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border onTo be almost like some other thing.Rate it:

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Bottom LineThe end results, hard fact or the ultimate deduction of any event, cause, argument or situationRate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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bought the farmA fatality in private aviation for any number of Airframe and Engine {A&E} failures, pilot error or weather related problems.Rate it:

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bounce backTo recover from a negative without seemingly any damage.Rate it:

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brain surgerySurgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.Rate it:

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Break the IceTo overcome any awkward situation, to help strangers know each other, to overcome social communication difficulties all in a friendly manner, to overcome any sort of nervous situation between different peopleRate it:

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breviter tangere, attingere aliquidto touch briefly on a thing.Rate it:

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bridgeAny of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit.Rate it:

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bright young thingOne who is youthful, clever, eager, and high-spirited in manner and attractive in appearance.Rate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.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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brush under the carpetTo hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thingRate it:

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brush-up!A 'brush-up' is a thorough review, rehearsal, self-examination prior to submitting to job interviews, probings, investigations of any category in order to be proficient in the future demands of the hoped-for position, challenge or opportunity: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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buey viejo surco derechoan old ox, a straight furrow (it makes)Rate it:

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build a better mousetrapTo invent the next great thing; to have a better idea.Rate it:

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build castles in the airTo imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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bump and grindA combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.Rate it:

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Burn Your Bridges behind YouTo make unchangeable commitment, to be determined on any decisionRate it:

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busman's holidayA holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.Rate it:

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bust a gutTo laugh vehemently or uncontrollably; Any reaction (to some news or a sudden change) which is furious, violent, or of an extreme nature; Also one of many similar euphemisms meaning to highly exert oneselfRate it:

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bustle withTo teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.Rate it:

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by any chancepossibly; perhapsRate it:

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by any meansin any manner whatsoever.Rate it:

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by any stretch of the imaginationby any means; in any sense; regardless of how one puts or considers itRate it:

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by hook or by crookBy any means possible; one way or another.Rate it:

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by no stretch of the imaginationNot by any means; in no sense.Rate it:

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c'est ceci, c'est celaIt is sometimes one thing, sometimes another.Rate it:

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c'est cela mêmeThat is the very thing.Rate it:

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c'est cela même!That’s the very thing!Rate it:

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c'est de la moutarde après dînerIt comes too late to be of any use; It is a day after the fair.Rate it:

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c'est du propre (ironic.)A fine thing indeed.Rate it:

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c'est la fée carabosseShe is an old hag.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 le cadet de mes soucisThat is the least of my cares; That is the last thing I worry about.Rate it:

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c'est le dernier criIt is the last thing out.Rate it:

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c'est le refrain de la balladeIt is the old story over again.Rate it:

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c'est toujours çaThat is something, at any rate.Rate it:

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c'est toujours la même rengaine (fam.)It is always the same old story.Rate it:

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c'est tout commeIt comes to the same thing.Rate it:

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c'est tout un ou tout autreIt is either one thing or the other.Rate it:

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c'est un crève cœurIt is a heart-rending thing.Rate it:

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c'est un homme de la vieille rocheHe belongs to the good old stock; He is a man of the old school.Rate it:

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c'est un rusé compèreHe is a sly dog, a cunning old fox. Rate it:

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c'est un trop vieux poisson pour mordre à l'appâtHe is too old a bird to be caught with chaff.Rate it:

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c'est un vieux loup de merHe is an old sea dog.Rate it:

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c'est une autre paire de manchesThat is quite another thing; That is a horse of another colour, another pair of shoes.Rate it:

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c'est vieux comme le mondeIt is as old as the hills.Rate it:

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