| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| a brick short |
(See one brick short of a full load)
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| a budding genius |
a child who appears to be very intelligent
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The newspaper described Pam as "a budding genius" on the violin.
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| a bull in a china shop |
a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style
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Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a china shop.
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| a bum rap |
unfair blame, unjust sentence, take the rap
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It was a bum rap. Eddie didn't steal those paintings.
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| a bummer |
an unfortunate event, bad luck, too bad
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"Somebody broke a window in his car and stole his stereo." "That's a bummer."
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| a bun in the oven |
pregnant, expecting a baby
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Mabel has a bun in the oven. The baby's due in April.
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| a bunch of malarkey |
an untrue story, a lot of bunk, bull
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"Do you believe what the psychic said about your future?" "No. It's a bunch of malarkey."
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| a bundle of nerves |
a very nervous person; uptight person
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May has so many problems - she's just a bundle of nerves.
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| a card |
(See such a card)
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| a case of |
an example of, it's a case of
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Look at Bosnia. That's a case of ethnic civil war.
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