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bone of contentionSomething that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached.Rate it:

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boon or baneSomething that can be either a benefit or an affliction.Rate it:

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boots on the groundThis smacks of a military jargon. Troops deployed to confront enemy. Modern warfare can be conducted from helicopters, drones, bombers with remote directed missiles, rockets and missiles from ships.Rate it:

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booze canA nightclub or bar, especially one which operates illegally or is otherwise disreputable.Rate it:

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borrowed timeA period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.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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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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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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bridgeAn elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.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 downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.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 downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.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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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 onTo make something appear, as on a stage or a place of competition.Rate it:

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bring outTo make a shy person more confident.Rate it:

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bring toTo make something equal to a different amount.Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsburn one's candle at both ends, or both )Rate it:

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brûler la chandelle par les deux boutsTo burn the candle at both ends.Rate it:

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buck upHurry up; make haste.Rate it:

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budge upTo move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.Rate it:

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buff upto shine; to make shinyRate it:

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bugger upTo break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.Rate it:

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bump intoTo meet someone by chance.Rate it:

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burn one's candle at both endsTo work extremely or excessively hard; to work too hard for good health or peace of mind.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo waste something in two directions at once.Rate it:

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burn the candle at both endsTo work hard night and day.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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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate 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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bust onTo make a joke concerning; to ridicule or make fun of.Rate it:

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busted flushAnything which ends up worthless despite great potential.Rate it:

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c'est à n'y pas croireIt is not to be believed; It is so extraordinary (incredible, preposterous) that we can hardly believe it.Rate it:

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c'est du plus loin qu'il me souvienne1. I can barely remember it. 2. It is as far back as I can recollect.Rate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.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 un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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call rollTo make a roll call; to take attendance.Rate it:

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Call the ShotsTo take charge, to order, to make the decisionsRate it:

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call the shotsTo make the decisions;to be in charge;to give orders.Rate it:

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can do withTo need; to want; to be in a position to benefit from.Rate it:

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can I buy you a drinkIndicates the speaker wishes to buy the interlocutor a drink, in a bar.Rate it:

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