| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| a babe in arms |
a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears
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Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.
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| a babe in the woods |
a defenseless person; a naive, young person
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He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.
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| a bad taste in my mouth |
a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will
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I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.
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| a bad time |
a lot of teasing, a rough time
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The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.
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| a ball-park figure |
a number that is near the total; approximate figure
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Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.
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| a bar fly |
a person who often goes to bars or lounges
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Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly.
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| a bar star |
a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends
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Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge.
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| a bare-faced lie |
a deliberate lie, a planned lie
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His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.
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| a barnburner |
an exciting game, a cliff-hanger
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When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.
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| a barrel of laughs |
a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh
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Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.
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