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Идиомы на букву B

• big enchilada
  воротила, шишка

  There are many managers in our company, but Bill is the big enchilada in it.
• blow up in (someone's) face
  мгновенно взорваться, потерять значимость

  The information, which was supposed to be secret, suddenly blew up in his face.
• bring up (something)
  поднимать вопрос, заводить разговор

  I was hoping someone would bring up the question of the parking lot.
• behind one's back
  (делать что-либо) за чьей-либо спиной

  I hate people who gossip behind my back.
• 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.
• ball park figure/estimate
  приблизительное количество, примерная цифра

  The contractor gave them a ball park estimate for the cost of repairing the bridge.
• bean counter
  бухгалтер (beans – бобы или деньги)

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

  Having hired a sophisticated lawyer, Jeremy was able to beat the rap.
• bring (something) to a head
  обострять что-либо, завершать

  This incident brought the question of relationships among the workers to a head.
• best bib and tucker
  чья-либо лучшая одежда

  Tina put on her best bib and tucker for her friend's wedding reception.
• back to square one
  вернуться к началу чего-либо

  Kelly was back to square one in her desire to renew her project.
• 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.
• 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."
• 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.
• be all ears
  внимательно слушать

  The little girl was all ears when her mother read fairy-tales to her.
• 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."
• 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.
• bottom dollar
  последние деньги, последний доллар

  I needed a computer badly, and I had to spend my bottom dollar to get it.
• 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.
• binge and purge
  страдать рвотой

  Sue always eats too much, and she often binge and purge her food.
• beat the clock
  закончить до срока

  The lecturer decided to beat the clock and finish the lecture ten minutes before the bell.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• big shot
  большая шишка (о важном и могущественном человеке)

  This man used to be a big shot in the shipbuilding industry.
• bonehead
  исключительно глупый, тупой

  "You are a bonehead. Why don't you understand what I am trying to tell you?"
• below par
  ниже номинальной стоимости

  The bonds of the oil company were selling at a price that was below par.
• birds of a feather flock together
  Рыбак рыбака видит издалека. (Пословица)

  "Do not complain about your relatives. Remember that birds of a feather flock together. You are very similar to them."
• blow one's nose
  сморкаться

  Jack took out a big handkerchief from his pocket and loudly blew his nose.
• by leaps and bounds
  стремительно, очень быстро, семимильными шагами

  Under his supervision the business began to develop by leaps and bounds.
• burst at the seams
  лопаться по швам, быть переполненным сверх меры

  The bus was very overcrowded; it was literally bursting at the seams.
• balls of one's feet
  подушечки на ступне (около пальцев)

  I have been walking all day that's why the balls of my feet are very sore.
• by word of mouth
  устно, на словах

  I don't want to write to them; I'd rather you did it by word of mouth.
• bound to (do something)
  быть настроенным сделать что-либо

  The married couple was bound to go to Spain for their honeymoon.