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Идиомы на букву B

• break into a cold sweat (about something)
  покрыться холодным потом (от волнения / страха)

  Pam broke out in a cold sweat when she saw that terrible sight.
• beat (something) into (someone's) head
  вбить что-либо в голову кого-либо

  "Whether you want it or not, I'll try to beat the rule into your head."
• breathe one's last
  умереть, испустить дух

  Mrs. Nolan had been suffering from a weak heart for quite some time before she breathed her last several days ago.
• buckle down to (do something)
  энергично приниматься за дело

  The father told his son to stop fooling around and buckle down to do his work.
• betwixt and between
  быть в нерешительности; ни то ни сё, так себе

  I didn't feel like going out with my friends; I was betwixt and between whether to join them or not.
• behind (someone's) back
  за чьей-то спиной, тайно

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• blackball (someone)
  подвергать остракизму, отвергать кого-либо

  The children blackballed one of the boys because he told on them.
• break through
  успешно преодолеть (трудности)

  Dr. Salk failed many times, but he finally broke through to find a successful vaccine.
• back down (from someone or something)
  отступаться, отказываться от чего-либо

  I saw that Ann was right, so I decided to back down from further arguing.
• by check
  (расплатиться) чеком

  Marion paid for her purchases by check.
• bear the brunt of (something)
  нести всю тяжесть, испытывать трудности, держать главный удар

  The small island couldn't bear the brunt of the severe storm.
• ball of fire
  сгусток энергии (об активном и энергичном человеке)

  - Though my Aunt Lora is 75 she is a ball of fire; she does a lot of things about the house.
• blind leading the blind
  слепой слепого водит (о человеке, который сам ничего не знает, но пытается объяснить что-либо другому)

  "Your attempts to explain to me how to use this camera are like the blind leading the blind."
• break the law
  нарушить закон

  They found out that Marcia had broken the law, and she was sacked.
• bat out of hell
  очень быстро, мгновенно

  "What happened? Why did the man left the room like a bat out of hell?"
• brainless
  глупый, безмозглый

  I think Martha is quite brainless; she has left the door unlocked again!
• brainwash (someone)
  подвергнуть идеологической обработке

  Politicians always try to brainwash common people into thinking what they want them to think.
• bust a gut (to do something)
  много и напряжённо работать

  I am going away on holiday next week, so I'll have to bust a gut to get my work finished before I leave.
• bail (someone) out
  брать на поруки, вносить залог

  The parents of the young delinquent had to pay much money to bail him out of prison.
• bats in the belfry
  сумасшедший, эксцентричный

  I guess my friend has bats in the belfry; his plans are absolutely crazy.
• bring up
  поднимать вопрос, заводить разговор

  I was hoping that someone would bring up that point.
• by fits and starts
  неравномерно, скачками

  "If you work by fits and starts, your progress in English will be very slow."
• brain (someone)
  ударить кого-либо по голове, размозжить голову

  Suddenly the little boy took his spade and brained his playmate.
• bring (someone) to
  приводить в чувство

  They brought the woman to with smelling salts.
• bring to mind
  вспомнить, припомнить

  His words suddenly brought to mind happy episodes from her childhood.
• bat a thousand
  быть очень успешным

  Jeremy has been batting a thousand in his attempts to earn much money.
• bundle of nerves
  комок нервов

  "I have become a bundle of nerves while dealing with my boss."
• bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
  Одна птица в руках стоит двух в кустах. (пословица)

  "I think you shouldn't spend your money so recklessly until you are able to earn more. Remember that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
• bigmouth
  шумный, хвастливый и глупый собеседник, говорун

  Nora Dales is a bigmouth and I hate talking with her.
• bog down
  застрять, увязнуть

  I have bogged down with all that typing I need to do today.
• BLT
  Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato - вид бутерброда (состоящий из ветчины, салата и помидор)

  When I go to a cafe, I usually order a BLT sandwich.
• back in circulation
  вернуть в обращение, снова стать доступным

  The textbooks are back in circulation; the students have returned them to the library.
• BA
  Bachelor of Arts - бакалавр гуманитарных наук (выпускник университета со степенью бакалавра)

  Eva Brown has recently become a BA.
• bring (something) off
  осуществлять что-либо, успешно завершать

  Lionel attempted almost the impossible and brought it off.
• bite the hand that feeds (someone)
  платить чёрной неблагодарностью; кусать руку, которая тебя кормит

  Henry is rude to his parents who pay for his education. I think he bites the hand that feeds him.