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Brim with
Be full of something
“She was BRIMMING WITH enthusiasm when she arrived for the interview.”
Bring about
Make something happen
“The changes to the law were BROUGHT ABOUT by the government because so many people were ignoring the old one.”
Bring along
Bring someone or something to certain place
“You can BRING your friends ALONG if you like.”
Bring around
Persuade or convince someone
“It took me ages to BRING him AROUND to my point of view.”
Bring back
Cause someone to remember
“Visiting my old school BROUGHT BACK memories of when I was a pupil there.”
Bring down
Make a government fall
“The vote of no-confidence BROUGHT the government DOWN.”
Bring forth
Produce something, make it known or visible
“The prosecution BROUGHT FORTH a lot of evidence against him.”
Bring forward
Make something happen earlier than originally planned
“The meeting has been BROUGHT FORWARD to this Friday instead of next week because some people couldn't make it then.”
Bring in
Earn
“The job BRINGS IN two thousand dollars a month.”
Bring off
Succeed with something difficult
“No one thought she'd manage to do it, but she BROUGHT it OFF in the end.”
Bring on
Cause something to happen or speed up the process
“Getting wet in the rain yesterday BROUGHT ON my cold.”
Bring out
Release or publish
“The band are BRINGING OUT a new CD in the autumn.”
Bring out in
Cause a health problem or reaction
“It was the lobster that BROUGHT me OUT in this rash all over my body.”
Bring round
Make someone wake up from unconsciousness or an anaesthetic
“The doctors BROUGHT him ROUND a few hours after the operation.”
Bring up
Mention. Raise a topic for discussion.
“They didn't BRING the subject UP at the meeting.”
Brush off
Ignore, pay little attention
“The minister BRUSHED OFF the criticism.”
Brush up
Improve a skill quickly
“She took a two-week course to BRUSH UP her Spanish before she went travelling around South and Central America.”
Bubble over
Become very excited
“She BUBBLED OVER with joy when she heard her exam results.”
Bubble under
Be likely to be popular or successful in the near future
“The band's single is BUBBLING UNDER and may hit the charts soon.”
Bubble with
Form a support group with people when contact is restricted
“You can BUBBLE WITH six people in this phase of the pandemic.”
Buck up
Hurry (either transitive or reflexive)
“You had better BUCK your ideas UP, or you'll fail the course.”
Bucket down
Rain heavily
“Take an umbrella; it's BUCKETING DOWN.”
Buckle down
Start working hard, apply yourself
“We had to BUCKLE DOWN and study for the exam.”
Buckle under
Accept something under pressure, against your will
“They didn't like the ideas, but had to BUCKLE UNDER or face the sack.”