B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[by virtue of] also [in virtue of] {prep.}
On the strength of; because of; by reason of.
By virtue of his high rank and position, the President takes social leadership over almost everyone else.
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[by way of] {prep.}
1. For the sake or purpose of; as.
By way of example, he described his own experience.
2. Through; by a route including; via.
He went from New York to San Francisco by way of Chicago.
[by word of mouth] {adv. phr.}
From person to person by the spoken word; orally.
The news got around by word of mouth.
The message reached him quietly by word of mouth.
[honest-to-goodness] or [honest-to-God] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Real; genuine. — Used for emphasis.
She served him honest-to-goodness deep dish apple pie.
It was the first honest-to-goodness baseball game he'd seen since going abroad.