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behind someone's backWithout somebody's knowledge; secretly.Rate it:

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behind the counterOf drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.Rate 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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blackWithout light.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 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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blurt outTo say suddenly, without thinking.Rate it:

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boiling frogWhen referring to a situation gradually becoming worse, without those involved realizing the peril affecting them until it's too late.Rate it:

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boire secTo drink hard; To drink wine neat (without adding water).Rate it:

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bollocks upTo fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.Rate it:

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bone dryCompletely dry; without any trace of moisture.Rate it:

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bone-drytotally dry; without moisture.Rate it:

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boots and allWithout reserve, with no holds barred; totally, completely.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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bottomless pitA person who can keep eating without ever seeming to fill up, or a vessel which never fills however much is added.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.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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brazen outTo face up to or confront without shameRate 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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brew upMake a fire in order to make teaRate it:

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brick houseUsed other than as an idiom: A house or type of construction made of bricks or blockss of masonry.Rate it:

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brick into enclose with bricksRate it:

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brick upTo block by masonry, particularly using bricks.Rate it:

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bricks and mortarUsed other than as an idiom: see bricks, and, mortar.Rate it:

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bricks and mortarAlternative form of brick and mortar.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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brighten upTo make cheerful.Rate it:

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bring a knife to a gunfightTo enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.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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