B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[between two shakes of a lamb's tail]
See: [BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON].
[be up to no good] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To be plotting and conniving to commit some illegal act or crime.
"Let's hurry!" Susan said to her husband. "It's dark here and those hoodlums obviously are up to no good."
[be up to something] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To feel strong enough or knowledgeable enough to accomplish a certain task.
Are you up to climbing all the way to the 37th floor?
* /Are we up to meeting the delegation from Moscow and speaking […]
[beyond measure] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {formal}
So much that it can not be measured or figured without any limits.
With her parents reunited and present at her graduation, she had happiness beyond measure.
* /No one envied him for he was popular […]
[beyond one's depth] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}
1. Over your head in water; in water too deep to touch bottom.
Jack wasn't a good swimmer and nearly drowned when he drifted out beyond his depth.
2. In or into something too difficult for you; beyond […]
[beyond one's means] {adj. phr.}
Too expensive, not affordable.
Unfortunately, a new Mercedes Benz is beyond my means right now.