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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
“The car BURST INTO flames and the driver died as he didn't have time to get out.”
Bust up
End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing
“They BUST UP after a row last night.”
Butt in
Interrupt
“I hope you don't mind me BUTTING IN on your conversation, but I couldn't help hearing what you said.”
Butt out
Not be involved in other people's business
“This is none of your business, so just BUTT OUT!”
Butter up
Praise or flatter someone excessively
“I tried BUTTERING my tutor UP but she still wouldn\'t let me hand it in late.”
Button up
Conclude an agreement
“They BUTTONED UP the deal.”
Buy in
Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies
“Joe Meek's last hit, 'Singin' the Blues', was probably BOUGHT IN at number 40, but failed to go any higher.”
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
“He BOUGHT the newspaper OFF by placing a lot of adverts.”
Buy out
Buy somebody's share in a company
“His business partners BOUGHT him OUT to get rid of him.”
Buy up
Buy all of something
“We BOUGHT UP all the shop had before the price went up.”
Buzz around
Move quickly around a place
“Reporters were BUZZING AROUND the scene of the accident.”
Buzz off
Leave somewhere
“I'm BUZZING OFF now- I have to meet some people.”
Buzz off!
Go away (imperative)
“He told them to BUZZ OFF because they were annoying him.”
Call after
Name someone after somebody else
“She was CALLED Rose AFTER her late grandmother.”
Call around
Visit
“I CALLED AROUND but she wasn't in.”
Call at
Enter a harbour or port
“The cruise ship CALLED AT Malta.”
Call back
Return a phonecall
“I must CALL her BACK when we get to the office.”
Call for
Demand
“The Opposition party CALLED FOR the minister's resignation after the scandal broke.”
Call forth
Make something happen
“The protests CALLED FORTH a strong reaction from the police.”
Call in
Get someone to come and do a job
“We had to CALL IN a plumber because the sink was leaking and I had no idea how to fix it.”
Call off
To cancel an event or meeting.
“The concert had to be CALLED OFF because the singer went down with a bad case of flu.”
Call on
Ask for help
“The President CALLED ON the wealthy countries for financial aid after the floods destroyed much of the country's agriculture.”