Идиомы на букву B

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  • bring up
    поднимать вопрос, заводить разговор
    I was hoping that someone would bring up that point.
  • bring up (something)
    поднимать вопрос, заводить разговор
    I was hoping someone would bring up the question of the parking lot.
  • bring up the rear
    замыкать шествие, быть в конце очереди
    They set off along the sandy track; William bringing up the rear.
  • broad in the beam
    иметь широкие бёдра
    Sara was thin in the waist but a bit broad in the beam.
  • brown bag it
    брать обед с собой на работу
    I had to brown bag it every day of the week because there is no cafeteria in our office building.
  • brush up on (something)
    освежить знания
    I have made up my mind to attend language courses to brush up on my English.
  • brush with the law
    столкновение с законом
    Sam had a brush with the law because of a petty crime.
  • BS
    Bullshit - враки, "бред собачий"
    We heard a lot of BS from our apartment manager.
  • BSc
    Bachelor of Science - бакалавр естественных наук
    Felix received a BSc in Physics from his university and found a good job.
  • buck for (something)
    стремиться к цели
    The young man is bucking for a higher position in the society.
  • 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.
  • budget crunch/squeeze
    нехватка средств в бюджете
    There was a severe budget squeeze in their company and they had to stop wasting money.
  • bug (someone)
    донимать кого-либо, раздражать
    That man really bugs me with his silly jokes.
  • bug-eyed
    широко открыть глаза (от удивления)
    I was bug-eyed when I saw Sara whom I didn't expect to see in my house.
  • build (something) to order
    сделать что-либо на заказ
    We would like to build our bedroom furniture to order.
  • build a case (against someone)
    собирать доказательства для возбуждения уголовного дела
    It was evident that Rick Thunder was guilty, yet they couldn't build a case against him.
  • build a fire under (someone)
    подогревать, стимулировать, подстёгивать кого-либо
    It's no use trying to build a fire under Robert; he is as lazy as can be.
  • build castles in the air/in Spain
    строить воздушные замки, планировать невозможное
    "Stop building castles in the air and get down to real work."
  • build up (someone or something)
    укреплять здоровье
    Healthy food builds up the body.
  • build up to (something)
    сводиться к (о ситуации)
    As a matter of fact, things were building up to be a rather unpleasant situation.
  • bull in a china shop
    слон в посудной лавке (о неловком или бестактном человеке)
    My boy friend is like a bull in a china shop; he is not only very clumsy, but he is also tactless.
  • bump into (someone)
    случайно встретить кого-либо, столкнуться с кем-то
    Eva bumped into her cousin at the station the day before yesterday.
  • bump off (someone)
    убить, укокошить
    The criminal gang was going to bump off the members of another gang.
  • bundle of nerves
    комок нервов
    "I have become a bundle of nerves while dealing with my boss."
  • burden of proof
    бремя доказательства; необходимость доказать оспариваемый факт
    Georgina had accused Jack of swindling and the burden of proof fell on her during the trial.
  • burn (oneself) out
    стать очень усталым и разбитым из-за напряжённой работы
    "If you work so much, you might finally burn yourself out."
  • burn (someone) in effigy
    сжечь изображение ненавистного человека
    They burned Hitler in effigy.
  • burn (something) to a crisp
    сжечь что-либо до черноты
    I burned the toasts to a crisp and had to throw them into the garbage.
  • burn a hole in one's pocket
    долго не держаться (о деньгах), "прожечь дыру в кармане"
    It's no wonder Jim is always short of money; the money often burns a hole in his pocket.
  • burn down
    сгореть дотла (о строениях)
    The fire was going very strong and the restaurant burned down to cinders.
  • burn one's bridges behind one
    сжечь за собой мосты, отрезать путь к отступлению
    The sportsman burned his bridges behind him when he decided to leave his team for ever.
  • burn one's fingers
    обжечься на чём-либо
    Jeffrey Archer burned his fingers having invested into a Canadian company which went bankrupt.
  • burn the candle at both ends
    гореть на работе, слишком много трудиться без отдыха
    Susan is burning the candle at both ends; I am afraid she might get sick.
  • burn the midnight oil
    засиживаться за книгами до поздней ночи
    Leonard was fooling around the entire semester and now he has to burn the midnight oil.
  • burn up
    сжигать, сгореть (о вещах, а не о строениях)
    They gathered up all the old newspapers and burned them up.