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blow someone's coverTo reveal that someone's behavior, situation, or identity has been fabricated or deliberately misrepresented for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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blow someone's mindTo astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.Rate it:

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blow upTo suddenly get very angry.Rate it:

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blow up someone's phoneTo call or text someone constantly.Rate it:

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blow uponTo defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.Rate it:

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blue-eyedSomeone's favorite, as in blue-eyed boyRate it:

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blue-eyed boyThe favourite, especially a young one, of especially someone in power; a fair-haired boy,Rate it:

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blue-eyed boySomeone's favourite, especially a young one.Rate it:

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boiSomeone looking down on the person, Critically saying that a thing is wrong here.Rate it:

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boo boo(or Boo, for short) a term of endearment; something you call a loved one/someone you care about; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"Rate it:

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boo booshort for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo booRate it:

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boo booa cut, scrape, "owie" or injury you get when you get hurt; usually a minor injury that only requires a BandAid; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"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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bottoming the houseThe process by where someone cleans their house 'from top to bottom'. It is a very thorough clean indeed, even more so than 'spring cleaning'.Rate it:

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

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bounce offto test (ideas) on someoneRate it:

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bourrer le crâneto fill someone's head with nonsenseRate 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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bow and scrapeA deep formal bow with right leg drawn back touching the ground.Rate it:

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box inTo limit someone's freedom of thought, movement, expression, etc.Rate it:

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box someone's earsTo slap someone on the side of the head, usually as an informal punishment.Rate it:

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brain surgeonSomeone who does brain surgery.Rate it:

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brain surgeonSomeone very intelligent.Rate it:

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brainiacSomeone who seems to know facts and trivia about everything.Rate it:

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bravo! you aced it! congrats!Used to congratulate someone informally who accomplished an achievement.Rate it:

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break a leg!This is a common English phrase that is used to wish someone good luck before they perform in a play or other event.Rate it:

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break backTo win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.Rate it:

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break free fromget out ofRate it:

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break one's backTo make a supreme effort.Rate it:

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break one's backUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see break,‎ back.Rate it:

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break out of your shellWhen someone is a little shy.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 the back ofTo achieve the greater part of some project.Rate it:

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break the iceTo start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness.Rate it:

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break your backto work extremely hardRate it:

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breathe down someone's neckTo follow someone too closely, making it uncomfortable for them.Rate it:

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breed in the boneTo establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.Rate it:

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breeze throughTo get through or succeed in quickly and easily.Rate it:

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brider un âne par la queueTo do anything in exactly the wrong manner; To get hold of the wrong end of the stick.Rate it:

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bring (one's) a-gamerefers to bringing maximum effort, focus and undeniable commitment; an encouragement to do your best with no excuses; giving it your allRate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bring out in a rashto rile someone upRate it:

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bring to heelTo force someone to obey.Rate it:

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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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broaden someone's horizonsTo increase someone's interests, skills, or experiences beyond their current range.Rate it:

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broken recordSomeone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.Rate it:

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