301-400 Flashcards
Beyond the pale
Unreasonable or unacceptable
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
With certainty, for sure
Bid defiance
To disregard / to ignore
Bid fair
To seem likely
Big bucks
A lot of money
Birds of the same feather
Persons of same character or interests
Bite off more than one can chew
Take on more responsibility than one can handle
Bite somebody’s head off
Speak angrily without any reason
Bite the bullet
To force yourself to do something unpleasant
Bite the dust
Suffer a defeat / to die
Bite your tongue
Stop yourself from saying something unpleasant
Black and blue
To beat mercilessly
Black out
Lost consciousness
Black ox
Misfortune
Black sheep
Person with bad reputation
Blaze a trail
To start a movement/ to initiate
Blind alley
A situation in which no further progress can be made
Blow a fuse
To react very angrily
Blow his top
Be very angry
Blow one’s own trumpet
Praise oneself
Blow over
Pass off
Blow something out of proportion
Behave if something that has happened is much worse that it really is
Blow up
To destroy by an explosion
Blue blooded
Of noble birth ( in a wealthy/ powerful family)
Bob’s your uncle
It becomes easily and quickly achievable
Body and soul
With all your energy
Boil the ocean
Undertaking an impossible task
Boils down
Sums up to
Bone to pick
Cause of quarrel
Born with a silver spoon in mouth
Born in a rich family
Bosom friend
Close friend
Bottom line
The most important fact
Bounce something off someone
Discuss ideas with someone to get their views
Breach of confidence
Breach of faith
Bread and butter / bread and cheese
Means of livelihood
Break a leg
To wish good luck
Break in
Force entry
Break new / fresh ground
Do or discover something new
Break the bank
To be very expensive
Break the ice
To initiate something
Breath of fresh air
Someone or something new and refreshing
Breathing down someone’s neck
Watching all his actions closely
Breathing the air
Useless talks
Bring about
Cause to happen
Bring home the bacon
To be successful/ to earn money to live
Bring someone to book
To punish / held accountable
Bring the house down
Made the audience applaud enthusiastically
Bring to one’s knees
To force someone to submit / to win
Broke a lance with
To argue with
Broke down
Cry / टूट जाना
Broke off
Suddenly stoped
Broke priscian’s head
To use bad grammar
Broke up
Disbanded itself / breakup
Broken reed
Support that failed
Brought up
Introduced for discussion
Brown study
Deep study
Bugs me
Irritates me
Build castles in the air
Daydream
Bull’s eye
Centre of the target
Burn one’s bridges/ boats
To destroy all relations / it is impossible to return to the previous situation
Burn the midnight oil
To work or study till very late in the night / to work very hard
Burning question
An important question/ issue
Bury the hatchet
To make peace / to end a quarrel
Butt in
Interrupt
Butter fingers
To be clumsy
Butterflies in the stomach
To be anxious and nervous
Button her lip
Stop talking
Buy a lemon
To buy something that is of much less value
Buy a whisker
By a small margin
By and by
Gradually
By and large
In general
By courtesy of
given or allowed by
By fair means or foul
In any way honest or dishonest
By fits and starts
Irregular/ unsteady
By hook or by crook
By any means, good or bad
By leaps and bounds
Very quickly
By the same token
In the same way
By the skin of one’s teeth
By the narrowest margin
By the sweat of one’s brow
Hard work
Call down
To scold
Call in question
Challenge
Call it a day
Stop doing something
Call off
Cancel something
Call on
Pay a visit
Call the shots
To be person in charge
Call upon
To order
Called for
To require something
Came out of his shell
Became more sociable
Came up
Was raised
Can’t cut the mustard
To be unable to do a job
Cap in hand
In a respectful manner
Capital punishment
Death sentence
Carry on
Continue doing something
Carry the ball
Be in charge
Carry the can
To take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong
Carry the day
Win a victory
Carry weight
Be important
Carry weight
Be important
Carve out a niche
Developed a specific position for himself
Cash strapped
extremely short of money
