Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN
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Idioms ,Phrases and Words
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Meanings
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121
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beauty seep
|
sleep before
midnight
|
122
|
before long
|
soon
|
123
|
beggars can’t be
choosers
|
the poor have to
suffer and can't make changes
|
124
|
behind closed doors
|
something done
secretly
|
125
|
behind one’s back
|
talk about
someone when he is not there
|
126
|
behind the curtain
|
Secretly
|
127
|
bell the cat
|
to do an almost
impossible task
|
128
|
below the mark
|
below standard
|
129
|
bend one’s knees
|
to act in a servile
way for sth
|
130
|
benefit of doubt
|
the advantage one
gets in lack of sufficient proofs
|
131
|
be written all over
sb’s face
|
obvious esp.
guilt on one’s face
|
132
|
better half
|
one's wife
|
133
|
betwixt
and between
|
neither one thing
nor the other
|
134
|
between the devil
and the deep blue sea
|
in great
trouble/ a Hobson’s choice
|
135
|
bite the dust
|
to be completely
defeated
|
136
|
bill and coo
|
of lovers’ kiss
& talk; lovingly
|
137
|
bit by bit
|
stepwise; gradually;
taking time and little efforts
|
138
|
bite the bullet
|
accept the
unpleasant
|
139
|
black diamond
|
coal
|
140
|
blind drunk
|
very drunk
|
141
|
blood and iron
|
very cruel; using
all effort; not yielding
|
142
|
blood bath
|
massacre
|
143
|
blood curdling
|
filling with
horror/fright
|
144
|
blood lust
|
desire to kill
|
145
|
blood money
|
money paid for
murder
|
146
|
bloomer
|
a serious mistake
|
147
|
blooper
|
an embarrassing
public mistake
|
148
|
blow hot &
cold
|
keep on changing
opinions
|
149
|
blow one’s own
trumpet
|
self-praise
|
150
|
blow up
|
to enlarge a
photo/picture; when one gets angry
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