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Идиомы на букву B

• bow and scrape
  быть смиренный и покорным

  George was compelled to bow and scrape to receive the information he needed badly.
• bow out
  распрощаться, откланяться, прекратить

  "If you want to stay with us, you will have to bow out with some of your bad habits."
• by chance
  случайно

  "Have you seen Michele by chance? I've been waiting for her since morning."
• be of the persuasion that (something) is so
  быть убеждённым в правильности чего-то

  Choosing a career is a difficult task and I am of the persuasion that it is really so.
• bawl out (someone)
  орать, громко ругать кого-либо

  Bawling out the children won't get you anywhere; they won't obey you.
• brand-new
  совершенно новый

  "I strongly advise you to purchase this boat; it is brand new."
• 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 day
  подённо, каждый день, с каждым днём

  She got paid by the day.
• bargain on (something)
  планировать или ожидать чего-либо

  I didn't bargain on having so many relatives staying in my house at the same time.
• by the week
  по-недельно, каждую неделю

  During their holidays they rented a boat by the week.
• behind in/on (something)
  отставать, запаздывать в чем-то (учёбе, работе)

  Julia was behind in her work, that's why she had to stay after office hours.
• blast off
  выпустить в небо (о ракете)

  The rocket has just blasted off.
• boss (someone) around
  распоряжаться, указывать что делать

  Parents shouldn't boss their children around.
• by all accounts
  по общим отзывам, по общему мнению

  By all accounts our show was much better than theirs.
• 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.
• brew a plot
  замышлять (заговор, мятеж, восстание)

  The conspirators brewed a plot to destroy the English Houses of Parliament and King James the First.
• bid adieu to (someone or something)
  попрощаться с кем-либо

  Paul took his girlfriend to the airport and bid adieu to her.
• best/better part of (something)
  большая часть чего-либо

  The children spent the best part of summer in a scouts' camp.
• by all appearances
  по всей видимости, очевидно

  By all appearances, the reason he had an accident was he had been driving for many hours and had been very tired.
• by the month
  (платить) по месячно, каждый месяц

  We rent an office space and pay by the month.
• born out of wedlock
  рождённый вне брака, незаконнорожденный

  In America as well as in a lot of other countries more and more children are born out of wedlock.
• boot out
  выгонять, избавляться от кого-либо

  "Did Kevin drop out of school? - Oh, no. He was booted out! He had cheated at the exams."
• by any means
  любыми средствами

  Jim decided to win Clare's love by any means.
• bleep (something) out
  заменить слово звуковым сигналом во время передачи по радио или телевидению

  The harsh words of the man giving an interview on TV were bleeped out.
• 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.
• bump off (someone)
  убить, укокошить

  The criminal gang was going to bump off the members of another gang.
• breathe easy
  вздохнуть свободно (после стрессовой ситуации)

  Lola is able to breathe easy now; she has just found her lost passport.
• by a whisker/hair
  на волосок, чуть-чуть не

  He shot at me and just missed hitting me by a hair.
• buck for (something)
  стремиться к цели

  The young man is bucking for a higher position in the society.
• booked solid
  все занято, полностью расписано, забито

  Scotty, we're really booked solid tonight.
  Скотти, у нас на сегодняшний вечер все забито.