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1
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Beyond the pale

A

Unreasonable or unacceptable

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Beyond the shadow of a doubt

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With certainty, for sure

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3
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Bid defiance

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To disregard / to ignore

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Bid fair

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To seem likely

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Big bucks

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A lot of money

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Birds of the same feather

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Persons of same character or interests

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Bite off more than one can chew

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Take on more responsibility than one can handle

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8
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Bite somebody’s head off

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Speak angrily without any reason

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Bite the bullet

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To force yourself to do something unpleasant

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10
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Bite the dust

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Suffer a defeat / to die

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11
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Bite your tongue

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Stop yourself from saying something unpleasant

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12
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Black and blue

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To beat mercilessly

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13
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Black out

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Lost consciousness

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14
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Black ox

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Misfortune

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15
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Black sheep

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Person with bad reputation

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16
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Blaze a trail

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To start a movement/ to initiate

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17
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Blind alley

A

A situation in which no further progress can be made

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18
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Blow a fuse

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To react very angrily

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19
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Blow his top

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Be very angry

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20
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Blow one’s own trumpet

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Praise oneself

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21
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Blow over

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Pass off

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22
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Blow something out of proportion

A

Behave if something that has happened is much worse that it really is

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23
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Blow up

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To destroy by an explosion

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24
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Blue blooded

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Of noble birth ( in a wealthy/ powerful family)

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25
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Bob’s your uncle

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It becomes easily and quickly achievable

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26
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Body and soul

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With all your energy

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27
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Boil the ocean

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Undertaking an impossible task

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28
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Boils down

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Sums up to

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29
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Bone to pick

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Cause of quarrel

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30
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Born with a silver spoon in mouth

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Born in a rich family

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31
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Bosom friend

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Close friend

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32
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Bottom line

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The most important fact

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33
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Bounce something off someone

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Discuss ideas with someone to get their views

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34
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Breach of confidence

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Breach of faith

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35
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Bread and butter / bread and cheese

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Means of livelihood

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36
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Break a leg

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To wish good luck

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37
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Break in

A

Force entry

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38
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Break new / fresh ground

A

Do or discover something new

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39
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Break the bank

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To be very expensive

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40
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Break the ice

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To initiate something

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41
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Breath of fresh air

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Someone or something new and refreshing

42
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Breathing down someone’s neck

A

Watching all his actions closely

43
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Breathing the air

A

Useless talks

44
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Bring about

A

Cause to happen

45
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Bring home the bacon

A

To be successful/ to earn money to live

46
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Bring someone to book

A

To punish / held accountable

47
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Bring the house down

A

Made the audience applaud enthusiastically

48
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Bring to one’s knees

A

To force someone to submit / to win

49
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Broke a lance with

A

To argue with

50
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Broke down

A

Cry / टूट जाना

51
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Broke off

A

Suddenly stoped

52
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Broke priscian’s head

A

To use bad grammar

53
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Broke up

A

Disbanded itself / breakup

54
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Broken reed

A

Support that failed

55
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Brought up

A

Introduced for discussion

56
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Brown study

A

Deep study

57
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Bugs me

A

Irritates me

58
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Build castles in the air

A

Daydream

59
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Bull’s eye

A

Centre of the target

60
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Burn one’s bridges/ boats

A

To destroy all relations / it is impossible to return to the previous situation

61
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Burn the midnight oil

A

To work or study till very late in the night / to work very hard

62
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Burning question

A

An important question/ issue

63
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Bury the hatchet

A

To make peace / to end a quarrel

64
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Butt in

A

Interrupt

65
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Butter fingers

A

To be clumsy

66
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Butterflies in the stomach

A

To be anxious and nervous

67
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Button her lip

A

Stop talking

68
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Buy a lemon

A

To buy something that is of much less value

69
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Buy a whisker

A

By a small margin

70
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By and by

A

Gradually

71
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By and large

A

In general

72
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By courtesy of

A

given or allowed by

73
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By fair means or foul

A

In any way honest or dishonest

74
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By fits and starts

A

Irregular/ unsteady

75
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By hook or by crook

A

By any means, good or bad

76
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By leaps and bounds

A

Very quickly

77
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By the same token

A

In the same way

78
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By the skin of one’s teeth

A

By the narrowest margin

79
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By the sweat of one’s brow

A

Hard work

80
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Call down

A

To scold

81
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Call in question

A

Challenge

82
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Call it a day

A

Stop doing something

83
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Call off

A

Cancel something

84
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Call on

A

Pay a visit

85
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Call the shots

A

To be person in charge

86
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Call upon

A

To order

87
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Called for

A

To require something

88
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Came out of his shell

A

Became more sociable

89
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Came up

A

Was raised

90
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Can’t cut the mustard

A

To be unable to do a job

91
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Cap in hand

A

In a respectful manner

92
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Capital punishment

A

Death sentence

93
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Carry on

A

Continue doing something

94
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Carry the ball

A

Be in charge

95
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Carry the can

A

To take the blame or responsibility for something that is wrong

96
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Carry the day

A

Win a victory

97
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Carry weight

A

Be important

98
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Carry weight

A

Be important

99
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Carve out a niche

A

Developed a specific position for himself

100
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Cash strapped

A

extremely short of money

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