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Bash about
Mistreat physically
“If you BASH your monitor ABOUT like that, it won't last long.”
Bash in
Break, damage or injure by hitting
“The burglars BASHED the door IN to enter the house.”
Bash out
Write something quickly without much preparation
“I BASHED the essay OUT the night before I had to hand it in.”
Bash up
Break, damage or hurt by hitting
“They BASHED him UP in the fight in the pub last week and he had to go to hospital.”
Bawl out
Scold, shout at someone
“She BAWLED me OUT for coming home drunk.”
Be after
Try to find or get
“The police ARE AFTER him because of the theft.”
Be along
Arrive
“The next bus should BE ALONG in the next quarter of an hour or so.”
Be away
Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.
“She's AWAY on business for three weeks.”
Be cut out for
Be suitable, have the necessary qualities
“She's not CUT OUT FOR this kind of work.”
Be cut up
Be upset
“She was very CUT UP about coming second as she thought she deserved to win.”
Be down
Be depressed
“He's BEEN DOWN since his partner left him.”
Be down on
Have negative feelings toward someone
“After the argument, James is DOWN ON his boss.”
Be down with
Be ill
“Gul is DOWN WITH some bug and is off work today.”
Be fed up
Be bored, upset or sick of something
“I AM FED UP of his complaints.”
Be in
Be at home or at work
“They ARE never IN; I always get their answerphone.”
Be in on
Be involved in
“Susan was the only one who WASN'T IN ON the plan.”
Be into
Like
“I AM INTO classical music.”
Be not on
Be unacceptable
“The way he's behaving IS just NOT ON.”
Be off
Be bad (of food)
“This yoghurt must BE OFF; it smells foul.”
Be on
Be functioning (of machines)
“The computer IS ON.”
Be on about
Mean, try to say
“I couldn't understand what he WAS ON ABOUT- it made no sense.”
Be onto
Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature
“He's being very careful because he thinks the police ARE ONTO him.”
Be out
Be absent from a place
“She IS OUT on a visit for the day.”
Be out of
Have no more left
“We're OUT OF coffee so I'll have to go and get some.”
Be out to
Attempt
“She IS OUT TO get him sacked because she hates him.”
Be snowed under
Have too much work
“We're completely SNOWED UNDER at work because it's the end of the tax year.”
Be taken aback
Be shocked or surprised
“I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's lost all his hair.”
Be taken with
Like something
“I WAS very TAKEN WITH the performance- it was superb.”
Be to do with
Be connected with
“He said the meeting IS TO DO WITH a complaint.”
Be up
Be out of bed
“She's not UP yet.”
Be up for
Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event
“ARE you UP FOR the climb of Mt.”
Be up to
Be good enough
“He's not UP TO the job; get someone else.”
Beam up
Teleport, transport
“BEAM me UP, Scottie.”
Bear down on
Move towards
“She spotted him on the other side of the room and BORE DOWN ON him.”
Bear on
Influence, affect
“The judge's character may well BEAR ON the final decision.”
Bear out
Confirm that something is correct
“Statistics BEAR OUT the government's positions on the issue.”
Bear up
Resist pressure
“How are you BEARING UP under the strain?”
Bear up under
Cope with something difficult or stressful
“He's BEARING UP UNDER the pressure.”
Bear with
Be patient
“Please BEAR WITH me a moment while I finish this email.”
Beat down
Strong sunshine
“The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN and we couldn't stay outdoors.”
Beat out
Narrowly win in competition
“The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape.”
Beat up
Attack violently
“The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his wallet.”
Beaver away
Work hard
“She's BEAVERING AWAY before her exams.”
Beaver away at
Work hard doing something
“I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I will fail the course.”
Bed down
Sleep somewhere less comfortable than normal
“We had to BED DOWN on the floor for the night.”
Bed out
Move a plant outside
“I BEDDED the plants OUT when the weather warmed up.”
Beef up
Make something stronger or more solid
“The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident.”
Belong to
Be a member
“Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now.”
Belong with
Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items
“Does this disc BELONG WITH those on the shelf?”
Belt out
Sing something loudly
“They BELTED OUT the national anthems before the game.”