| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| bundle |
(See make a bundle)
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| bundle of nerves |
(See a bundle of nerves)
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| bundle up |
dress warmly, put on winter clothes, rug up
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Be sure to bundle up if you go skating on the lake. It's cold!
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| bunk |
false statements, rumors, baloney, bull
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They claim that computers can think, but that's a lot of bunk!
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| buns |
buttocks, bum
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Tony said Rita has great buns.
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| burbs |
(See the burbs)
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| burn a hole in your pocket |
feel that you have to spend your money
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If money burns a hole in your pocket, invest it.
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| burn it in |
throw the ball hard to the catcher, fastball
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My hand hurts when you throw so hard. Don't burn it in, eh.
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| burn out |
use too much emotional energy, breakdown
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Working too hard can cause a person to burn out.
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| burn the midnight oil |
work or study very late at night
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To become a doctor, you have to burn the midnight oil.
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