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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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bendito sea Diosgood Lord, good heavensRate it:

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bene (male) praecipere alicuito inculcate good (bad) principles.Rate it:

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bene darkmansGood night; a farewell said in the evening or nighttime.Rate it:

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bene latine doctus or sciensa good Latin scholar.Rate it:

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bene lightmansGood day; a greeting said in the morning or daytime.Rate it:

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bene, male audire (ab aliquo)to have a good or bad reputation, be spoken well, ill of.Rate it:

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bene, optime sentire de re publicato have the good of the state at heart.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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benefacta maleficiis pensareto return evil for good.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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beyond the paleDescribing behaviour that is considered to be outside the bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgement in civilised company.Rate it:

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bidey, bye, bye!An Expanded 'good-bye' often for close relatives and children!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 guyA term of endearment, usually addressed toward an all-around good male person.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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bird bathCommon usage of word bird Place where birds clean themselvesRate 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 magicMagic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.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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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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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 someone's coverTo reveal that one has fabricated or deliberately misrepresented one's own behavior, situation, or identity for an ulterior motive.Rate it:

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

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