Idioms B Flashcards
The back and beyond
A place far away from a centre where many people live
Back and forth
Repeatedly in one and then in another direction
Back to the grindstone
Back to work
Bag and baggage
With everything a person owns(used especially when a person is leaving a place)
The ball is in someone’s court
It is someone’s turn to take action
Bang your head against a brick wall
To waste one’s effort by trying to do something impossible
Bark up the wrong tree
To direct one’s efforts, complaints, etc. in the wrong directions
(Not) bat an eyelid
Not to show any signs of emotion
Be anybody’s guess
To be uncertain
Be at someone’s beck and call
Ready or forced to obey the orders, wishes
Be in care
To be looked after by the state
Be on cloud nine
To be very happy
Be snowed under
To have so much work to do that you can’t manage
Beat around the bush
To delay talking about the most important part of discussion
Beat someone at their own game
To do better than a person in his own work or activities
A bee in your bonnet
An idea or subject that one cannot stop thinking about , especially that is not shared by others
Behind someone’s back
Without the knowledge of the person concerned
Behind bars
In prison
Behind the times
Not fashionable, usual
Bend over backwards
Make a great effort
As blind as a bat
Unable to see at all
Break the back of
To complete or do the most difficult or largest part of a job
Bring home the bacon
To succeed in doing something, for example, earning money to support your family
Bring out the best in someone
To cause the best part of someone to become more humble
In broad daylight
In the daytime, when an act that is unlawful, especially robbery, is able to be seen or discovered
Butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth
Someone has the look of a well-behaved, honest person(usually used when the speaker thinks the person is not so harmless as he looks)
By all means
Certainly; yes(used to give permission or agree to a request)
By any chance
Perhaps
