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bank upTo make a mound to guard against something.Rate it:

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barking dogs seldom bitePeople who make big threats never usually carry them out.Rate it:

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bash inTo break or dent badly by hitting violently.Rate it:

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batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.Rate it:

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bear a handto make haste; to help quickly (used mostly in the imperative)Rate it:

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bed into settle, to make [someone] feel at homeRate it:

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bellum gerere cum aliquoto make war on a person.Rate it:

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bellum indīcere, denuntiareto make formal declaration of war.Rate it:

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bellum parareto make preparations for war.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.Rate it:

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bet upTo make one's betRate it:

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big breakA breakthrough, especially the first big hit of a previously unknown performer or performers in the entertainment industry.Rate it:

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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate it:

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bite the big oneo break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing.Rate it:

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black ballStall, close ranks, make it impossible to make a break throughRate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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black upTo make something more racially black in character; blackenizeRate it:

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blaze a trailTo set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.Rate it:

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blindA player who is or was forced to make a bet.Rate it:

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bling outto make more shiny, attractive or elegant.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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bloody upTo make bloody; to cover in bloodRate it:

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blot outTo make something undecipherable; to obliterate.Rate it:

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blow itTo fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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blow the whistleTo make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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boldly go where no man has gone beforeTo break new ground.Rate it:

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bollocks upTo fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.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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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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box the compassTo make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.Rate 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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break a butterfly on a wheelTo use unnecessary force to destroy something fragile or achieve something insignificantRate it:

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break a lawTo violate a law.Rate it:

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break a leggood luckRate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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Break a LegTo wish good luck for a great performanceRate it:

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break a legTo perform well in a theatrical production or comparable endeavor.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break a sweatJanuary 2008, The Age - Walkovers blaze a trail for women's equal-pay theory.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo start sweating.Rate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break a sweat , Karon Karter - The Complete Idiots Guide to the Pilates Method page 119.Rate it:

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break awayTo leave suddenly.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate 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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break coverto disclose one's real thoughts and intentions.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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