B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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[ball of fire] {n.}, {informal}
A person with great energy and ability; a person who can do something very well.
He did poorly in school but as a salesman he is a ball of fire.
* /The new shortstop is a good fielder but certainly no ball of fire […]
[ball up] {v.}, {slang}
To make a mess of; confuse.
Don't ball me up.
Hal balled up the business with his errors.
- Often used in the passive.
He was so balled up that he did not know if he was coming or going.
Compare: [MIXED UP].
[baloney] {n.}, {informal}
Nonsense, unbelievable, trite, or trivial.
John brags that he's won the $10 million lottery, and I think it's just a lot of baloney.
* /"Will you marry Joe?" mother asked. "Baloney," Susie answered with a disgusted […]
[banana oil] {n.}, {slang}
Flattery that is an obvious exaggeration; statements that are obviously made with an ulterior motive.
Cut out the banana oil; flattery will get you nowhere!
[band together] {v. phr.}
To join a group to exert united force.
The inhabitants of the ecologically threatened area banded together to stop the company from building new smokestacks.