B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[bring suit against] {v. phr.}
To sue someone in a court of law.
Fred brought suit against Tom for fraud and embezzlement.
[bring to] {v.} (stress on "to")
1. To restore to consciousness; wake from sleep, anesthesia, hypnosis, or fainting.
Smelling salts will often bring a fainting person to.
Compare: [BRING AROUND] (1).
2. To bring a ship or boat to a stop.
* […]
[bring to a close] {v. phr.}
To terminate; cause to end.
The meeting was brought to an abrupt close when the speaker collapsed with a heart attack.
[bring to a head] {v. phr.}
To cause some activity to reach the point of culmination.
Time is running out, gentlemen, so let us bring this discussion to a head.
[bring to bay] {v. phr.}
To chase or force into a place where escape is impossible without a fight; trap; corner.
The police brought the robber to bay on the roof and he gave up.
* /The fox was brought to bay in a hollow tree and the dogs stood […]
[bring to light] {v. phr.}
To discover (something hidden); find out about; expose.
Many things left by the ancient Egyptians in tombs have been brought to light by scientists and explorers.
* /His enemies brought to light some foolish things he […]
[bring to one's knees] {v. phr.}
To seriously weaken the power or impair the function of.
The fuel shortage brought the automobile industry to its knees.
[bring to pass] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make (something) happen; succeed in causing.
By much planning, the mother brought the marriage to pass.
The change in the law was slow in coming, and it took a disaster to bring it to pass.
Compare: […]
[bring to terms] {v. phr.}
To make (someone) agree or do; make surrender.
The two brothers were brought to terms by their father for riding the bicycle.
The war won't end until we bring the enemy to terms.
Contrast: [COME TO TERMS].