B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[buy up] {v. phr.}
To purchase the entire stock of something.
The company is trying to buy up all the available shares.
[buzz word] {n.}
A word that sounds big and important in a sentence but, on closer inspection, means little except the speaker's indication to belong to a certain group.
* /The politician's speech was nothing but a lot of misleading statements and […]
[by] or [in my book] {adv. phr.}
In my opinion; as far as I am concerned; in my judgment.
By my book, Mr. Murgatroyd is not a very good department head.
[by all means] also [by all manner of means] {adv. phr.}
Certainly, without fail.
He felt that he should by all means warn Jones.
Contrast: [BY NO MEANS].
[by all odds] {adv. phr.}
Without question; certainly.
He was by all odds the strongest candidate.
By all odds we should win the game, because the other team is so weak.
Compare: [FAR AND AWAY].
[by a long shot] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
By a big difference; by far. — Used to add emphasis.
Bert was the best swimmer in the race, by a long shot.
Often used with a negative.
* /Tom isn't the kind who would be fresh to a teacher, by a long […]