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Идиомы на букву B

• buy (something) sight unseen
  купить что-либо не глядя

  Tim bought a cell phone sight unseen and was very sorry afterwards.
• by no means
  ни в коем случае

  By no means are you allowed to sit up late!
• be all things to all people
  всё, что нужно всем

  Don't try to be all things to all people otherwise it will be difficult for people to trust you.
• burn (someone) in effigy
  сжечь изображение ненавистного человека

  They burned Hitler in effigy.
• before long
  вскоре

  Before long I saw Mary and Jack walking away from the car park arm in arm.
• big frog/fish in a small pond
  великан среди пигмеев, шишка на ровном месте

  "I don't think much of Jeremy Brown; he seems to be a big fish in a small pond."
• belt (something) out
  громко петь, выкрикивать

  There was a huge crowd in the square; people shouted and belted out songs.
• bent on doing (something)
  быть настроенным на какое-то действие, склоняться к какому-то поступку

  The Smiths were bent on buying a new house.
• BSc
  Bachelor of Science - бакалавр естественных наук

  Felix received a BSc in Physics from his university and found a good job.
• bird in hand is worth two in the bush
  дать надёжное, верное дело (не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки)

  I don't advise you to sell your shares; remember "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush".
• bound and determined
  быть решительно настроенным, принять бесповоротное решение

  Julia was bound and determined to break her engagement with Mark.
• bear witness (to something)
  свидетельствовать о чем-либо своим существованием

  The entire cosmos bears witness to the disruptive events surrounding the Big Bang.
  Весь космос свидетельствует о разрушительных событиях, связанных с Большим взрывом.
• bore (someone) stiff/to death
  надоедать до смерти

  We would have been bored stiff if we hadn't been shown a film about London.
• bound for somewhere
  направляться, планировать что-либо

  William is bound for a long trip around the world.
• by the year
  каждый год, ежегодно

  The workers in this firm have to renew their work contract by the year.
• butt in (on someone or something)
  вмешиваться во что-то, встревать в разговор

  I hate people who butt in on my conversations with friends.
• be off on the wrong foot
  плохо начать что-то делать, испортить отношения

  He tried to reason with his sister, but it seemed that they were off on the wrong foot already.
• by and by
  вскоре, постепенно

  By the street of 'by-and-bye' one arrives at the house of 'Never'.
• by the same token
  кроме того, к тому же, тем более что

  "By the same token, I don't feel like going anywhere tonight."
• barge in on (someone or something)
  прерывать, встревать в разговор, навязываться

  I hate people to barge in on me when I am doing something important.
• beg to differ with (someone)
  вежливо выразить несогласие с кем-либо

  "I am sorry but I beg to differ with you on that point."
• by the hour
  почасовая (оплата), ежечасно

  I parked my car for the evening and had to pay by the hour.
• brimming with (something)
  переливаться через край, переполнять (о чувствах)

  Alice sounded happy though her eyes were brimming with tears.
• be a new one on (someone)
  быть ранее неизвестным; что-то, во что трудно поверить

  It was a new one on Jeffrey when he learnt that his father was going to remarry.
• blaze a trail (in something)
  проторить путь (создать новое направление)

  The astronauts blazed a trail in exploring the cosmos.
• base one's opinion on (something)
  составить своё мнение из чего-либо (с чьих-то слов, опыта, общения)

  I don't want to base my opinion on what you told me about Tim, I know him to be a decent guy.
• by means of
  с помощью чего-то

  We were able to translate this text by means of an electronic translator.
• 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.
• burst in on (someone or something)
  стремительно войти, ворваться

  While we were having dinner, our next door neighbor burst in on us.
• becoming on/to (someone)
  быть к лицу кому-либо, идти кому-либо (об одежде)

  "This dark jacket doesn't look very becoming on you."
• bargain for (something)
  рассчитывать, принимать что-либо во внимание

  My father's financial support was more than I had bargained for.
• be/have something going for (one)
  быть в чью-либо пользу, быть благосклонным к кому-либо

  She has everything going for her that's why she is so successful.
• bow and scrape
  быть смиренный и покорным

  George was compelled to bow and scrape to receive the information he needed badly.
• belabor the point
  долго спорить по каждому пункту

  The members of the committee belabored the point, and as a result they couldn't discuss all the questions.
• brush with the law
  столкновение с законом

  Sam had a brush with the law because of a petty crime.