| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| bitten by the same bug |
have the same interest or hobby
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My cousin and I were bitten by the same bug. We collect coins.
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| bitter end |
(See the bitter end)
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| bitter pill |
(See a bitter pill)
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| blab |
tell everybody, tell secrets
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I told you I like Kevin, and you blabbed it to everybody.
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| blabbermouth |
a person who tells everything, loud mouth
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Sharon - that blabbermouth! She told the whole class I love Bill.
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| black eye |
an eye injury that causes the skin to turn black
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"How'd you get the black eye?" "Fighting - in a hockey game."
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| Black Friday |
the day the stock market crashed (failed) in 1929
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In the 1980s, there were days to remind us of Black Friday.
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| black-listed |
excluded, not be invited, not allowed to join
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Gore was black-listed because he led the demonstration.
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| black mark |
(See a black mark)
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| black out |
become unconscious, faint, pass out
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If I bend over for a long time, I nearly black out when I stand up.
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