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Please everyone
“You can't BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE”
Be irritated or depressed; annoyed
“I'm really BROWNED OFF with this weather”
Be happy when a person leaves
“I'll BE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF him”
Inexperienced or naïve
“He's still GREEN at this job”
Be in serious trouble or difficulty
“The company IS IN DEEP WATER financially”
Be undecided or uncertain about something
“I'm IN TWO MINDS about whether to go”
Be easily frightened and not brave
“Don't be YELLOW”
Remember something for future reference
“Please BEAR IN MIND that we're on a budget”
Very tired; exhausted
“I'm completely BEAT”
Waste effort on a lost cause
“Don't BEAT A DEAD HORSE”
Avoid talking about what is important; delay getting to the main point
“Stop BEATING AROUND THE BUSH - tell me directly”
Think very hard about something
“I BEAT MY BRAINS OUT solving this puzzle”
I don't know (used to admit ignorance)
“BEATS ME where she went”
Fashionable society; the elite class
“The BEAU MONDE gathered at the gala”
External appearance is a superficial basis for judging someone
“BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP”
A comfortable situation
“It's no BED OF ROSES”
Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts
“He has A BEE IN HIS BONNET”
Impossible to describe adequately
“The beauty BEGGARS DESCRIPTION”
In prison or jail
“He ended up BEHIND BARS for fraud”
At a serious disadvantage
“We're BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL”
In a way not apparent to the public
“BEHIND THE SCENES”
Attractive but unnecessary features of a product
“It has all THE BELLS AND WHISTLES”
Try extremely hard to help or please someone; go out of your way
“She BENT OVER BACKWARDS to help us”
Extremely emotional or upset
“She was BESIDE HERSELF with grief”
