B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[bring up] {v.}
1. To take care of (a child); raise, train, educate.
He gave much attention and thought to bringing up his children.
Joe was born in Texas but brought up in Oklahoma.
2. {informal}
To stop; halt. — Usually used with "short".
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[bring up the rear] {v. phr.}
1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line.
The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the rear of the Christmas parade.
The governor and his staff brought up the rear of the parade.
2. […]
[bring] or [wheel in] or [out] or [up the big guns] {v. phr.}
To make use of a concealed plan in order to defeat an opponent in an argument or in a game, debate, or competition.
* /The new computer software company decided to bring out the big guns to […]
[broke]
See:
[GO BROKE],
[GO FOR BROKE],
[STONE-BROKE] or [DEAD BROKE] or [FLAT BROKE],
[STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK].
[Bronx cheer] {n. phr.}, {slang}
A loud sound made with tongue and lips to show opposition or scorn.
When he began to show anti-union feelings, he was greeted with Bronx cheers all around.
[brown-bagger] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A person who does not go to the cafeteria or to a restaurant for lunch at work, but who brings his homemade lunch to work in order to save money.
* /John became a brown-bagger not because he can't afford the […]