B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[blast off] {v.}
1. To begin a rocket flight.
The astronaut will blast off into orbit at six o'clock.
2. Also [blast away] {informal}
To scold or protest violently.
The coach blasted off at the team for poor playing.
[blaze a trail] {v. phr.}
1. To cut marks in trees in order to guide other people along a path or trail, especially through a wilderness.
Daniel Boone blazed a trail for other hunters to follow in Kentucky.
2. To lead the way; make a discovery; […]
[bless one's heart] {v. phr.}
To thank someone; consider one the cause of something good that has happened.
Aunt Jane, bless her heart, left me half a million dollars!
[blind alley] {n.}
1. A narrow street that has only one entrance and no exit.
The blind alley ended in a brick wall.
2. A way of acting that leads to no good results.
John did not take the job because it was a blind alley.
* /Tom thought of […]
[blind as a bat/beetle/mole/owl] {adj. phr.}
Anyone who is blind or has difficulty in seeing; a person with very thick glasses.
Without my glasses I am blind as a bat.
[blind date] {n.}
An engagement or date arranged by friends for people who have not previously known one another.
A blind date can be a huge success, or a big disappointment.
[blind leading the blind]
One or more people who do not know or understand something trying to explain it to others who do not know or understand.
Jimmy is trying to show Bill how to skate. The blind are leading the blind.