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Beaut {bute}- - aka BeautyA Pretty Girl or Attractive Woman Pulchritudinous Female, A Sweet Woman, What More Do You Desire?Rate it:

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beefcakeImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.Rate it:

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beer gogglesThe illusion that people are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.Rate it:

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Bells and WhistlesGaudy accessories that are more of a decoration and are less useful in the real manner, high-tech features, flashy items, impressive accessories that are decorativeRate it:

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below parLess than par for the hole or course.Rate it:

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better an egg today than a hen tomorrowIt is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.Rate it:

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better to light a single candle than to curse the darknessIn the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation.Rate it:

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bigger fish to fryA much more pressing issue to attend to.Rate it:

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bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

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Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

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black don't crackPeople of African descent tend to wrinkle less with age than people with fairer skin.Rate it:

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black tieEvening dress; a standard of dress which is less formal than white tie, consisting of black dinner jacket or tuxedo jacket, and matching trousers, white shirt and black bow tie or, possibly, military dress or national costume.Rate it:

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

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blaze upTo burn more brightlyRate it:

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

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blow this pop standTo exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.Rate it:

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boil upTo become more excited, intense or exciting.Rate 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 toTo adhere to a tradition or more.Rate it:

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box-office bombA motion picture that generates relatively low revenue at the box office, especially that which is less than the budget for the motion picture.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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brace upTo strengthen oneself, become stronger or more resilient.Rate it:

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brace upTo become more optimisticRate it:

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branch offto diverge into two or more separate paths.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break inNew function more naturally through use or wear.Rate it:

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break the bankTo win more money than is available to be paid.Rate it:

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break the sealWhen consuming alcohol, to urinate for the first time, which leads to needing to urinate more and more often.Rate it:

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bridgeA device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.Rate it:

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bridgeA system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.Rate it:

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bridgeAn unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.Rate 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 outTo make a shy person more confident.Rate it:

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brisons là!Let us have no more of that; That will do.Rate it:

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bucket of boltsA piece of machinery that is not worth more than its scrap value, often of old cars.Rate it:

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buff upto become more muscularRate it:

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bulk outTo cause to be more substantial; to add substance to.Rate it:

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bulk outTo become thicker, fatter or more bulky.Rate it:

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bulk outTo cause to be thicker, fatter or more bulky.Rate it:

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bulk outTo become more substantialRate it:

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bump upTo give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.Rate it:

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Burn the Candle at Both EndsTo work more than usual, to extraordinary work (mentally or physical) until you get tiredRate it:

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burned outIndividuals whom expend more energy and funds than they really possess can overdo, go bankrupt or savage their health status.Rate it:

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bury the leadTo begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.Rate it:

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bystander effectThat someone is less likely to help another if other potential helpers are present than otherwise.Rate it:

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c'est le chien de jean de nivelle, il s'enfuit quand on l'appelleThe more you call him, the more he runs away, like John de Nivelle’s dog.Rate it:

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c'est mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est son père tout craché (fam.)He is the very spit (or, less fam., image) of his father.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il en faudrait beaucoupI wish more men were like him (because of his straightforward or courageous nature).Rate it:

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calm downTo become less excited, intense, or angryRate it:

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