Идиомы на букву B
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blow up (at someone)
бранить, делать выговор, устраивать разнос"I am sorry to have blown up at you the other day, but I was very annoyed with you."
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by a whisker
на волосок, чуть-чутьHe shot at me and just missed hitting me by a hair.
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beat one's head against the wall
биться головой об стену (зря тратить время, делая бесполезное дело)While speaking to my son, I felt as if I were beating my head against the wall.
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beyond one's depth
столкнуться с трудностямиRobert appeared to be beyond his depth; he picked a fight with his boss and lost the battle.
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bone up (on something)
зубрить, повторять, долбить (предмет)I am not very good at languages, so I have to bone up on my French.
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by the handful
горстямиThere were a lot of wild berries in the forest and we picked them by the handful.
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bounce something (an idea) off someone
проверить чью-либо реакцию (относительно идеи или предложения)Joe bounced his idea for the trip to Russia off his girlfriend.
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by the sweat of one's brow
работать в поте лицаHeinz succeeded in making enough money to buy a new house by the sweat of his brow.
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break the news (to someone)
первым сообщить новостиZeta was about to break the news of her engagement to her parents on Christmas Eve.
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baptism of fire
крещение огнём ( первый опыт часто трудный или неприятный)When I started my own small business, I went through a baptism of fire.
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beyond the pale
за пределами чего-либо (то, что не принято делать)"I don't like the way your children behave; it is totally beyond the pale."
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burst with pride
лопаться от гордости, быть переполненным гордостью, очень гордитьсяThe young mother was bursting with pride, praising her baby to the skies.
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by a mile
при большом отрыве от остальных (в спорте)The skier ran faster than the other competitors and won the race by a mile.
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by and large
в целомBy and large, they had a good party in the open even though it was a bit cold outside.
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burn (something) to a crisp
сжечь что-либо до чернотыI burned the toasts to a crisp and had to throw them into the garbage.
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break one's word
нарушить своё слово, не сдержать обещаниеMike promised to help me find a good job; unfortunately he broke his word.
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break into tears
расплакатьсяThe little boy got frightened and broke into tears.
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break a record
побить рекордThe swimmer broke his own record during the latest swimming competitions.
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bag of tricks
разнообразные приёмы, трюки (мешок хитростей)If a teacher works with small children, she should have a bag of tricks to keep them busy.
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bring (someone) to heel
заставить слушаться кого-либоWhen John was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and this brought John to heel.
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bring (someone) to terms
заставить кого-либо прийти к соглашениюTim and Tom, the twin brothers, were brought to terms by their mother for riding the pony.
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by all means
обязательно, непременно"I'll help you move the furniture in your room by all means, I promise."
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buy off (someone)
подкупить кого-либо, откупитьсяThe criminal's friends tried to buy off the judge but they were not successful.
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BO
Body Odor - запах потаBO is the smell of sweat from the human body.
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behind the scenes
частным образом, не на виду у всехThe lawyer had to work behind the scenes to try and bail his client out.
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blacklist (someone)
вносить кого-либо в чёрный списокThe football team was blacklisted because it didn't obey the rules.
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brown bag it
брать обед с собой на работуI had to brown bag it every day of the week because there is no cafeteria in our office building.
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burn (oneself) out
стать очень усталым и разбитым из-за напряжённой работы"If you work so much, you might finally burn yourself out."
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burst into flames
внезапно воспламенитьсяWhen a spark flew into the gasoline, the whole tank burst into flames.
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beat a hasty retreat
обратиться в бегство, поспешно ретироватьсяThe bandits beat a hasty retreat when the policemen attacked them.
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beyond words
неописуемый, невыразимый (словами)"The mess in your bedroom is beyond words".
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bring (something) on
помогать расти, заставить быстро развиватьсяThe sun is bringing on the flowers.
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be hand in hand
держаться за рукиI saw Miranda and her husband walking hand in hand.
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burn one's bridges behind one
сжечь за собой мосты, отрезать путь к отступлениюThe sportsman burned his bridges behind him when he decided to leave his team for ever.
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by a long shot
намного, значительноThe pharmaceutical firm beat out the bids of the other similar companies by a long shot.