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Belt up
Be quiet
“She told the students to BELT UP because they were making so much noise.”
Bend down
Lower the top half of your body
“I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor.”
Bend over
Lower the top part of your body
“I BENT OVER to do my shoes up.”
Bend over backwards
Do a lot to try to help or please someone
“I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn't even thank me.”
Big up
Exaggerate the importance
“He BIGS himself UP all the time.”
Bin off
End a relationship
“She was happy with what I did and BINNED me OFF.”
Bitch up
Spoil or ruin something
“I BITCHED UP the interview.”
Black out
Fall unconscious
“He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the floor.”
Blank out
Censor text so that words cannot be read
“The email addresses were BLANKED OUT in the documents shown to the court.”
Blare out
A loud sound or music
“The music was BLARING OUT and I couldn't get to sleep.”
Blast off
Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket
“The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on schedule yesterday.”
Blaze away
Fire a gun repeatedly
“The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the pheasants.”
Bleed out
Cause sufficient blood loss to result in death
“They BLED OUT their calves.”
Bliss out
Be extremely relaxed and happy
“I BLISSED OUT on the beach all week.”
Block in
Park a car and obstruct another car
“I couldn't drive here this morning because someone had BLOCKED me IN.”
Block off
Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving
“The police BLOCKED OFF the road after the murder.”
Block out
Stop light from entering or leaving
“The trees BLOCK the sun OUT most of the day.”
Block up
Fill a space so that nothing can pass
“The pipe's BLOCKED UP and no water gets through.”
Blow away
Kill
“He grabbed a gun and BLEW the police officer AWAY.”
Blow down
When the wind forces something to fall
“A tree was BLOWN DOWN in the storm.”
Blow in
Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly
“He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning.”
Blow off
Not keep an appointment
“We were going to meet last night, but she BLEW me OFF at the last minute.”
Blow out
Extinguish candles, matches, etc.
“She BLEW the candles OUT on her birthday cake.”
Blow over
When a scandal gets forgotten
“The scandal BLEW OVER within a fortnight when the press found someone else to attack.”
Blow through
Do or consume something very quickly
“He won £7 million on the lottery last year and he BLEW THROUGH the first million in one week.”
Blurt out
Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't
“I was really angry when he BLURTED OUT the secret.”
Board out
Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away
“We BOARD our dog OUT with friends when we go abroad.”
Board up
Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.
“They BOARDED UP all the windows to stop people getting into the empty houses.”
Bog down
Slow make progress
“Yasini got BOGGED DOWN in his research and didn't finish the project in time.”
Bog in
Eat enthusiastically
“We were starving and BOGGED IN when the food was served.”
Bog into
Eat something enthusiastically
“They BOGGED INTO the lunch.”
Bog off!
Get lost
“He lost his temper and told her to BOG OFF.”
Boil down
Simplify, reduce to the essentials
“The report's so long, I BOILED it DOWN into a two-page summary.”
Boil down to
Amount to
“It all BOILS DOWN TO money at the end of the day.”
Boil over
When a hot liquid spills out of a container
“I left the milk on the cooker and it BOILED OVER.”
Boil up
Feel a negative emotion strongly
“The anger BOILED UP in me when I saw what they had done.”
Bolster up
Give support, reinforce, strengthen
“We were all scared but she BOLSTERED UP our courage.”
Bone up
Study hard for a reason
“I will have to BONE UP to get a good result.”
Bone up on
Study hard for a goal or reason
“I need to BONE UP ON my French grammar for the test.”
Book in
Make a reservation in advance
“I'll BOOK us IN at the Intercontinental.”
Book into
Make a reservation in advance
“I've BOOKED us INTO a hotel in the centre of town for three nights.”
Book out
Leave a place in a hurry
“I don't like the look of the people arriving- let's BOOK OUT.”
Book up
Reserve
“The flight's fully BOOKED UP; I'll have to go the following day.”
Boot up
Start a computer
“He BOOTED UP the computer and started work.”
Border on
Be located next to a place
“Portugal BORDERS ON Spain.”
Boss about
Use excessive authority to control people
“She BOSSES everyone ABOUT.”
Boss around
Use excessive authority to control people
“He BOSSES everyone AROUND.”
Botch up
Ruin or spoil something
“I BOTCHED UP the whole project and it had to be cancelled.”
Bottle away
Store up
“He kept his feelings BOTTLED AWAY.”
Bottle out
Lack courage to do something
“She was going to tell her boss exactly what she thought, but BOTTLED OUT in the end.”