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• bean counter
  бухгалтер (beans – бобы или деньги)

  The bean counter was asked to look over the figures in the budget for the next year.
• beat the rap
  избежать наказания

  Having hired a sophisticated lawyer, Jeremy was able to beat the rap.
• back to square one
  вернуться к началу чего-либо

  Kelly was back to square one in her desire to renew her project.
• believe one's ears
  верить своим ушам

  I could not believe my ears when my friend told me that he had won a million dollars in a state lottery.
• bring (something) to a head
  обострять что-либо, завершать

  This incident brought the question of relationships among the workers to a head.
• big shot
  большая шишка (о важном и могущественном человеке)

  This man used to be a big shot in the shipbuilding industry.
• between a rock and a hard place
  быть в очень трудном положении (между молотом и наковальней)

  The sailors got between a rock and a hard place trying to save the boat during the storm.
• beat the gun
  опережать, (досл. делать что-либо перед финальным свистком)

  One of the football players was able to beat the gun and scored a goal.
• blow up in (someone's) face
  мгновенно взорваться, потерять значимость

  The information, which was supposed to be secret, suddenly blew up in his face.
• bonehead
  исключительно глупый, тупой

  "You are a bonehead. Why don't you understand what I am trying to tell you?"
• bet one's boots
  держать пари, биться об заклад

  I bet my boots that Jeremy won't be promoted so soon after he started his new job.
• best bib and tucker
  чья-либо лучшая одежда

  Tina put on her best bib and tucker for her friend's wedding reception.
• between the devil and the deep blue sea
  между двух огней (в очень трудном положении)

  Maria was between the devil and the deep blue sea in her efforts to make peace in the family.
• ballpark estimate/figure
  приблизительная оценка или цифра

  I'd like to be given a ballpark figure as to how much it would cost to buy a house.
• back to the drawing board
  начать с чистого листа, начать всё с начала

  Cora must have failed to achieve good results in her experiment so she had to go back to the drawing board.
• blow one's nose
  сморкаться

  Jack took out a big handkerchief from his pocket and loudly blew his nose.
• back of beyond
  самый отдалённый участок, глушь (у чёрта на куличках)

  I could hardly imagine that Lucy lived so far, practically at the back of beyond.
• bottom dollar
  последние деньги, последний доллар

  I needed a computer badly, and I had to spend my bottom dollar to get it.
• beat one's brains out
  шевелить мозгами (много умственно трудиться)

  The author beat his brains out in order to think up the proper title for his book.
• bear (someone or something) in mind
  иметь кого-либо или что-либо в виду

  Wanda ought to bear this risky affair in mind; it might be a fraud, for all I know.
• bare bones (of something)
  самые основные части чего-либо

  "You can't possibly cut out these paragraphs from your essay; they are the bare bones of the topic."
• big cheese/gun/wheel
  важная персона, лидер, "большой человек"

  Mr. Cheeswick used to be a big wheel in his previous company, but he is not so important now.
• butt heads with (someone)
  спорить с кем-либо, "сталкиваться лбами"

  "I do not intend to butt heads with you about this problem because I know I am right."
• bored out of one's mind/skull
  надоесть, наскучить

  The lecture turned out to be extremely dull, and I was bored out of my mind.
• blow the whistle on someone
  донести на кого-либо (досл. судья свистит в свисток, если кто-либо провинится)

  Jack blew the whistle on the criminal activities of Marshall.
• bark is worse than one's bite
  суровый с виду; не такой плохой, как кажется

  My Granddad often says harsh words, but I know that his bark is worse than his bite.
• bear in mind
  иметь в виду

  I want you to bear in mind that the child is too small to be left alone at home.
• binge and purge
  страдать рвотой

  Sue always eats too much, and she often binge and purge her food.
• brainchild
  оригинальная мысль, порождение ума

  The idea for building a playground for children is the brainchild of Miss Rotenberg.
• balance the books/accounts
  подводить баланс

  The job of an accountant is to balance the books of his company.
• black-tie event/affair
  официальное (формальное) мероприятие

  The Nobel Prize award ceremony was a black-tie affair.
• bleeding heart
  сострадательный (человек), болеющий сердцем за кого-либо

  My aunt had a bleeding heart and she was always ready to sympathize with others.
• bite one's nails
  нервничать, грызть ногти

  I was biting my nails as I waited for the results of the test.
• banker's hours
  короткие часы работы (часы работы банка)

  I would like to get a job where I can work banker's hours most days.
• bottom out
  достигать самой низкой точки

  The goods sale has begun to bottom out, and I am not sure it will ever increase in value.