Idiom Index B


 
babe
a babe in arms
a babe in the woods
babe
babe in arms
babe in the woods
baby
baby blues
baby boomer
is you is, or is you ain't my baby
throw the baby out with the bath water
back
all the way to Egery and back
back at it
back at ya
back down
back off
back on your feet
back out
back teeth are floating
back to square one
back to the drawing board
back to the grind
back up
back you
back yourself into a corner
behind your back
bounce back
come back to haunt you
drop back
ears pinned back
get back at
get him back
get off my back
get this monkey off my back
get you back
get your back up
get your ears pinned back
give you the shirt off his back
go back on
in the back of my mind
kick back
know like the back of your hand
laid back
monkey off my back
off my back
on my back
on the back burner
pat on the back
pay back
pay him back
set you back
so small you had to back out to change your mind
straw that broke the camel's back
take a back seat
take it back
talk back
turn your back on
backpack
backpack (business)
backroom
backroom boys
backside
backside
backup
backup
backwards
bend over backwards
bacon
bring home the bacon
save your bacon
bad
a bad taste in my mouth
a bad time
bad apple
bad blood
bad breath
bad date
bad news
bad taste in my mouth
catch you at a bad time
Dear Dad, No mon, no fun, your son! Dear Son, So sad, too bad, your dad!
give me a bad time
go bad
got it bad
in a bad way
in bad faith
in bad shape
in your bad books
not half bad
off to a bad start
put you in a bad mood
there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
throw good money after bad
too bad
want it so bad I can taste it
badmouth
badmouth
bafflegab
bafflegab
bag
a doggy bag
bag and baggage
bag lady
bag of tricks
bag some rays
cat's out of the bag
check your bags
doggy bag
holding the bag
in the bag
it's in the bag
leave you holding the bag
left holding the bag
let the cat out of the bag
the cat's out of the bag
bagel
bagel
bageled
get bageled
baggage
bag and baggage
bah
bah
bail
bail me out
bail out
bait
fish or cut bait
balance
balance of power
the balance of power
balderdash
balderdash
ball
a lot on the ball
ball her [B]
ball's in your court
behind the eight ball
drop the ball
got the balls [B]
got you by the balls [B]
have a ball
have the balls [B]
in the ball park
keep the ball rolling
on the ball
out of the ball park
spike the ball
that's the way the ball bounces
the ball's in your court
the whole ball of wax
ball-park
a ball-park figure
ball-park figure
ballistic
ballistic
go ballistic
balloon
trial balloon
baloney
baloney
bam
bam
bananas
bananas
fingers the size of bananas
go bananas
tough bananas
band
strike up the band
to beat the band
bandwagon
on the bandwagon
bandwidth
bandwidth
bang
bang [B]
bang for your buck
bang on
get a bang out of
start with a bang
bank
bank on
break the bank
piggy bank
bankroll
bankroll
baptism
baptism by fire
bar
a bar fly
a bar star
bar fly
bar hop
bar none
bar star
behind bars
belly up to the bar
hit the bar
kitty bar the door
nut bar, nut case
raise the bar
bare
bare bones
bare your soul
laid bare
bare-faced
a bare-faced lie
bare-faced lie
barely
so small you could barely swing a cat
barf
barf
bargain
drive a hard bargain
strike a bargain
bark
bark is worse than his bite
bark up the wrong tree
barn
all around Robin Hood's barn
around Robin Hood's barn
barnburner
a barnburner
barnburner
barred
no holds barred
barrel
a barrel of laughs
lock, stock and barrel
scrape the bottom of the barrel
shooting fish in a barrel
barrelhead
cash on the barrelhead
base
get to first base
touch base
baseball
a clutch hitter (baseball)
a three-bagger (baseball)
clutch hitter (baseball)
hit and run (baseball)
home run (baseball)
pinch-hitter (baseball)
strike out (baseball)
bash
bash
basket
a basket case
all your eggs in one basket
basket case
don't put all your eggs in one basket
basketful
grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads
basta
basta la musica
bat
bat a thousand
bat an eye
bat five hundred
bat her eyes
go to bat for
like a bat out of hell
off the bat
right off the bat
went to bat for
bated
bated breath
wait with bated breath
with bated breath
bath
throw the baby out with the bath water
batting
without batting an eye
battle
half the battle
how goes the battle
uphill battle
battleaxe
battleaxe
batty
batty
drive me batty
bawl
bawl me out
bawling
a bawling out
bay
at bay
in sick bay
be-all
be-all, end-all
the be-all, end-all
the end-all, be-all
bean
a hill of beans
bean pole
cool beans
hill of beans
row of beans
spill the beans
string bean
bear
bear down
bear the brunt
beat
beat a dead horse
beat a hasty retreat
beat around the bush
beat it
beat the pants off
beat the rap
beat up
beat up on
beat your head against a stone wall
beat your time
if that doesn't beat all
on the beat
to beat the band
beaten
off the beaten track
beater
beater
world beater
beauties
bevy of beauties
beauty
age before beauty
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty is only skin deep
beaver
as busy as a beaver
busy as a beaver
eager beaver
beck
at your beck and call
beck and call
become
become of
becomes you
bed
a bed of roses
bed down
get up on the wrong side of bed
make the bed
put to bed (print media)
wake up on the wrong side of bed
wet the bed
bee
a bee in her bonnet
the bee's knees
beef
beef it up
what's your beef
beehive
a beehive of activity
beehive of activity
beeline
beeline
make a beeline
been
been around
been had
it's been a slice (of life)
beer
cry in your beer
before
age before beauty
before you can say Jack Robinson
calm before the storm
cart before the horse
count your chickens before they hatch
don't count your chickens before they hatch
pride goeth before a fall
right before my eyes
the calm before the storm
the cart before the horse
beg
beg off
beg to differ
beg your pardon
begs the question
beggars
beggars can't be choosers
begins
charity begins at home
behalf
on behalf of
behavior
on my best behavior
behind
behind bars
behind the curve
behind the eight ball
behind the scenes
behind your back
drop behind
fall behind
stand behind
still wet behind the ears
wet behind the ears
behold
lo and behold
beholder
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
being
all things being equal
being there
believe
believe my ears
believe my eyes
can't believe my ears
can't believe my eyes
couldn't believe my ears
hard to believe
led to believe
make believe
bell
all the bells and whistles
bells and whistles
clear as a bell
had his bell rung
hell's bells
ring a bell
with bells on
belly
belly up
belly up to the bar
yellow belly
bellyache
bellyache
bellyful
had a bellyful
below
a notch below
below the poverty line
notch below
belt
belt you
grain belt
had a belt
tighten our belts
under my belt
bend
around the bend
bend over backwards
bend the rules
bend your ear
bend your elbow
go around the bend
bender
fender bender
benefit
benefit of the doubt
give you the benefit...
the benefit of the doubt
bent
hell bent for election
berserk
go berserk
beside
beside myself
beside the point
best
best foot forward
best interests at heart
best laid plans
best of both worlds
give it your best shot
give your best
hit me with your best shot
honesty is the best policy
on my best behavior
put your best foot forward
Sunday best
the best of both worlds
the best things in life are free
to the best of my knowledge
best-laid
the best-laid plans of mice and men go oft astray
bet
a sure bet
bet on
bet on a lame rooster
bet you dollars to donuts
good bet
hedge your bets
sure bet
you bet your boots
you can bet your bottom dollar
betcha
you betcha
betsy
heavens to Betsy
better
better half
better late than never
better off
better than a kick in the ass [B]
better than sex
better the devil you know...
better to have loved...
build a better mousetrap
change for the better
discretion is the better part of valor
for better or worse
go one better
had better
it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
know better
make it better
seen better days
think better of it
two heads are better than one
between
between a rock and a hard place
between sixes and sevens
between the devil and the deep blue sea
betwixt and between
fall between the cracks
fall between two stools
few and far between
read between the lines
tail between his legs
there's not much to choose between them
with his tail between his legs
betwixt
betwixt and between
bevy
bevy of beauties
beyond
above and beyond the call of duty
beyond help
beyond me
beyond repair
beyond the call of duty
beyond the pale
it's beyond me
bible
that's his bible
biffbiffy
biff/biffy
big
a big rig
a big shot
a big wheel
a big wig
Big Apple
big boys
big break
big bucks
big cheese
big deal
big hairy deal
big picture
big rig
big shot
big time
big wheel
big wigs
in a big way
make a big deal of it
make a big to-do
make it big
open up a big can of whoop-ass
play a big part
talk big
The Big Apple
the big cheese
The Big O
the big 0
the big picture
too big for his britches
what's the big idea
win big
big-sky
big-sky thinking
bigfoot
Bigfoot
bigger
bigger fish to fry
bigger than life
bigger they are...
the bigger they are the harder they fall
bigmouth
bigmouth
bilk
bilk
bill
a clean bill of health
clean bill of health
fill the bill
foot the bill
put it on the bill
bimbo
a bimbo
bimbo
bin
loony bin
sin bin (hockey)
the sin bin (hockey)
binner
binner
bird
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
a little bird told me
birds of a feather flock together
early bird
for the birds
get the finger [B] (get the bird)
had the bird
happy as a box of birds
have a bird
kill two birds (with one stone)
little bird told me
naked as a jay bird
strictly for the birds
the early bird gets the worm
birdbrain
birdbrain
birder
birder
birthday
birthday suit
bit
a bit at sea
a bit dense
a bit off/a bit mental
bit by bit
bit off
bits and pieces
chomping at the bit
hair off the dog that bit you
in a bit
six bits
two bits
bit-part
play a bit-part
bitch
a bitch [B]
bitch
bitch [B]
bite
a bite to eat
bark is worse than his bite
bite me [B]
bite off more than you can chew
bite the bullet
bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds you
bite your tongue
grab a bite to eat
have a bite
sound bite
biter
biter (curling)
bitten
bitten by the same bug
bitter
a bitter pill
bitter end
bitter pill
the bitter end
blab
blab
blabbermouth
blabbermouth
black
a black mark
black eye
Black Friday
black mark
black out
black sheep
give a black eye
in black and white
in the black
pot calling the kettle black
black-listed
black-listed
blackout
a blackout (TV)
a blackout (war)
blackout
blame
lay the blame
shoulder the blame
take the blame
to blame
blank
a blank look
blank
draw a blank
mind go blank
blarney
kiss the blarney stone
blast
a blast
blast
blast you
full blast
have a blast
blasted
blasted
blaster
ghetto blaster
bleeding
bleeding heart
bless
God bless the Duke of Argyle
blessing
a blessing in disguise
blessing in disguise
blind
blind date
blind leading the blind
even a blind pig can find an acorn
love is blind
the blind leading the blind
turn a blind eye
bliss
ignorance is bliss
blizzard
a howling blizzard
block
a chip off the old block
a mental block
chip off the old block
mental block
new kid on the block
stumbling block
writer's block
blood
bad blood
blood from a stone
blood is thicker than water
blood is up
blood money
draw first blood
get blood from a stone
in cold blood
in his blood
new blood
out for blood
smell blood
written in blood
bloody
bloody well
no bloody way
bloomer
late bloomer
blossom
whore blossom
blotto
blotto
blow
a blow job [B]
blow a bundle
blow a kiss
blow chunks
blow it
blow it out of proportion
blow it out your ear
blow it up (photo)
blow job [B]
blow me [B]
blow me down
blow me over
blow my cover
blow sky high
blow snakes (music)
blow the lid off
blow the whistle
blow them away
blow this joint
blow this Popsicle stand
blow to kingdom come
blow up
blow you away
blow you out of the water
blow your lid/stack/top
blow your mind
blow your stones [B]
blow your wad
blown
full blown
blowout
a blowout
blowout
blue
air was blue
baby blues
between the devil and the deep blue sea
blue
blue in the face
blue moon
blue sky
bolt from the blue
cry the blues
feel blue
got the blues
in a blue moon
like a bolt from the blue
once in a blue moon
out of the blue
sky isn't blue
something borrowed, something blue
the air was blue
the sky isn't blue
till you're blue in the face
true blue
turn the air blue
until you're blue...
blue-collar
blue-collar worker
blueline
give up the blueline (hockey)
bluff
call his bluff
blurt
blurt out
boar
as useless as tits on a boar
board
above board
across the board
back to the drawing board
chairman of the boards (hockey)
go by the boards
on board
sounding board
boarding
boarding (hockey)
boat
don't rock the boat
float your boat
miss the boat
push the boat out
rock the boat
shoes like boats
whatever floats your boat
bob
Bob's your uncle
bodacious
bodacious
body
body language
over my dead body
boggle
boggle your mind
boggling
mind boggling
bogof
bogof
boiling
boiling mad
boils
what it boils down to
bolt
bolt from the blue
like a bolt from the blue
bomb
bomb around
bomb out
bombed
bombed
bone
a bone to pick
bare bones
bone dry
bone of contention
bone to pick
bone up on
hit my funny bone
lazy bones
make no bones about it
no bones about it
work my fingers to the bone
bonkers
bonkers
go bonkers
bonnet
a bee in her bonnet
bonzer
bonzer
boo
have a boo
take a boo
booboo
booboo
make a booboo
boobs
boobs [B]
boogie
boogie
book
book worm
crack a book
curl up with a good book
every trick in the book
hit the books
in his good books
in my good books
in your bad books
on the books
throw the book at
you can't tell a book by its cover
bookedbooked
booked/booked up
boom
boom box
boom or bust
boomer
baby boomer
boonies
in the boonies
boost
give you a boost
boot
boot it
boot up
Denver boot
give you the boot
quake in his boots
to boot
you bet your boots
bootleg
bootleg
booze
booze
boozing
boozing buddies
born
born tired
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
if you're born to hang, you won't drown
one born every minute
there's one born every minute
wasn't born yesterday
borrow
don't borrow trouble
borrowed
something borrowed, something blue
borsch
cheap like borsch
bosom
bosom buddy
botch
botch it
both
best of both worlds
can't have it both ways
have it both ways
jump in with both feet
the best of both worlds
bothered
hot and bothered
bottle
bottle drive
bottle man
bottle up
chief cook and bottle washer
hit the bottle
spin the bottle
bottom
bottom fell out
bottom line
bottom out
bottom rung
bottoms up
from the bottom of my heart
get to the bottom of
hit rock bottom
rock bottom
scrape the bottom of the barrel
the bottom fell out
the bottom line
you can bet your bottom dollar
bounce
bounce back
dead-cat bounce
that's the way the ball bounces
bounds
by leaps and bounds
out of bounds
bouquet
send a bouquet
bow
bow out
take a bow
bowl
bowl me over
life is just a bowl of cherries
box
boom box
get off your soap box
happy as a box of birds
soap box
think outside the box
boy
'at a boy (that a boy)
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
attaboy (that a boy)
backroom boys
big boys
boy, oh boy
boys will be boys
fair-haired boy
Old Boys' Club
one of the boys
boythat
that a boy/that a girl
bozo
bozo
brain
brain
brain drain
brain is fried
brain storm
brain traffic
more money than brains
pick your brains
popcorn brain
rack my brain
what a brain
brakes
hit the brakes
branch
branch office
branch out
brand
brand new/ brand spanking new
brass
down to brass tacks
get down to brass tacks
brat
spoiled brat
bravo
bravo
bread
bread
bread and butter
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
know which side your bread is buttered on
breadbasket
breadbasket
break
a lucky break
big break
break a habit
break a leg
break a promise
break a spell
break a story
break a sweat
break and enter
break away
break curfew
break down
break in
break into
break into song
break off
break out
break out in a rash
break the bank
break the ice
break the law/rules
break the record
break the silence
break up
break your fall
break your heart
fever breaks
gimme a break
give me a break
lucky break
take a break
breakdown
breakdown
nervous breakdown
breakfast
a dog's breakfast
dog's breakfast
eat you for breakfast
have you for breakfast
breaking
the breaking point
breakup
breakup
breast
make a clean breast of it
breath
a breath of fresh air
a breath of wind
bad breath
bated breath
breath of fresh air
breath of wind
don't hold your breath
draw a sober breath
like dog's breath
out of breath
under my breath
wait with bated breath
with bated breath
breathe
breathe a sigh of relief
breathe down my neck
breathe easy
breeds
familiarity breeds contempt
breeze
shoot the breeze
brewing
a scandal is brewing
scandal is brewing
brick
a brick
a brick short
a few bricks short of a full load
brick
built like a brick shithouse [B]
come down on like a ton of bricks
hit the bricks
like a ton of bricks
one brick short of a full load
shitting bricks [B]
thick as a brick
ton of bricks
bridge
bridge the gap
burn your bridges
cross that bridge when I come to it
water under the bridge
brief
in brief
bright
bright
future looks bright
on the bright side
bright-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
bring
bring an end to
bring home the bacon
bring it off
bring the house down
bring to a close
bring up
bring you up short
brink
on the brink
britches
too big for his britches
broad
broad
broad daylight
in broad daylight
broke
all hell broke loose
broke
flat broke
go for broke
straw that broke the camel's back
broken
broken dreams
broken record
crawl on my hands and knees over broken glass just to see her photo
like a broken record
broom
a new broom sweeps clean
broth
too many cooks spoil the broth
brought
dance with the one who brought you
brouhaha
brouhaha
browbeat
browbeat
brown
brown nose [B]
browned
browned off
brownie
brownie points
bruising
cruising for a bruising
brunt
bear the brunt
brush
brush cut
brush it off
brush up on
brush with death
brush with the law
paint with the same brush
tar with the same brush
brush-off
brush-off
give him the brush-off
the brush-off
bubble
on the bubble
buck
bang for your buck
big bucks
buck
buck fever
buck stops here
buck up
pass the buck
the buck stops here
bucket
a drop in the bucket
drop in the bucket
kick the bucket
sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B]
buckle
buckle down
buckle under
buckle up
buckstop
buckstop (military)
bud
nip it in the bud
buddies
boozing buddies
budding
a budding genius
budding genius
buddy
bosom buddy
buff
car buff
in the buff
buffalo
buffalo
bug
bitten by the same bug
bug (someone)
chicken on a June bug
cute as a bug's ear
like a chicken on a June bug
Love Bug
put a bug in my ear
snug as a bug in a rug
bugger
bugger all [B]
build
build a better mousetrap
build up
building
a sick building
sick building
built
built like a brick shithouse [B]
bull
a bull in a china shop
bull in a china shop
cock and bull [B]
take the bull by the horns
bullbullshitbs
bull/bullshit/BS [B]
bullet
bite the bullet
dodge a bullet
faster than a speeding bullet
sweat bullets
take a bullet
bully
bully for you
bum
a bum rap
bum
bum rap
bum's rush
feeling bum
make your bum hum
the bum's rush
bummer
a bummer
bummer
bump
bump and grind (hockey)
bump and grind
bump into
bumper
bumper to bumper
bun
a bun in the oven
bun in the oven
buns
get your buns over here
work my buns off
work your buns off
bunch
a bunch of malarkey
thanks a bunch
bundle
a bundle of nerves
blow a bundle
bundle
bundle of nerves
bundle up
drop a bundle
make a bundle
save a bundle
bunk
a lot of bunk
bunk
bunny
dust bunny
quick like a bunny
burbs
burbs
the burbs
burn
burn a hole in your pocket
burn it in
burn out
burn the midnight oil
burn up
burn your ass [B]
burn your bridges
money to burn
power to burn
slash and burn
burned
burned
get burned
burner
on the back burner
burning
burning question
ears are burning
the burning question
bury
bury the hatchet
bush
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
beat around the bush
bush telegraph
bushed
bushed
bushel
grinning like a bushel basketful of possum heads
bushwhack
bushwhack
bushy-tailed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
business
backpack (business)
business as usual
cascade (business)
fifth business
get down to business
got no business
like nobody's business
mean business
mind your own business
monkey business
no business
power play (business)
risky business
strictly business
take care of business
busplane
take the bus/plane
bust
boom or bust
bust my butt
bust out
go bust
busted
busted
busy
as busy as a beaver
busy as a beaver
get busy
but
all over but the shouting
but good
everything but the kitchen sink
it never rains but it pours
it's all over but the crying
it's all over but the shouting
last but not least
lights are on but...
no offense, but...
the lights are on but nobody's home
there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
you can run but you can't hide
butt
a pain in the butt
bust my butt
butt
butt in
butt of the joke
butt out
kick butt
pain in the butt
the butt of the joke
butter
bread and butter
butter fingers
butter up
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
shit fire and apple butter
buttered
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
know which side your bread is buttered on
buttlard
lard butt/lard ass [B]
button
button your lip
on the button
pop your buttons
press the panic button
push the right buttons
buttonhole
buttonhole you
buy
buy a round
buy into
buy out
buy that
buy the farm
buy time
buy up
buyer
buyer's market
buzz
buzz off
catch a buzz
buzz-kill
buzz-kill
buzzed
buzzed
buzzword
buzzword
by
baptism by fire
bit by bit
bitten by the same bug
by a country mile
by a long shot
by all means
by and large
by any means
by any stretch...
by cracky
by dint of
by golly
by gosh
by guess or by gosh
by heart
by hook or by crook
by its very nature
by jove
by leaps and bounds
by no means
by the by
by the same token
by the seat of your pants
by the short hairs
by the skin of their teeth
by the way
by word of mouth
catch me by surprise
cheek by jowl
come by
fly by the seat of your...
fucked by the fickle finger of fate [B]
get by/scrape by
go by the boards
go by the name of
got you by the balls [B]
got you by the short hairs
hard done by
in the pipe five by five
let this chance go by
little by little
live by
not by a long shot
not by any stretch of the imagination
one by one
pale by comparison
past is slipping by without a trace
play it by ear
run it by me again
scrape by
side by side
stand by me
swear by
take by storm
take the bull by the horns
the past is slipping by without a trace
win by a nose
you can't tell a book by its cover
bye
bye
bye for now
byscrape
get by/scrape by
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