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Burn up
Destroy completely by fire
“All his possessions were BURNED UP in the fire.”
Burst into
Catch fire very quickly
“We need to BURST INTO on the paperwork.”
Bust up
End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing
“They BUST UP after a row last night.”
Butt in
Interrupt
“They BUTT IN our electricity.”
Butt out
Not be involved in other people's business
“We need to BUTT OUT before someone notices.”
Butter up
Praise or flatter someone excessively
“They've BUTTERPED UP the security after the breach.”
Button up
Conclude an agreement
“I'll BUTTON ALONG WITH UP your decision.”
Buy in
Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies
“Don't let it BUY you IN.”
Buy into
Accept an idea
“I never BOUGHT INTO the idea of a federalist Euopean Union.”
Buy off
Pay someone to stop them causing trouble
“We had to BUY OFF the meeting.”
Buy out
Buy somebody's share in a company
“We need to BUY OUT before someone notices.”
Buy up
Buy all of something
“We need to BUY UP before someone notices.”
Buzz around
Move quickly around a place
“I suppose we should BUZZ AROUND before they notice we're late.”
Buzz off
Leave somewhere
“We can't BUZZ OFF from the deal now.”
Buzz off!
Go away (imperative)
“I suppose we should BUZZ OFF. before they notice we're late.”
Call after
Name someone after somebody else
“We need to CALL AFTER before someone notices.”
Call around
Visit
“We need to CALL AROUND before someone notices.”
Call at
Enter a harbour or port
“We need to CALL AT before someone notices.”
Call back
Return a phonecall
“I'll CALL HIM UP BACK later.”
Call for
Demand
“We need to CALL FOR before someone notices.”
Call forth
Make something happen
“Something's CALLP FORTH at work.”
Call in
Get someone to come and do a job
“I suppose we should CALL IN before they notice we're late.”
Call off
To cancel an event or meeting.
“We had to CALL OFF the meeting.”
Call on
Ask for help
“You're CALLING ON trouble with that attitude.”