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  • bite one's nails
    нервничать, грызть ногти
    I was biting my nails as I waited for the results of the test.
  • black-tie event/affair
    официальное (формальное) мероприятие
    The Nobel Prize award ceremony was a black-tie affair.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • break a habit
    бросить привычку
    "I want you to break your habit of smoking two packets of cigarettes a day."
  • bleeding heart
    сострадательный (человек), болеющий сердцем за кого-либо
    My aunt had a bleeding heart and she was always ready to sympathize with others.
  • break off
    внезапно прекращать, обрывать
    Trenton was too courteous; he would not break off negotiations.
  • 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.
  • bounce a check
    возвратить чек в виду отсутствия достаточных средств на счету
    Renata bounced a check when she tried to pay for her college education.
  • 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.
  • beyond one's means
    (жить) не по средствам
    This expensive cottage is very much beyond their means.
  • blow (something)
    провалиться (на экзамене), провалить (дело, мероприятие)
    I was afraid I might blow my first job interview.
  • bring (someone) around
    восстанавливать чьё-либо здоровье, приводить в чувство
    The paramedics were able to bring the girl around after the explosion in the cafe.
  • bad-mouth (someone or something)
    оговаривать кого-то, отзываться плохо о ком-либо \ чём-либо
    Their neighbor Mr. Cannon is a mean person; he has the habit of bad-mouthing everybody.
  • breathe down (someone's) neck
    стоять за спиной у кого-либо, дышать кому-либо в затылок, заставлять торопиться
    "I am sure to complete the work in time, so stop breathing down my neck!"
  • bring about (something)
    осуществлять, вызывать, организовывать
    His words brought about the desired effect.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • bone of contention
    яблоко раздора, предмет разногласий
    The inheritance their Grandfather had left to the sisters was a bone of contention for them.
  • bottom drops/falls out of (something)
    обвал цен (настоящие цены стали ниже предыдущих)
    The bottom fell out of the fruit market, and some of the companies had to stop doing business.
  • back up (someone or something)
    поддержать кого-либо или что-либо
    Collin's proposal was silly that's why nobody backed it up.
  • behind (someone's) back
    за чьей-то спиной, тайно
    I hate people who gossip behind my back.
  • brush up on (something)
    освежить знания
    I have made up my mind to attend language courses to brush up on my English.
  • brain teaser
    головоломка
    A brain teaser is a problem for which it is hard to find the answer.
  • by shank's mare
    пешком, "на своих двоих"
    My car got broken, so I had to come to work by shank's mare.
  • bound hand and foot
    быть связанным по рукам и ногам
    Three family members were bound hand and foot by a stranger who into their apartment last night.
  • boggle one's mind
    пугать, смущать, тревожить
    "I don't want to boggle your mind, but the absence of proper safety is dangerous."
  • boys in the backroom
    группа людей, принимающая закулисные решения
    The boys in the backroom informed us that the wages would be probably docked.
  • body blow
    сокрушительный удар или серьёзные повреждения
    Ron's small house received a body blow when the hurricane hit the town.
  • bear the brunt of (something)
    нести всю тяжесть, испытывать трудности, держать главный удар
    The small island couldn't bear the brunt of the severe storm.
  • bread and water
    хлеб и вода
    The family was very poor; they had to live on bread and water most of the time.
  • busman's holiday
    отпуск без отпуска; будучи в отпуске, продолжать делать свою работу
    Mark is on holiday, but he is spending much time at work, so it looks he is on a busman's holiday.
  • betwixt and between
    быть в нерешительности; ни то ни сё, так себе
    I didn't feel like going out with my friends; I was betwixt and between whether to join them or not.
  • believe one's eyes
    верить тому, что видишь; верить своим глазам
    I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw Gilbert in the costume of Father Frost.