Here is a list of idiomatic expressions built around words beginning with letter B.<\/p>\n
Be left holding the baby<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are left holding the baby you are given a responsibility that you do not want.<\/p>\n The back of beyond<\/strong><\/p>\n If something happens at the back of beyond, it happens at a very remote place.<\/p>\n Get someone\u2019s back up<\/strong><\/p>\n To get someone\u2019s back up is to annoy them.<\/p>\n Turn your back on<\/strong><\/p>\n To turn your back on something is to ignore or reject it.<\/p>\n With your back to the wall \/ Up against the wall<\/strong><\/p>\n When you stand with your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation.<\/p>\n Bend over backwards<\/strong><\/p>\n To bend over backwards is to try your hardest to be helpful or fair.<\/p>\n Bail someone out<\/strong><\/p>\n To bail someone out is to rescue them from a difficulty.<\/p>\n Rise to the bait<\/strong><\/p>\n To rise to the bait is to react to temptation exactly as someone planned.<\/p>\n Be in the balance \/ hang in the balance<\/strong><\/p>\n When something hangs in the balance, it is in an uncertain state.<\/p>\n On the ball<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are on the ball, you are alert.<\/p>\n Play ball<\/strong><\/p>\n To play ball is to cooperate.<\/p>\n Start or set the ball rolling<\/strong><\/p>\n To set the ball rolling is to make a start.<\/p>\n Have a ball<\/strong><\/p>\n To have a ball is to have a very enjoyable time.<\/p>\n Be called to the bar<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are called to the bar, you are allowed to practice as a barrister.<\/p>\n Behind bars<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are behind bars, you are in prison.<\/p>\n With your bare hands<\/strong><\/p>\n To do something with bare hands is to do it without using any tools or weapons.<\/p>\n Drive a hard bargain<\/strong><\/p>\n To drive a hard bargain is to try hard for a deal in your favor.<\/p>\n Someone\u2019s bark is worse than their bite<\/strong><\/p>\n When someone\u2019s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as dangerous as they seem to be.<\/p>\n Be barking up the wrong tree<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are barking up the wrong tree you are doing or thinking something that is not correct.<\/p>\n Bear someone a grudge<\/strong><\/p>\n To bear someone a grudge is to feel resentment against them.<\/p>\n Bear something in mind<\/strong><\/p>\n To bear something in mind is to take something into account.<\/p>\n Beat about the bush<\/strong><\/p>\n To beat about the bush is to discuss a matter without coming to the point.<\/p>\n Off the beaten track \u2013 isolated<\/p>\n At someone\u2019s beck and calls<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are at someone\u2019s beck and calls you are ready to obey their orders.<\/p>\n Have a bee in your bonnet<\/strong><\/p>\n When you have a bee in your bonnet, you are obsessed with something.<\/p>\n Below the belt<\/strong><\/p>\n Unfair or against the rules<\/p>\n Tighten your belt<\/strong><\/p>\n To tighten your belt is to cut your spending.<\/p>\n Under your belt<\/strong><\/p>\n When you have something under your belt, you have achieved or acquired it.<\/p>\n Give someone a wide berth<\/strong><\/p>\n To give someone a wide berth is to stay well away from them.<\/p>\n Beside yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are beside yourself you are frantic with worry.<\/p>\n Get the best of<\/strong><\/p>\n To get the best of someone is to overcome them.<\/p>\n Make the best of<\/strong><\/p>\n To make the best of something is to get what limited advantage you can get from them.<\/p>\n Better yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n To better yourself is to improve your position.<\/p>\n Better off<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are better off, you are in a more favorable position.<\/p>\n Get the better off<\/strong><\/p>\n To get the better off someone is to defeat them.<\/p>\n Bide your time<\/strong><\/p>\n To bide your time is to wait patiently for a good opportunity.<\/p>\n Too big for your boots<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are too big for your boots, you are too proud of yourself.<\/p>\n Fit the bill<\/strong><\/p>\n If something fits the bills it is suitable for the purpose.<\/p>\n Be bound by<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are bound by something you are hampered or restricted by it.<\/p>\n The birds and the bees<\/strong><\/p>\n An informal expression used to refer to the basic facts about sex.<\/p>\n Bit by bit<\/strong><\/p>\n When you do something bit by bit, you do it gradually.<\/p>\n Do your bit<\/strong><\/p>\n To do your bit is to make a useful contribution.<\/p>\n To bits<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are thrilled to bits, you are very much thrilled.<\/p>\n Bite the bullet<\/strong><\/p>\n To bite the bullet is to make yourself do something difficult.<\/p>\n Bite the hand that feeds you<\/strong><\/p>\n To bite the hand that feeds you is to do something with the objective of offending someone who has been helpful to you.<\/p>\n Bite off more than you can chew<\/strong><\/p>\n To bite off more than you can chew is to take on more than you can handle.<\/p>\n Bite your tongue<\/strong><\/p>\n To bite your tongue is to stop yourself from saying something.<\/p>\n Blaze a tail<\/strong><\/p>\n To blaze a tail is to be the first to do something.<\/p>\n Blind someone with<\/strong><\/p>\n To blind someone with something is to confuse or overwhelm them with something they cannot understand.<\/p>\n Turn a blind eye<\/strong><\/p>\n To turn a blind eye is to pretend not to notice something.<\/p>\n Knock someone\u2019s block off<\/strong><\/p>\n To knock someone\u2019s block off is to hit them on the head.<\/p>\n Be in your blood \/ run in your blood<\/strong><\/p>\n When something is in your blood or runs in your blood, it is an integral part of your character.<\/p>\n Have blood on your hands<\/strong><\/p>\n When you have blood on your hands, you are responsible for someone\u2019s death.<\/p>\n Make someone\u2019s blood boil<\/strong><\/p>\n To make someone\u2019s blood boil is to make them very angry.<\/p>\n Blot your copybook<\/strong><\/p>\n To blot your copybook is to do things that would damage your good reputation.<\/p>\n Blow hot and cold<\/strong><\/p>\n To blow hot and cold is to keep changing your reputation.<\/p>\n Blow someone\u2019s mind<\/strong><\/p>\n To blow someone\u2019s mind is to impress them very strongly.<\/p>\n Blow over<\/strong><\/p>\n When a trouble or controversy blows over, it fades away without serious effects.<\/p>\n Blow up<\/strong><\/p>\n When things blow up, they explode.<\/p>\n Once in a blue moon<\/strong><\/p>\n When something happens once in a blue moon, it happens very rarely.<\/p>\n When something happens out of the blue, it happens when you least expect it.<\/p>\n The blues<\/strong><\/p>\n The blues are the feelings of sadness\/depression.<\/p>\n Call someone\u2019s bluff<\/strong><\/p>\n To call someone\u2019s bluff is to challenge them to do something because you believe that they won\u2019t be able to do it.<\/p>\n Be in the same boat<\/strong><\/p>\n When you are in the same boat, you are in the same difficult situation as other people.<\/p>\n Miss the boat<\/strong><\/p>\n You miss the boat when you are too slow to take advantage of an opportunity.<\/p>\n Rock the boat<\/strong><\/p>\n To rock the boat is to disturb an existing situation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here is a list of idiomatic expressions built around words beginning with letter B. 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