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beau monde
Fashionable society; the elite class
“The BEAU MONDE gathered at the gala”
beauty is only skin deep
External appearance is a superficial basis for judging someone
“BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP”
bed of roses
A comfortable situation
“It's no BED OF ROSES”
bee in one's bonnet
Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts
“He has A BEE IN HIS BONNET”
beggar description
Impossible to describe adequately
“The beauty BEGGARS DESCRIPTION”
behind bars
In prison or jail
“He ended up BEHIND BARS for fraud”
behind the eight ball
At a serious disadvantage
“We're BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL”
behind the scenes
In a way not apparent to the public
“BEHIND THE SCENES”
bells and whistles
Attractive but unnecessary features of a product
“It has all THE BELLS AND WHISTLES”
bend over backwards
To try extremely hard to help or please someone; to go out of your way
“She BENT OVER BACKWARDS to help us”
beside yourself
Extremely emotional or upset
“She was BESIDE HERSELF with grief”
best of both worlds
Combining two qualities that are usually separate
“You get THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS with this arrangement.”
best thing since sliced bread
An innovative development
“She thinks this new software's THE BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD.”
bet one's bottom dollar
Be certain that something will happen
“I'd BET MY BOTTOM DOLLAR”
bet the farm
Risk everything; spend all one's money on something in hopes of success
“Don't BET THE FARM”
bet your bottom dollar
To be absolutely certain about something
“I'd BET MY BOTTOM DOLLAR on that”
better late than never
It is better to do something late than not do it at all
“Well, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER”
between a rock and a hard place
Caught between two undesirable options
“I'm BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE”
between the devil and the deep blue sea
Caught between two equally bad choices
“I'm BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA on this decision”
between you and me
In confidence; secretly between us
“BETWEEN YOU AND ME, I think she's lying”
beyond the pale
Unacceptable; outside the bounds of decency
“His behavior was BEYOND THE PALE”
big cheese
An important person in a company or organization
“He's THE BIG CHEESE”
big deal
Something important (sarcastic: not important)
“He thinks he's A BIG DEAL”
big fish
An important person
“He's A BIG FISH”
big fish in a small pond
Someone important in a small group
“She was A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND”
big picture
A wide perspective; a broad view of something
“You need to look at THE BIG PICTURE, not the details.”
big time
If you do something big time, you do it to a great degree
“We succeeded BIG TIME”
bind someone over
To require someone to behave in a certain way
“The court BOUND HIM OVER to keep the peace.”
bind someone to something
To commit someone to an agreement
“The contract BINDS HIM TO the company for three years.”
birds of a feather
People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER flock together”
bite off more than you can chew
To take on a task that is too big or difficult
“You BIT OFF MORE THAN YOU COULD CHEW with that project”
bite the bullet
To force yourself to do something unpleasant or difficult
“I just have to BITE THE BULLET and tell him the truth”
bite the dust
To die; to fail
“He BIT THE DUST”
blabbermouth
Someone who tells secrets or talks too much
“Don't tell her - she's A BLABBERMOUTH”
black and blue
With dark marks on your skin caused by being hit or having an accident; bruised
“He was BLACK AND BLUE from the beating”
black and white
Very clear and simple; seeing things as either completely good or completely bad
“It's not all BLACK AND WHITE - there are grey areas”
black eye
A mark of shame
“It's A BLACK EYE”
black ice
A thin transparent layer of ice on a road that is difficult to see
“Be careful of BLACK ICE on the roads”
black magic
Magic that is believed to use evil spirits to do harmful things
“They accused her of practicing BLACK MAGIC”
black market
Illegal trading of goods that are not allowed to be bought and sold
“He bought it on THE BLACK MARKET”
black money
Money that is earned illegally, or on which the necessary tax is not paid
“The government is cracking down on BLACK MONEY”
black sheep
A person who is considered a disgrace or an outsider by their family or group
“He's the BLACK SHEEP of the family”
black spot
A dangerous place where several accidents have happened
“That junction's A BLACK SPOT, best avoid it.”
black tie
Formal evening wear for men; very formal social occasion
“The event is BLACK TIE”
blackball
To vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group
“He was BLACKBALLED from the club”
blacklist
A list of people or groups who are to be banned, censured, or are under suspicion
“They put him on the BLACKLIST”
blank check
Permission to spend or do whatever one wishes; carte blanche
“You gave me A BLANK CHECK”
blind date
When two people who have never seen each other before go on a date
“I'm going on A BLIND DATE”
blind leading the blind
Incompetent people leading each other
“It's THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND”
blood, sweat, and tears
Extreme effort and hard work
“It took BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS to build this business”