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boss aboutTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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boss aroundTo act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.Rate it:

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bossy boots or bossybootsSomeone that bosses others. Someone that is very bossy. A person who often tells other people what to doRate it:

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bottom feederA person who operates amidst or thrives on the unwholesome things in a society; one who takes advantage of the misfortune of others.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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brass neckA person with gall.Rate it:

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break someone's heartTo cause a person to feel grief or sadness.Rate it:

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break withTo cease having a positive connection with (a person, group, movement, etc).Rate it:

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bring inTo introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.Rate it:

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

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bring to justiceTo cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.Rate it:

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broken vesselA person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken.Rate it:

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brûler la politesseTo behave rudely by leaving a person abruptly.Rate it:

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brush byTo walk past another person, touching them slightly, normally by accident, and ignoring them.Rate it:

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Buggins's turnThe appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.Rate it:

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built like a brick shithouseOf a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.Rate it:

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Bull in a China ShopAn awkward person who actually does not care about the delicate situation, a rough person who comes near the brittle things, an insensitive person who makes people angry with his/her deeds and words to create disturbance in their work or plansRate it:

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bum outTo cause a person to be depressed or disappointed.Rate it:

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bump upTo promote a person to a higher grade.Rate it:

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bundle of nervesA lively, continually active person.Rate it:

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bundle of nervesA person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.Rate it:

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Busy As a BeaverHard working business personRate it:

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butter fingersA clumsy person who always drops things, a klutz.Rate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm.Rate it:

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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthThe identified person is prim and proper, standoffish, cool, or dispassionate.Rate it:

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butterfly upon a wheelAn innocent person crushed by life's adversities.Rate it:

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button noseA person having such a nose.Rate it:

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calamitatem, pestem inferre alicuito bring mishap, ruin on a person.Rate it:

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calcaria alicui adhibere, admovere; stimulos alicui admovereto spur, urge a person on.Rate it:

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call someone's bluffTo take action on the basis that another person is bluffing.Rate it:

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Call You on the CarpetTo scold a person before assigning an authorityRate it:

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Can't Fight City HallThe under authority person cannot do anything against an administrative system, there is no way to win the struggle against official procedureRate it:

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capere aliquem vivumto take a person alive.Rate it:

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capitis absolvere aliquemto repeal a death-sentence passed on a person.Rate it:

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captain of industryA prominent business person who owns or is the highest-ranking executive of one or more major firms, especially one who has considerable wealth and influence.Rate it:

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caput alicuius agitur (vid. sect. V. 8)a person's life is in jeopardy.Rate it:

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carum habere aliquemto feel affection for a person.Rate it:

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cast adriftTo place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave themRate it:

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Cast Pearls before SwineTo waste your feelings and sympathies on a person who won’t appreciate or care about,Rate it:

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cast the first stoneTo act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.Rate it:

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cat that ate the canaryA person whose appearance and behavior suggest guilt mixed with other qualities, such as satisfaction or feigned nonchalance.Rate it:

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cat's meowA self-satisfied person.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA person who is a popular or desirable choice to be a partner in a prospective marital or romantic relationship.Rate it:

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Catch Someone Red-HandedTo get hold of a person or situation, while a wrong act is being carried outRate it:

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causam alicuius agere (apud iudicem)to conduct a person's case (said of an agent, solicitor).Rate it:

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causam dicere pro aliquoto defend a person.Rate it:

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cenam alicui apponereto set a repast before a person.Rate it:

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certiorem facere aliquem (alicuius rei or de aliqua re)to inform a person.Rate it:

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cervices (in Cic. only in plur.) frangere alicui or alicuiusto break a person's neck.Rate it:

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