B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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[beyond question] (1) {adj. phr.}
Not in doubt certain; sure. — Used in the predicate.
People always believe anything that Mark says; his honesty is beyond question.
Contrast: [IN QUESTION].
[beyond question] (2) or [without question] {adv. phr.}
Without doubt or argument; surely; unquestionably.
Beyond question, it was the coldest day of the winter.
John's drawing is without question the best in the class.
[beyond reasonable doubt] {adv. phr.}, {formal and legal}
Virtually certain; essentially convincing.
* /The judge instructed the jurors to come up with a verdict of guilty only if they were convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Algernon was the […]
[beyond the pale] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}
In disgrace; with no chance of being accepted or respected by others; not approved by the members of a group.
* /After the outlaw killed a man he was beyond the pale and not even his old friends would talk to […]
[beyond the shadow of a doubt] {adv. phr.}, {formal and legal}
Absolutely certain, totally convincing.
Fred burglarized Mrs. Brown's apartment, beyond the shadow of a doubt.
[bide one's time] {v. phr.}
To await an opportunity; wait patiently until your chance comes.
Refused work as an actor, Tom turned to other work and bided his time.
Jack was hurt deeply, and he bided his time for revenge.
[bid fair] {v.}, {literary}
To seem likely; promise.
He bids fair to be a popular author.
The day bids fair to be warm.
[big]
See:
[IN A BIG WAY],
[LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND],
[LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE BIG EARS],
[TALK BIG],
[TOO BIG FOR ONE'S BREECHES],
[WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA].
[big as life] or [large as life] {adj. phr.}
1. or [life-size]
The same size as the living person or thing.
The statue of Jefferson was big as life.
The characters on the screen were life-size.
2. or [big as life and twice as natural] […]