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blurt outTo say suddenly, without thinking.Rate it:

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BNIInitialism of batteries not included.Rate it:

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board outto send (children or pets) to stay with other people (or to boarding school, in the case of children)Rate it:

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bog downTo become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bog downTo cause to become stuck and unable to progress.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck, as if in a bog.Rate it:

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bogged downStuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower.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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boil downAs an allusion to the cooking technique of reducing liquids by heat, one boils down a problem, argument, etc. to its most central elements.Rate it:

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boil down toto be equivalent to; to reduce to.Rate it:

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bomb outTo fail; to produce no or very poor results; to drop out of or be eliminated from a competition.Rate it:

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bon an mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon an, mal anyear in, year outRate it:

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bon berger tond mais n'écorche pasWe may use but not abuse our subordinates.Rate it:

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bon gré, mal gréWhether you wish or not; Nolens volens; Willy-nilly.Rate it:

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bona indole (always in sing.) praeditum esseto be gifted, talented (not praeditum esse by itself).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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boogie downTo dance, typically in a funky manner.Rate it:

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boogie on downto go (to a place or event)Rate it:

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boot outto kick out, eject, expelRate it:

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boots on the groundThe ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.Rate it:

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bored out of one's brainsExtremely bored.Rate it:

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bored out of one's mindExtremely bored.Rate it:

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Born YesterdayOne who is immature and not experienced, one who does not know a lot of tricks or statements that people use to fool othersRate it:

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borne outPast participle of bear out.Rate it:

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borne outSubstantiated.Rate it:

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borrowed timeA period of time whose precise duration is not known but which can be expected to be quite limited, and at the end of which one's situation, benefits, or opportunities will be entirely terminated.Rate it:

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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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bottle outTo fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage.Rate it:

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bottom falls outSaid about a collapseRate it:

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bottom handWith a standard batting grip, the hand placed further down the handle of the bat; the batsman's dominant hand, providing most power to a shot.Rate it:

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bottom outTo reach the bottom, to reach the nadir or low point.Rate it:

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bottom outTo touch or drag along the ground.Rate it:

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bouche close (cousue)!Not a word, mind! “Mum’s the word.”Rate it:

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bow downto bow, to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deferenceRate it:

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bow outTo resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.Rate it:

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bowl outAnd thus end their innings.Rate it:

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box outTo arrange a situation so as to exclude.Rate it:

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box outTo position oneself between an opposition player and the basket in anticipation of getting a rebound.Rate it:

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brain candyA narrative, commentary, etc. which amuses and holds one's attention, but which lacks intellectual depth or importance.Rate it:

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branch outTo attempt something new or different, but related.Rate it:

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branch outTo expand in the manner of branches.Rate it:

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branle-basThe taking down of hammocks in a shipRate it:

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brave outTo tolerate or put up with bravelyRate it:

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brazen outTo face up to or confront without shameRate it:

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break coverUsed other than as an idiom. to come out of hiding; to become visible.Rate it:

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break downTo fail.Rate it:

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break downTo give more detail.Rate it:

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break downTo become unstable, mentally or otherwise.Rate it:

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