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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.Rate it:

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back-of-the-envelopeApproximate, rough, simplified.Rate it:

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

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back-to-backIdentical or similar and sequential.Rate it:

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back-to-back-to-backsequential or consecutive, in the case of exactly three events.Rate it:

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backfootTo put on the defensive; to put off balance.Rate it:

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backpedalTo distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.Rate it:

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backroom dealDeals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)Rate it:

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backwaterA rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back waterRate it:

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backwaterThe water held back by a dam or other obstructionRate 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 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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bag and baggageAll one's possessions.Rate it:

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

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

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balance the booksTo put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.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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bald is boldShaving your head is a signal of power, dominion, focus - changing a bad situation into a brand-new trail...Rate it:

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bale upto pack or collect into a bale or bundle.Rate it:

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

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ball upTo crush into a ball shape.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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bane of one's existenceSomething or someone who poses a significant problem to an individual.Rate it:

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bank nightAn event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.Rate it:

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banker's dozenBy analogy, a method of lending where the interest is deducted beforehand, archetypally borrowing twelve dollars (owing twelve dollars back, a dozen) but actually receiving only eleven.Rate it:

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bankers' hoursAny easy job, especially one with a short working day.Rate it:

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bankrupt cartA one-horse chaise.Rate it:

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bare backRiding a horse without a saddle.Rate it:

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bare headTo go out into cold weather without covering your head.Rate it:

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bare one's soulTo reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.Rate it:

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bare one's teethOf an animal, to show one's teeth as a sign of aggression.Rate it:

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bare one's teethTo show one's aggression.Rate it:

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basket caseOne made powerless or ineffective, as by nerves, panic or stress.Rate it:

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basket caseIn World War 1, a victim who had one or more severed limbs. They were brought off the field in a “basket”.Rate it:

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bat one's eyelashesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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bat one's eyesTo signal or feign by fluttering one's eyelids, as romantic interest.Rate it:

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battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:

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battre de l'aileto go into decline, to wane; to be on the rocks, on the skidsRate it:

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battre le chien devant le loupTo pretend to be angry with one person to deceive another.Rate it:

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battre quelqu'un à plate coutureTo beat some one hollow.Rate it:

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bbiabBe back in a bit.Rate it:

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bbiafmInitialism of be back in a few minutes.Rate it:

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BBLAbbreviation of be back later.Rate it:

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BBSInitialism of be back soon.Rate it:

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