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.Rate it:

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caput alicuius agitur (vid. sect. V. 8)a person's life is in jeopardy.Rate it:

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cat and dog lifeUnhappy married life.Rate it:

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Catch You LaterTo say farewell to someone for a short time-period or just a simple good byeRate it:

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ce n'est pas tous les jours fête1. Christmas comes but once a year. 2. One cannot always have “a high old time,” but must work as well. 3. Life is not all beer and skittles.Rate it:

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ce que c'est que la vie!What a strange thing life is! What poor mortals we are! Rate it:

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ce que poulain prend en jeunesse, il le continue en vieillesse“’Tis education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.” [Pope , Moral Essays, i. 149.]Rate it:

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ce sont des descriptions prises sur le vifThose descriptions are life-like.Rate it:

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ce sont des gens tels quels (fam.)They are “no great shakes,” just ordinary people, humdrum people.Rate it:

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ce sont là de vos traitsThat is just like you.Rate it:

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cela arrive comme marée en carêmeThat comes very seasonably, just at the right time.Rate it:

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cela revient au mêmeThat is just the same thing.Rate it:

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cette affaire a passé à fleur de cordeThat business only just succeeded.Rate it:

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cette place est votre faitThat situation is just the thing for you.Rate it:

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change of lifeMenopause.Rate it:

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charmed lifeA life in which one is always lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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city slickerOne accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.Rate it:

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come to lifeto become alive, bring into existenceRate it:

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come to lifeto appear as if aliveRate it:

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come to lifeto start to become energetic.Rate it:

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come to lifeto bring back to life; revitalize, revive, resurrectRate it:

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come to mention itWhat you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.Rate it:

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