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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • beyond measure
    быть неизмеримым (о чувствах)
    The girl's dread for her step-father was beyond measure.
  • beyond the pale
    за пределами чего-либо (то, что не принято делать)
    "I don't like the way your children behave; it is totally beyond the pale."
  • beyond words
    неописуемый, невыразимый (словами)
    "The mess in your bedroom is beyond words".
  • bid adieu to (someone or something)
    попрощаться с кем-либо
    Paul took his girlfriend to the airport and bid adieu to her.
  • bide one's time
    терпеливо ждать своего часа
    "Bide your time and the opportunity of a good job will present itself".
  • big frog/fish in a small pond
    великан среди пигмеев, шишка на ровном месте
    "I don't think much of Jeremy Brown; he seems to be a big fish in a small pond."
  • big of (someone)
    быть щедрым, добрым по отношении к кому-либо
    It is very big of you to let me use your books.
  • big shot
    большая шишка (о важном и могущественном человеке)
    This man used to be a big shot in the shipbuilding industry.
  • bird in hand is worth two in the bush
    дать надёжное, верное дело (не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки)
    I don't advise you to sell your shares; remember "A bird in hand is worth two in the bush".
  • bite the bullet
    достойно пережить трудную ситуацию
    Jim decided to bite the bullet and begin to read for his final exams.
  • bite the dust
    быть побеждённым, пасть на поле боя, развалиться (о вещи)
    Bill's boat was so old that it might bite the dust pretty soon.
  • blast off
    выпустить в небо (о ракете)
    The rocket has just blasted off.
  • blaze a trail (in something)
    проторить путь (создать новое направление)
    The astronauts blazed a trail in exploring the cosmos.
  • bleep (something) out
    заменить слово звуковым сигналом во время передачи по радио или телевидению
    The harsh words of the man giving an interview on TV were bleeped out.
  • blessing in disguise
    нет худа без добра; неприятность, оказавшаяся благом
    Sam's interference in my private life turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
  • blow (someone or something) off
    избегать кого-либо, пропустить что-либо
    Jennet couldn't blow off the chance to go to the Mediterranean with a group of scientists.
  • blow (someone's) cover
    раскрыть чью-либо подлинную суть или цель
    I didn't know what Mark's intention was, but I hoped to blow his cover.
  • blow (someone) away
    произвести большое впечатление, захватить
    The circus show was so brilliant that it blew everybody away.
  • blow (something)
    провалиться (на экзамене), провалить (дело, мероприятие)
    I was afraid I might blow my first job interview.
  • blow (something) out of all proportion
    делать из мухи слона, преувеличивать
    "Stop exaggerating! You are blowing the problem out of all proportion."
  • blow a fuse
    вспыхнуть как спичка, внезапно разозлиться
    My friend blew a fuse when I told him that I had lost his book.
  • blow one's own horn
    сам себя хвалить
    "What annoys me is that you are constantly blowing your own horn."
  • blow one's top/stack
    сильно разозлиться (крышу снесло)
    My neighbor blew his top when I asked him not to play loud music.
  • blow over
    пройти, миновать, утихнуть
    The storm blew over, leaving fallen trees, broken windows and ripped off roofs.
  • blow the lid off (something)
    разоблачить что-либо
    I suspect that their activities are not at all legal, and I intend to blow the lid off them.
  • blow to smithereens
    разнести на кусочки, разрушить полностью
    The explosion was so strong that it blew the bus to smithereens.
  • blow up (at someone)
    бранить, делать выговор, устраивать разнос
    "I am sorry to have blown up at you the other day, but I was very annoyed with you."
  • 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.
  • bone up (on something)
    зубрить, повторять, долбить (предмет)
    I am not very good at languages, so I have to bone up on my French.
  • booked solid
    все занято, полностью расписано, забито
    Scotty, we're really booked solid tonight.
    Скотти, у нас на сегодняшний вечер все забито.
  • boot out
    выгонять, избавляться от кого-либо
    "Did Kevin drop out of school? - Oh, no. He was booted out! He had cheated at the exams."
  • bore (someone) stiff/to death
    надоедать до смерти
    We would have been bored stiff if we hadn't been shown a film about London.
  • born out of wedlock
    рождённый вне брака, незаконнорожденный
    In America as well as in a lot of other countries more and more children are born out of wedlock.