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bad eggSomeone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.Rate it:

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badge bunnyA woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.Rate it:

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bag outto criticise someoneRate it:

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bail out onTo abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.Rate it:

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bait and switchto misrepresent; a strategy that misdirects the pursuant; to bait, dupe or lure someone with something of value then switch it out for something of less value; an illegal practice in the United StatesRate it:

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balance the booksTo put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.Rate it:

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balum rancumA hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.Rate it:

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bane of one's existenceSomething or someone who poses a significant problem to an individual.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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Bark Up the Wrong TreeTo have a wrong guess or idea about someone or some situation, efforts and attentions being diverted in a wrong directionRate it:

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bash aboutTo physically damage something or assault someone.Rate it:

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bash inTo injure someone by hitting violently.Rate it:

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bash upTo assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.Rate it:

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be a manTo put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.Rate it:

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be at one's beck and callTo be in the position of serving someone in any way they desire, usually unwillingly.Rate it:

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be glad to see the back ofTo be glad to get rid of someone; to be glad someone has left.Rate it:

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be thereTo be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.Rate it:

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be there forTo be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.Rate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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be up againstTo be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.Rate it:

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be withTo understand someone's point or intention.Rate it:

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be withTo agree with someone.Rate it:

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bear downTo press down on someone.Rate it:

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bear down onTo approach someone in a very determined way.Rate it:

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beat downTo severely beat someone up.Rate it:

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beat downTo haggle someone to sell at a lower price.Rate it:

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beat me to the punchSomeone Arrived Sooner, It Happened Too Fast:Rate it:

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beat someone at their own gameto win against someone who is good, better or best at something (not necessarily a literal game) or in their fieldRate it:

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beat someone to the punchTo do something before somebody else is able to.Rate it:

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beat someone's brains outTo beat someone very severely.Rate it:

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beat the daylights out ofTo defeat (someone) thoroughly and decisively, especially in a physical fight.Rate it:

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beat the daylights out ofTo beat (someone) severelyRate it:

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beat the livin' daylights outta yaTo beat someone severely.Rate it:

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beat the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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bed downTo put an animal to rest for the night.Rate it:

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bed into settle, to make [someone] feel at homeRate it:

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bee in one's bonnetSomething that makes someone act crazy or excites them or is of particular interest or concern to them; something that bothers or irritates someone; a lesser known version of this expression is “bug in one’s bonnet”Rate it:

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bee in one's bonnetan idea, which is thought to be crazy or exciting; someone’s particular interest, concern or obsession with somethingRate it:

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been there, done thatAn assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is now bored.Rate it:

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before someone's timeFrom before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.Rate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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beg offTo avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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beggars cannot be choosersDeserving people cannot put forward their choices. You cannot be concerned about the quality or quantity of certain product or service that you cannot buy or get hold of easily.Rate it:

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

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belli finem facere, bellum finireto put an end to war.Rate it:

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bend over backwardsTo go all out for someone who fails to show appreciation.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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bene interrogareto cross-examine cleverly, put leading questions.Rate it:

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benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.Rate it:

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best of luckUsed to express hopes that someone does well in a new endeavor.Rate it:

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