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Bite Your TongueTo hold ones words or to have control over what one is willing to say, to being ashamed of something that has been said or trying not to say itRate it:

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black outTo make dark.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.Rate it:

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black outTo lose consciousness; to suffer a blackout.Rate it:

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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Black Sheep of the FamilyA disrespected member of a family, community or any other group or society due to certain actions. It happens when all other are performing or doing well but one person lacks it allRate it:

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blank outTo become blank.To temporarily lose memoryHe blanked out five minutes into the meeting.I'm blanking out on your name, I'm afraid.Rate it:

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blank outTo temporarily lose memoryRate it:

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blanket termA word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.Rate it:

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blare outto be produced loudlyRate it:

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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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bleed outTo die due to excess bloodloss; to bleed to death.Rate it:

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Bleeding HeartA person who is extremely softhearted and feels sympathetic for other people, such a person might offer sympathy to those people, who do not even deserve itRate it:

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bleep outTo censor inappropriate spoken words by obscuring them with the sound of a bleep.Rate it:

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Blessing in DisguiseAn event or opportunity that seems to be blessing in the beginning, but later turns out to be a problemRate it:

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blimp outTo become fat or fatter, especially as a result of excessive eating.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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Blind as a BatNot able to see at all or get completely blindRate it:

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Blind Leading the BlindUninformed people, who try to lead or inform others, or it is about someone, who is not well equipped but wants to educate othersRate it:

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bling outto make more shiny, attractive or elegant.Rate it:

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bliss outTo cause to experience bliss.Rate it:

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bliss outTo experience bliss; to be blissful.Rate it:

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blob outTo relax idly and mindlessly; to veg out.Rate it:

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block outto begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out.Rate it:

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block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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block outto cover something, so as to make it impossible to see.Rate it:

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block outto prevent from entering or penetratingRate it:

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blood is thicker than waterFamily relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!Rate it:

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Blood is Thicker than WaterThere is no other replacement for blood relations. What a person from your family or relatives can do for you, will not be done by strangers in a good senseRate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.Rate it:

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blossom outTo blossom, to show beauty.Rate it:

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blot outTo obscure.Rate it:

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blot outTo make something undecipherable; to obliterate.Rate it:

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blow downTo knock over with an air current, most often wind.Rate it:

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blow meExpressing surprise; I'll be blowed; blow me down.Rate it:

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blow me downA cry of surpriseRate it:

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blow outTo sing out, sing out loudRate it:

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blow outIn a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.Rate it:

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blow outTo be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.Rate it:

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blow outTo talk violently or abusively.Rate it:

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blow outto exhaust; to physically tireRate it:

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blow outTo deflate quickly on being punctured.Rate it:

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blow outTo extinguish something, especially a flame.Rate it:

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blow out of proportionTo overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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blow to kingdom comeTo totally destroy; to wipe outRate it:

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blow-outblow-outRate it:

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blown out of the waterthoroughly and decisively defeated, proven wrong, or discredited.Rate it:

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blue-sky thinkingThinking that is not grounded or in touch in the realities of the present.Rate it:

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