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auctoritatem or dignitatem sibi conciliare, parareto gain dignity; to make oneself a person of consequence.Rate it:

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back fortyThe most remote or inaccessible part of any place.Rate it:

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bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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bang aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while doing an activity.Rate it:

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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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barking up the wrong tree!Picking the wrong person, the most unlikely person, to do, listen, or accept something.Rate it:

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

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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate 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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best of the bunchThe best or most preferred person or item within a group.Rate it:

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bet upTo make one's betRate it:

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better part ofalmost all of; most ofRate it:

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big boysThe people or bodies with the most influence and/or power.Rate it:

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big gunSomeone who is powerful or influential most often in plural form.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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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 oathMost certainly; you bet; used to intensify an affirmative response.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 downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.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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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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bollocks upTo fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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bottom bitchThe most successful and alpha female (or beta male) in a prostitution ringRate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bottom lineThe summary or result; the most important information; the upshot; the net-net.Rate it:

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bottom of the lineThe worst, the most lackluster, or lowest quality currently on the market, especially among selections in a product line.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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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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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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breadwinnerThe member of a household who earns all or most of the incomeRate 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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brew upMake a fire in order to make teaRate it:

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brick and mortarBuildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.) [since the mid-1990s]Rate 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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