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

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

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beam from ear to earTo have a broad, enthusiastic smile.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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bend somebody's earSorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.Rate it:

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bend somebody's earTo bore; to talk too long.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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bet upTo make one's betRate 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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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 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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Bohnen in den Ohren habento turn a deaf earRate it:

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bollocks upTo fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.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 on the earAdministered on the victim's ear, usually by an educator, to enforce attention.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 one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break the moldTo make it impossible for an identical copy to be made.Rate it:

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brebis qui bêle perd sa gouléeIt is the silent sow that sucks the wash.Rate it:

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brew upMake a fire in order to make teaRate it:

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bright-line ruleA clear-cut, easy to make decision.Rate it:

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bright-line ruleA clear-cut, easy to make a decision.Rate it:

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brighten upTo make cheerful.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring forwardTo make something happen earlier than originally planned.Rate it:

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bring homeTo make clearer or better understoodRate it:

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bring it weakTo fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".Rate it:

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bring onTo make something appear, as on a stage or a place of competition.Rate it:

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bring outTo make a shy person more confident.Rate it:

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bring toTo make something equal to a different amount.Rate it:

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brouiller les caries(fig.) To sow discord.Rate it:

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buck upHurry up; make haste.Rate it:

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bud upTo don a pair of ear buds in preparation for listening to a portable sound system.Rate it:

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budge upTo move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.Rate it:

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