Phrases beginning with B phrases
Phrases beginning with B phrases
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Back To Square One
Meaning: To go back to the beginning; back to the drawing board.
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Back To The Drawing Board
Meaning: Starting over again on because of a previously failed attempt. Similar to phrases like “back to square one.”
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Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Meaning: To make a wrong assumption about something.
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Beating a Dead Horse
Meaning: To bring up an issue that has already been resolved.
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Beating Around The Bush
Meaning: Someone who is beating around the bush is someone who avoids the main point.
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Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
Meaning: What is nice looking to one person might be ugly to another; people’s opinions can differ on what is beautiful.
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Benefit Of The Doubt
Meaning: To believe someone, even though you might have some doubts.
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Better Safe Than Sorry
Meaning: It’s better to choose the safer option than a riskier one that you may later regret.
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Between a Rock And a Hard Place
Meaning: Being faced with two difficult choices, where neither are satisfactory.
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Birds Of a Feather Flock Together
Meaning: People tend to associate with others who share similar interests or values.
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Break The Ice
Meaning: This phrase means to break down a social stiffness.
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Bull In a China Shop
Meaning: Someone who breaks things due to clumsiness.
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Burst Your Bubble
Meaning: Giving someone news or information that will disappoint them.
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Ball Is In Your Court
Meaning: If someone says the “ball is in your court,” it means that the time has come for you to make a decision or take an action.
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Bare Necessities
Meaning: Only what is essential; no more than what is necessary.
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Better Late Than Never
Meaning: It is better to do something, even if it’s late, then to never do it at all.
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Bite The Bullet
Meaning: Finally committing to a tough decision.
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Blast From The Past
Meaning: Seeing something that strongly reminds you of the past.
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Blow Your Mind
Meaning: To be amazed or impressed.
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Bring Home The Bacon
Meaning: Acquiring money from work.
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Burn a Hole In My Pocket
Meaning: Eager to spend money.
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Bury The Hatchet
Meaning: If you bury the hatchet with someone, you let go of problems that you’ve had in the past with them; to forgive and forget.
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Bury Your Head In The Sand
Meaning: Ignoring a problem, not wanting to acknowledge it.
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By The Skin Of Your Teeth
Meaning: Just barely; narrowly.