Rich Idioms and Phrases
SN |
Idioms and Phrases |
Meanings |
151
|
bob up
|
to come to the surface suddenly
|
152
|
bogeyman
|
an evil spirit that haunts
children
|
153
|
boiling hot
|
very hot
|
154
|
a bolt from the blue
|
a most unexpected event/incident;
a sudden change
|
155
|
bone up on sth
|
to study very hard
|
156
|
booby prize
|
a prize to insult sb for losing a
contest
|
157
|
boozing
|
drinking wine excessively
|
158
|
born on the wrong side of the
blanket
|
having only one good eye, crooked,
out of true; cross-eyed
|
159
|
born with a silver spoon
|
to be born in a rich family
|
160
|
boss eyed
|
blind in one eye
|
161
|
bossy-boots
|
a person who always tells people
what they should do
|
162
|
boys will be boys
|
men are at times silly
|
163
|
bread winner
|
the earning member in the family
|
164
|
break down
|
to stop functioning especially a
machine/vehicle
|
165
|
break into
|
forcefully enter; to
trespass
|
166
|
breaking poing
|
the point of great strain
especially when sth breaks
|
167
|
break the bank
|
to win /lose more money than
there is in bank
|
168
|
breakthrough
|
an important development in a
process/task
|
169
|
break up
|
to split; to break into two equal
halves
|
170
|
breakthrough
|
an important achievement
|
171
|
breathe one’s last
|
to die; to pass away
|
172
|
bring about
|
make a change
|
173
|
bring home the bacon
|
to achieve sth great
|
174
|
bring to light
|
to highlight; to bring to public
notice
|
175
|
bring to mind
|
to remember
|
176
|
brush up
|
to renew; to improve; to polish;
to embellish sth
|
177
|
build castles in the air
|
to daydream; imagine something
impossible
|
178
|
bump into sb
|
to meet sb by chance
|
179
|
bunkum
|
a sheer nonsense
|
180
|
burn the candle at both ends
|
to waste resources unmindfully
|
