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beat banaghanAn Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.Rate it:

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beat the meatAlternative form of beat one's meat.Rate it:

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beefcakeImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.Rate it:

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been there, though not done thatUsed for expressing that though one may have seen something (unpleasant), he may have not participated in the same.Rate it:

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before someone's timeAt a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.Rate it:

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behind its timeShowing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.Rate it:

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bellum conficere, perficereto terminate a war (by force of arms and defeat of one's opponents).Rate it:

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bellum coniungere (Imp. Pomp. 9. 26)to wage war in conjunction with some one.Rate it:

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bellum cum aliquo inireto begin a war with some one.Rate it:

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belt and suspendersRedundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.Rate it:

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belt upTo fasten one's seat belt.Rate it:

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bend downTo bend one's legs while upright to get to a lower position.Rate it:

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bend overTo bend one's upper body forward and down while standing or kneeling.Rate it:

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bend someone's earTo bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.Rate it:

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bene, praeclare (melius, optime) mereri de aliquoto deserve well at some one's hands; to do a service to...Rate it:

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beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincireto lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.Rate it:

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beneficio aliquem afficere, ornareto do any one a service or kindness.Rate it:

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beneficium alicui dare, tribuereto do any one a service or kindness.Rate it:

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benevolentiam, favorem, voluntatem alicuius sibi conciliare or colligere (ex aliqua re)to find favour with some one; to get into their good graces.Rate it:

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bestes Wissen und Gewissenthe best of one's knowledge; good faith; roughly combining the senses of both English idioms, namely that one does or says something in the honest conviction of its correctness but under the condition of the fallibility of one’s knowledge and competencesRate it:

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bet upTo make one's betRate it:

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better late than neverIt's better to arrive late then to never come or do something.Rate it:

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betwixt and betweenNeither one thing nor the other.Rate it:

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big fish in a small pondOne who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.Rate it:

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big nameA widely-known reputation, especially one that is favorable.Rate it:

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big nameA prominent individual, especially one who is favorably regarded.Rate it:

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big spenderOne who frequently makes large purchases, especially of extravagant goods.Rate it:

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Bim, BEM, BumRetro art composition; composition stereotypical for the cover art of mid-20th-century science fiction pulp magazines.Rate it:

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bird in the bosomA secret pledge that one makes for another.Rate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.Rate it:

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bite downTo clench with one's teeth or to bite hard on something.Rate it:

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

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black outTo censor or cover up.Rate it:

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black rideranother name for "Famine", one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Rate it:

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black sheepA disliked person; one who is disfavored.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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blank canvasSomething with no content, upon which one can easily impose one's point of viewRate 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 (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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blot on the escutcheonSomething damaging to one's reputation.Rate it:

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blow a fuseTo lose one's temper; to become enraged.Rate it:

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blow a kissTo kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.Rate it:

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blow your horn!Boast of one's accomplishments.Rate it:

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blowing hot and coldIndividual expressing frenetic enthusiasm one moment and minutes later showing, expressing extreme misgivings and doubts.Rate it:

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

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boire le vin de l'étrierTo have one for the roadRate it:

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bon an, mal anOne year with another; On an average.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 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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