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Идиомы на букву B

• by any means
  любыми средствами

  Jim decided to win Clare's love by any means.
• by chance
  случайно

  "Have you seen Michele by chance? I've been waiting for her since morning."
• by check
  (расплатиться) чеком

  Marion paid for her purchases by check.
• by fair means or foul
  любыми средствами, правдами и неправдами

  They will do everything they can to win, by fair means or foul.
  Они сделают все, чтобы выиграть любыми средствами.
• by far
  значительно больше, на много больше

  Alma is by far the prettiest girl among her friends.
• by fits and starts
  неравномерно, скачками

  "If you work by fits and starts, your progress in English will be very slow."
• by hook or by crook
  любым способом, любыми средствами

  I believe Ron wants to get these disks by hook or by crook.
• by leaps and bounds
  стремительно, очень быстро, семимильными шагами

  Under his supervision the business began to develop by leaps and bounds.
• by means of
  с помощью чего-то

  We were able to translate this text by means of an electronic translator.
• by no means
  ни в коем случае

  By no means are you allowed to sit up late!
• by shank's mare
  пешком, "на своих двоих"

  My car got broken, so I had to come to work by shank's mare.
• by the book
  по правилам

  "I prefer to fill in documents by the book, so that nobody can find fault with me."
• by the day
  подённо, каждый день, с каждым днём

  She got paid by the day.
• by the dozen
  дюжиной, числом 12

  Sheila counted the chicks by the dozen.
• by the dozens
  (покупать) дюжину = 12 штук

  In English shops eggs are sold by the dozens.
• by the handful
  горстями

  There were a lot of wild berries in the forest and we picked them by the handful.
• by the hour
  почасовая (оплата), ежечасно

  I parked my car for the evening and had to pay by the hour.
• by the month
  (платить) по месячно, каждый месяц

  We rent an office space and pay by the month.
• by the same token
  кроме того, к тому же, тем более что

  "By the same token, I don't feel like going anywhere tonight."
• by the seat of one's pants
  удачно, без усилий и умения

  Jane was able to complete the job by the seat of her pants.
• by the skin of one's teeth
  чудом, едва-едва, еле-еле

  The team won the game by the skin of their teeth.
• by the sweat of one's brow
  работать в поте лица

  Heinz succeeded in making enough money to buy a new house by the sweat of his brow.
• by the way
  между прочим

  "By the way, are you absolutely sure he is going on a picnic with us?"
• by the week
  по-недельно, каждую неделю

  During their holidays they rented a boat by the week.
• by the year
  каждый год, ежегодно

  The workers in this firm have to renew their work contract by the year.
• by virtue of (something)
  благодаря чему-то, в силу чего-то, на основании чего-то

  The working class by virtue of its ability to achieve united action is the only force capable of defeating racism.
• by way of (something or somewhere)
  проходя/ проезжая мимо, по пути

  Mary took a taxi and they drove to the station by way of the town square.
• by way of (something)
  через, ради чего-то, с целью

  David didn't mean to hurt anyone's feelings; he said it only by way of joking.
• by word of mouth
  устно, на словах

  I don't want to write to them; I'd rather you did it by word of mouth.
• BYOB
  Bring Your Own Bottle - каждый приносит свою выпивку (на вечеринку)

  Before my friend had a dinner party at his house she told everyone that it was BYOB.