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bread-and-butterA general saying used to ward off bad luckRate it:

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break a sweatTo put effort into something.Rate it:

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break groundTo lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.Rate it:

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break offTo end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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break one offTo throw a curve ball.Rate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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bring it on around jimmya phrase off of an old show on TV maybe a country western show? about bringing the wagon aroundRate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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browned offAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.Rate it:

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brush offAn abrupt rebuff or dismissal.Rate it:

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buck offTo cause to fall off.Rate it:

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buckle downTo put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.Rate it:

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bug offUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.Rate it:

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Bug OffTo avoid bothering someone, to leave someone alone, go awayRate it:

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bugger offGo away.Rate it:

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bugger offAn expression of disagreement or disbelief.Rate it:

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build on sandTo put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.Rate it:

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bump offTo kill, especially to murder.Rate it:

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bundle offTo go somewhere unceremoniouslyRate it:

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bundle offTo send someone away quickly and without fussingRate it:

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bundle upTo put into a bundle.Rate it:

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bundle upTo dress in, or put on, warm clothes.Rate it:

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bunk offWe all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.Rate it:

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bunk offTo play truant.Rate it:

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burn offTo dissipate as the result of heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo cause to dissipate by applying heat.Rate it:

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burn offTo dispose of by burning it as it emerges from the well.Rate it:

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burn offTo fill with programming not suitable for its original purpose.Rate it:

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bust a nutto work very hard, put in a lot of effortRate it:

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bust one's assTo work very hard, to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust one's ballsto work very hard; to put in a lot of effort.Rate it:

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bust the dustTo clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.Rate it:

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but me no butsUsed to cut off objections or qualificationsRate it:

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buy offto pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other serviceRate it:

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buy off onTo consent to.Rate it:

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buzz offUsed to tell someone to go away.Rate it:

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by a mileBy a large amount or by a great distance - e.g. won by a mile; When prefixed by ‘out’ or ‘off’ it emphasizes that a significant gap exists between the parties involved and that it is to a decisive degreeRate it:

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calcaria subdere equoto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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calcaribus equum concitareto put spurs to a horse.Rate it:

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call offTo recall; to cancel or call a halt to.Rate it:

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call off the carpetTo get away fromRate it:

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call off the dogsTo ease up on after inflicting great punishment.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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can itTo silence; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.Rate it:

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can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

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candle in the windA fragile or vulnerable thing, likely to be put in jeopardy.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo surpass or outdo something.Rate it:

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cap it all offTo finish or complete something.Rate it:

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cap offTo finish.Rate it:

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