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

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beats meI don't know; I have no idea.Rate it:

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Beauty is in the Eye of the BeholderThere is no specific standard to measure beauty. So, if a person sees a beautiful thing it is not necessary that it is found beautiful by other too. They might have different opinions, as every person has his own ideas and approach.Rate it:

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because reasonsUsed to avoid specifying the reasons for something, perhaps because specifying them would be tangential to the point at hand, or perhaps because they are not sound or are not known to the speaker.Rate it:

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bed blockerAn elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.Rate it:

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beefcakeImagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.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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beggars can't be choosers(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard things.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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below parNot up to the average or normal standard.Rate it:

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below the beltUnfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.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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best-kept secretSomething interesting or important but not well-known.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 pregnantFunny excuse for running behind I knowRate it:

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaTo be in a very dangerous situation and not knowing what to do, Or to be involved in some precarious situation that has bad results or outcomeRate 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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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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bitch outTo not do something out of fear; chicken out.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 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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blast from the pastSomething or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.Rate it:

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Bleeding HeartA person who is extremely softhearted and feels sympathetic for other people, such a person might offer sympathy to those people, who do not even deserve itRate it:

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Blind as a BatNot able to see at all or get completely blindRate it:

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block outto prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.Rate it:

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bloom is off the roseBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.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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