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be all things to all people
To please everyone
“You can't BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE”
be browned off
To be irritated or depressed; annoyed
“I'm really BROWNED OFF with this weather”
be glad to see the back of
To be happy when a person leaves
“I'll BE GLAD TO SEE THE BACK OF him”
be green
Inexperienced or naïve
“He's still GREEN at this job”
be in deep water
To be in serious trouble or difficulty
“The company IS IN DEEP WATER financially”
be in two minds
To be undecided or uncertain about something
“I'm IN TWO MINDS about whether to go”
be yellow
To be easily frightened and not brave
“Don't be YELLOW”
bear in mind
To remember something for future reference
“Please BEAR IN MIND that we're on a budget”
beat
Very tired; exhausted
“I'm completely BEAT”
beat a dead horse
To waste effort on a lost cause
“Don't BEAT A DEAD HORSE”
beat around the bush
To avoid talking about what is important; to delay getting to the main point
“Stop BEATING AROUND THE BUSH - tell me directly”
beat your brains out
To think very hard about something
“I BEAT MY BRAINS OUT trying to understand their system.”
beats me
I don't know (used to admit ignorance)
“BEATS ME where she went”
beau monde
Fashionable society; the elite class
“The BEAU MONDE gathered at the gala”
beauty is only skin deep
External appearance is a superficial basis for judging someone
“BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP”
bed of roses
A comfortable situation
“It's no BED OF ROSES”
bee in one's bonnet
Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts
“He has A BEE IN HIS BONNET”
beggar description
Impossible to describe adequately
“The beauty BEGGARS DESCRIPTION”
behind bars
In prison or jail
“He ended up BEHIND BARS for fraud”
behind the eight ball
At a serious disadvantage
“We're BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL”
behind the scenes
In a way not apparent to the public
“BEHIND THE SCENES”
bells and whistles
Attractive but unnecessary features of a product
“It has all THE BELLS AND WHISTLES”
bend over backwards
To try extremely hard to help or please someone; to go out of your way
“She BENT OVER BACKWARDS to help us”
beside yourself
Extremely emotional or upset
“She was BESIDE HERSELF with grief”