Wayne Magnuson: English Idioms

 

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babe
back out
backside
bag and baggage
ball her [B]
bang on
bare your soul
bat five hundred
be there
beat it
beck and call
beg off
behind your back
bend over backwards
best of both worlds
better to have loved...
beyond the pale
big rig
bigmouth
bitch
bitten by the same bug
black out
blind date
blow chunks
blow sky high
blow you away
blue moon
bolt from the blue
booboo
booze
bottom line
brain
bread and butter
break away
break the bank
breath of fresh air
bring home the bacon
broken dreams
brush up on
buckstop (military)
bully for you
bundle
burn up
bust my butt
butter up
buy up
by any means
by jove
bye
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