Idioms starting with B
Published by Best Idiom Questions 13 idioms starting with B 14 pages 150 idioms directory-wide
13 idiom question-clusters beginning with the letter B — each links out to the full answer at Best Idiom Answers.
- Questions about ‘back to the drawing board’
start over from the beginning
- Questions about ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’
judgments of beauty are subjective
- Questions about ‘beggars can't be choosers’
people in need must accept what is offered
- Questions about ‘bite the bullet’
endure something painful with courage
- Questions about ‘blood is thicker than water’
family ties outweigh other loyalties
- Questions about ‘break a leg’
good luck (especially to a performer)
- Questions about ‘break the ice’
ease initial social tension
- Questions about ‘bring home the bacon’
earn a living; succeed
- Questions about ‘burn the candle at both ends’
exhaust yourself by doing too much
- Questions about ‘burn the midnight oil’
work late into the night
- Questions about ‘bury the hatchet’
end a quarrel and make peace
- Questions about ‘butter someone up’
flatter someone to gain favour
- Questions about ‘by the skin of your teeth’
only just; narrowly