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  • 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.
  • back up (someone or something)
    поддержать кого-либо или что-либо
    Collin's proposal was silly that's why nobody backed it up.
  • bag of tricks
    разнообразные приёмы, трюки (мешок хитростей)
    If a teacher works with small children, she should have a bag of tricks to keep them busy.
  • 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.
  • bail out (of something)
    отказываться от чего-либо, прыгать с парашютом
    Nick hesitated a second before bailing out of the plane.
  • ball of fire
    сгусток энергии (об активном и энергичном человеке)
    - Though my Aunt Lora is 75 she is a ball of fire; she does a lot of things about the house.
  • bang/beat one's head against the wall
    биться головой о стену, делать что-либо безнадёжное
    Jim gave up any attempts to prove his innocence; he didn't want to bang his head against the wall.
  • bank on (someone or something)
    рассчитывать на кого-то или что-то
    You know you can always bank on me for help.
  • baptism of fire
    крещение огнём ( первый опыт часто трудный или неприятный)
    When I started my own small business, I went through a baptism of fire.
  • bargain for (something)
    рассчитывать, принимать что-либо во внимание
    My father's financial support was more than I had bargained for.
  • 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.
  • barge in on (someone or something)
    прерывать, встревать в разговор, навязываться
    I hate people to barge in on me when I am doing something important.
  • 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.
  • base one's opinion on (something)
    составить своё мнение из чего-либо (с чьих-то слов, опыта, общения)
    I don't want to base my opinion on what you told me about Tim, I know him to be a decent guy.
  • batten down the hatches
    готовиться к трудным временам (задраивать люк перед штормом)
    A big storm was brewing and the fishermen decided to batten down the hatches.
  • bawl out (someone)
    орать, громко ругать кого-либо
    Bawling out the children won't get you anywhere; they won't obey you.
  • be a new one on (someone)
    быть ранее неизвестным; что-то, во что трудно поверить
    It was a new one on Jeffrey when he learnt that his father was going to remarry.
  • be all ears
    внимательно слушать
    The little girl was all ears when her mother read fairy-tales to her.
  • be all things to all people
    всё, что нужно всем
    Don't try to be all things to all people otherwise it will be difficult for people to trust you.
  • be at one's wit's end
    быть в растерянности
    Mary was at her wit's end whether to tell her husband about the incident or not.
  • be curtains for (someone or something)
    конец кому-то или чему-то (крышка кому-то или чему-то)
    It was curtains for his old computer when it finally refused to work.
  • be game
    готовый сделать что-либо охотно, выражающий согласие сделать что-либо
    The majority of the children were game to go to the circus.
  • be hand in hand
    держаться за руки
    I saw Miranda and her husband walking hand in hand.
  • be into (something)
    интересоваться чем-то, быть вовлечённым во что-то
    My little brother is very much into chess and draughts.
  • be laid up
    быть прикованным к постели, болеть
    Professor Carson had to cancel his class because he was laid up with the flu.
  • 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.
  • be off
    уходить, убегать
    I am sorry I can't talk to you now; I must be off.
  • be off on the wrong foot
    плохо начать что-то делать, испортить отношения
    He tried to reason with his sister, but it seemed that they were off on the wrong foot already.
  • 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.
  • be that as it may
    будь, что будет
    "Be that as it may, I am not going to let you give up your career."
  • be the case
    доподлинный случай или ситуация
    "It might have been the case before, but now we are going to act differently."
  • be the death of (someone)
    погибель, крах, серьёзная проблема
    "If you eat too many sweets, it may be the death of your teeth," my mother said.
  • be to blame
    быть виноватым
    The boy said he was not to blame for the broken window; it was not his fault.
  • be/have something going for (one)
    быть в чью-либо пользу, быть благосклонным к кому-либо
    She has everything going for her that's why she is so successful.
  • bear (something) out
    подтверждать, подкреплять, поддерживать
    "Your laziness can only bear out the fact that you are not going to be a good worker."