Идиомы на букву B

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  • budget crunch/squeeze
    нехватка средств в бюджете
    There was a severe budget squeeze in their company and they had to stop wasting money.
  • 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.
  • behind the scenes
    частным образом, не на виду у всех
    The lawyer had to work behind the scenes to try and bail his client out.
  • blackmail (someone)
    шантажировать кого-либо
    The police found the man who had been blackmailing a prosperous businessman.
  • beyond words
    неописуемый, невыразимый (словами)
    "The mess in your bedroom is beyond words".
  • bury the hatchet
    прекратить спор и заключить мир, (зарыть топор войны)
    They buried the hatchet and now they are friends again.
  • be off to a bad start
    плохо начать что-то делать
    Our trip to Manchester was off to a bad start when our bus broke down in the middle of the way.
  • behind the times
    быть старомодным
    My father's views and ideas are very much behind the times.
  • bide one's time
    терпеливо ждать своего часа
    "Bide your time and the opportunity of a good job will present itself".
  • break (something) to (someone)
    сообщить плохие новости
    "Branston died in a car crash. Please break the sad news to his wife."
  • bitten by (some kind of) bug
    заинтересоваться какой-либо деятельностью
    My sister got interested in collecting butterflies as if she had been bitten by some kind of bug.
  • behind closed doors
    за закрытыми дверями, по секрету, в тайне от других
    The meeting devoted to the financial situation of the firm took place behind closed doors.
  • buy a stake in (something)
    приобретать часть чего-либо в собственность
    A large company was planning to buy a stake in a small printing business.
  • beyond a reasonable doubt
    почти наверняка, вне всякого сомнения
    The judge told the jurors to come up with a verdict of guilty only if they were convinced beyond a reasonable doubt the man had committed the crime.
  • bottle (something) up
    скрывать, сдерживать чувства
    Derek could no longer bottle up his anger and frustration.
  • bona fide
    без обмана, честно
    I could not very well believe that they made a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.
  • break (someone's) fall
    смягчить чьё-либо падение
    A six-year-old Sharon Cranston fell from a balcony, but fortunately deep snow broke her fall.
  • beat a path to (someone's) door
    проторить дорогу, приходить толпами
    The local children have beaten a path to the door of the computer game center.
  • beg the question
    возникать (о проблеме), напрашиваться (о вопросе)
    The desire to purchase modern furniture begged the question of where to get the money for it.
  • boil down to (something)
    сводиться к чему-либо
    His arguments boiled down to the following: it would take a lot of money and human resources to fulfill the task.
  • break down (something)
    разбить на части (в целях анализа)
    Metabolism is the process of breaking down living matter into simple substances.
  • be laid up
    быть прикованным к постели, болеть
    Professor Carson had to cancel his class because he was laid up with the flu.
  • bail out (of something)
    отказываться от чего-либо, прыгать с парашютом
    Nick hesitated a second before bailing out of the plane.
  • bear one's cross
    нести свой крест
    Nora, who had three children, was the only money earner in the family and she had to bear her cross.
  • by the dozen
    дюжиной, числом 12
    Sheila counted the chicks by the dozen.
  • blow over
    пройти, миновать, утихнуть
    The storm blew over, leaving fallen trees, broken windows and ripped off roofs.
  • bring (someone) into line
    убедить кого-то согласиться с вами
    The coach was able to bring the members of the team into line.
  • bail (someone or something) out
    выручить из беды
    Jack is in a fix. I don't see any reason why we can't bail him out.
  • beyond a shadow of a doubt
    вне всякого сомнения, без тени сомнения
    It is beyond a shadow of a doubt that this student used cheat sheets at the Math exam.
  • bright and early
    очень рано, заблаговременно
    "I am a late riser; I hate getting up bright and early."
  • begin to see the light
    начать понимать что-то (нашло просветление)
    At first I couldn't understand the situation, but before long I began to see the light.
  • burst into tears
    расплакаться
    When the father told Helen she was not to leave the house, she burst into tears.
  • break in (someone or something)
    разносить (об обуви), сделать что-либо нужного размера
    I can't wear my new loafers; they won't break in.
  • break a law
    нарушать закон
    Laws like promises shouldn't be broken.
  • break out of (something)
    сбегать откуда-то
    Bull's-Eye and some other criminals broke out of prison yesterday.