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Beat down
Strong sunshine
“The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN and we couldn't stay outdoors.”
Beat out
Narrowly win in competition
“The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape.”
Beat up
Attack violently
“The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his wallet.”
Beaver away
Work hard
“She's BEAVERING AWAY before her exams.”
Beaver away at
Work hard doing something
“I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I will fail the course.”
Bed down
Sleep somewhere less comfortable than normal
“We had to BED DOWN on the floor for the night.”
Bed out
Move a plant outside
“I BEDDED the plants OUT when the weather warmed up.”
Beef up
Make something stronger or more solid
“The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident.”
Belong to
Be a member
“Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now.”
Belong with
Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items
“Does this disc BELONG WITH those on the shelf?”
Belt out
Sing something loudly
“They BELTED OUT the national anthems before the game.”
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.”