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avoir son pain cuitTo have one’s bread and cheese, a competency.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir une araignée dans le (or, au) plafondTo have a bee in one’s bonnet.Rate it:

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avoir une faim de loupto be very hungry, ravenous; to be so hungry one could eat a horseRate it:

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ax to grindTo have some selfish reasons to say or do something, to get a favor from another person greedilyRate it:

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babysitter testAn informal method for assessing the maturity, reliability, or probity of a person, inviting one to judge whether one would entrust this person with the care of one's own children.Rate it:

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back burnerA section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.Rate it:

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back downTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.Rate it:

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back in harnessTo be restored to one's employment or office. Often said of someone returning to work after recovering from illness.Rate it:

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back in the dayIn the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.Rate it:

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back of one's handA slap.Rate it:

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back of one's handA display of disrespect or scorn.Rate it:

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back offTo become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.Rate it:

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back on one's heelsIn a state of unease, surprise, or bewilderment, especially such that one's functioning or performance is detracted upon; Forced into a position of disadvantage, retreat, or poor performanceRate it:

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back outTo withdraw from something one has promised to do.Rate it:

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back outTo reverse a vehicle from a confined space.Rate it:

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back to our muttonsTo get back to the business at hand.Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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back-to-backWith one's back facing somebody else's back.Rate it:

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bâcler son ouvrageTo do one’s work quickly and badly; To “polish off” (or, scamp) one’s work.Rate it:

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bad appleA person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.Rate it:

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bad hair dayA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.Rate it:

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bad money drives out goodDebased coinage (with low levels of precious metals) replaces purer coinage (with higher levels of precious metals).(metaphorically) Mediocre talent drives away real talent.Rate it:

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bad pennyA person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling of disappointment and frustration.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling of guilt, responsibility, or embarrassment as to cause nausea.Rate it:

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bad taste in one's mouthA feeling something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.Rate it:

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badge bunnyA woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.Rate it:

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bag and baggageAll one's possessions.Rate it:

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bag outto criticise someoneRate it:

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bail outTo exit an aircraft while in flight.Rate it:

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bail outTo rescue, especially financially.Rate it:

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bail outTo leave or not attend.Rate it:

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bail outTo secure the release of an arrested person by providing bail money.Rate it:

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bail outTo remove water from a boat by scooping it out.Rate it:

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bail out onTo abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.Rate it:

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baîller comme une carpeTo yawn one’s head off.Rate it:

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bait and switchto misrepresent; a strategy that misdirects the pursuant; to bait, dupe or lure someone with something of value then switch it out for something of less value; an illegal practice in the United StatesRate it:

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Baker's DozenTo get thirteen of any item, for the cost of twelveRate it:

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balance outTo counteract one another so as to be balanced.Rate it:

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bald as a billiard ballOne whom has lost much hair and prematurely bald.Rate it:

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bald as a coottotally bald; without any hair on one's head.Rate it:

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bale outAlternative spelling of bail out.Rate it:

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ball outMisspelling of bawl out.Rate it:

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ball upTo hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.Rate it:

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balls-outAt the fastest possible speed.Rate it:

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balls-outExtreme, extremely greatRate it:

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balls-outWith great abandon.Rate it:

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banana republicA small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.Rate it:

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