Idioms/Phrases with Alphabet B

Idioms / Phrases with Alphabet B

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Idiom/Phrase	Meaning
Back Seat Driver	People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.
Back To Square One	Having to start all over again.
Back To The Drawing Board	When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
Back-chat	Impertinent/disrespectful remarks
Backstairs gossip	Gossip among servants
Backstairs influence	Underhand means
Bad blood	Angry feeling
Bad debts	Unrealisable debts
Bandy words	To wrangle , to argue
Barking Up The Wrong Tree:	A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.
Bated breath	In anxiety , expectancy
Be in the mire	Be in difficulties
Be in the mire	Be in difficulties
Be off	Leave, go, especially in a hurry
Bear away	Won
Bear down	Overpower
Bear hard	Press heavily
Bear in mind	Remember
Bear out	Confirm
Bear out	Support
Bear the burnt of	To bear the main shock of
Bear up	Keep up spirits
Bear with	Tolerate
Beat A Dead Horse:	To force an issue that has already ended.
Beat down	Persuade to reduce the price
Beat neck and crop	Completely
Beating Around The Bush:	Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
Bend Over Backwards:	Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
Beside oneself	To feel excessively
Beside the mark	Irrelevant
Between A Rock And A Hard Place:	Stuck between two very bad options.
Beyond the veil	In the world high above
Bid defiance	To ignore
Bid fair	Seems likely to be
Bids fair	Seem likely
Big draw	A huge attraction
Bird’s eye view	General view
Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:	To take on a task that is way to big.
Bite the dust	Humiliated
Bite Your Tongue:	To avoid talking.
Bitten of more than chew	Trying do to too much
Black ox	Misfortune
Black sheep	An unworthy person
Blind alley	Unprofitable action
Blood Is Thicker Than Water:	The family bond is closer than anything else.
Blow out	Extinguish
Blow own trumpet	To tell other people how good and successful you are
Blow up	Explode , be destroyed by and explosion
Blown up	Exaggerated
Blue blood	An aristocrat
Blue Moon:	A rare event or occurance.
Blue stocking	Educated but pedantic lady
Bolt from the blue	Sudden Sock
Bon voyage	A good journey for you
Born in the purple	Born of royal parents
Botch something up	To mess something up, to do a bad job of something
Bowled over	Overwhelmed
Brain sauce	Wisdom
Bread and cheese	Simple food
Break A Leg:	A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
Break froth	Come out suddenly
Break the news	To give the bad news
Break through	Fail to keep
Break with	Cease to be friendly with
Breath down the neck	Watch all actions closely
Breathing down	Watching all actions closely
Bring down	Humble
Bring down the house	Receive applause
Bring home	To emphasise
Bring off	Rescue
Bring off	Manage successfully
Bring out	Highlight
Bring over	Persuade to change side
Bring round	Convert
Broken reed	A frustrated man
Brought about	Caused
Brought forward	Adduced
Brought home	Emphasised
Brought matters to a head	Create an atmosphere of confrontation
Brought out	Published
Brought to book	To punish
Brought to light	Disclose
Brought up	Criticised vehemently
Brought up	reared
Brow beat	To bully
Burn the candle a both end	Overtaxing his energies
Burning question	A widely debated issue
Burnt his boats	Left no means of retreat
Burst in	Interrupt
Buy A Lemon:	To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
By dint of	By force of
By the rule of thumb	By practical experience which is rather rough
By the skin of one’s teeth	Only just
By virtue of	On account of

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