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Base language: EN
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Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 898 (50 per page)Beat a (hasty) retreat
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Someone who beats a (hasty) retreat runs away or goes back hurriedly to avoid a dangerous or difficult situation.
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The thief beat a hasty retreat as soon as he saw the security officer.
Someone who beats a (hasty) retreat runs away or goes back hurriedly to avoid a dangerous or difficult situation.
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The thief beat a hasty retreat as soon as he saw the security officer.
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Beat a dead horse
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beat a dead horse
1. (idiomatic) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
? After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.
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beat a dead horse
1. (idiomatic) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
? After having shown us three hours of instructional and safety videos, the inspector was simply beating a dead horse by telling us to buckle up as we got into the van.
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Beat a retreat
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beat a retreat
1. (idiomatic) To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
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beat a retreat
1. (idiomatic) To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
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Beat around the bush
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This expression is used to tell someone to say what they have to say, clearly and directly, even if it is unpleasant. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me what has been decided!
This expression is used to tell someone to say what they have to say, clearly and directly, even if it is unpleasant. To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally.
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Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me what has been decided!
A se invarti in jurul cozii
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Aceasta expresie este folosita pentru a indemna pe cineva sa spuna ceea ce are de spus, clar si direct, chiar daca este neplacut.
Inseamna a trata un subiect, dar a omite partile esentiale, de mult eori intentionat.
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Nu te mai invarti in jurul cozii. Spune-mi ce s-a decis!
Beat around thebush
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This expression is used to tell someone to say what they have to say, clearly and directly, even if it is unpleasant.
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Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me what has been decided!
This expression is used to tell someone to say what they have to say, clearly and directly, even if it is unpleasant.
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Stop beating around the bush. Just tell me what has been decided!
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Beat banaghan
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beat Banaghan (third-person singular simple present beats Banaghan, present participle beating Banaghan, simple past and past participle beat Banaghan)
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang) An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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beat Banaghan (third-person singular simple present beats Banaghan, present participle beating Banaghan, simple past and past participle beat Banaghan)
1. (idiomatic, obsolete, slang) An Irish saying of one who tells wonderful stories, or of something which is amazing and remarkable.
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Beat black and blue
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If a person is covered with bruise marks caused by being hit, they have been beaten black and blue.
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The passenger was beaten black and blue by a gang of thugs.
If a person is covered with bruise marks caused by being hit, they have been beaten black and blue.
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The passenger was beaten black and blue by a gang of thugs.
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Beat feet
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beat feet
1. (idiomatic) To run.
2. (idiomatic) To flee.
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beat feet
1. (idiomatic) To run.
2. (idiomatic) To flee.
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Beat it
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beat it (third-person singular simple present beats it, present participle beating it, simple past and past participle beat it)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see beat, it.
2. (idiomatic, chiefly as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.
3. (idiomatic, US, Canada, vulgar, colloquial)
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beat it (third-person singular simple present beats it, present participle beating it, simple past and past participle beat it)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see beat, it.
2. (idiomatic, chiefly as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.
3. (idiomatic, US, Canada, vulgar, colloquial)
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Beat off
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beat off (third-person singular simple present beats off, present participle beating off, simple past beat off, past participle beaten off)
1. (transitive) To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, chiefly US, Canada) To masturbate, usually a man o
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beat off (third-person singular simple present beats off, present participle beating off, simple past beat off, past participle beaten off)
1. (transitive) To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar, colloquial, chiefly US, Canada) To masturbate, usually a man o
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Beat one's brain
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beat one's brain
1. (idiomatic) To struggle to think or remember something
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beat one's brain
1. (idiomatic) To struggle to think or remember something
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Beat one's brains out
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If someone beats their brains out, they try very hard to understand something or solve a problem.
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My grandmother beats her brains out every evening trying to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper.
If someone beats their brains out, they try very hard to understand something or solve a problem.
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My grandmother beats her brains out every evening trying to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper.
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Beat one's head against a stone wall
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beat one's head against a stone wall
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To waste effort on a futile project.
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beat one's head against a stone wall
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To waste effort on a futile project.
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Beat one's meat
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to beat one's meat (phrasal verb)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, of a male) To masturbate.
2. (idiomatic, vulgar, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.
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to beat one's meat (phrasal verb)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, of a male) To masturbate.
2. (idiomatic, vulgar, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.
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Beat someone to the punch
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beat somebody to the punch
1. (idiomatic) To do something before somebody else is able to.
? I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.
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beat somebody to the punch
1. (idiomatic) To do something before somebody else is able to.
? I was planning to take care of the problem for him, but he beat me to the punch and did it himself.
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Beat someone's brains out
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beat someone's brains out
1. (idiomatic) To beat someone very severely.
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beat someone's brains out
1. (idiomatic) To beat someone very severely.
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Beat the bishop
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beat the bishop (third-person singular simple present beats the bishop, present participle beating the bishop, simple past and past participle beated the bishop)
1. (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate.
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beat the bishop (third-person singular simple present beats the bishop, present participle beating the bishop, simple past and past participle beated the bishop)
1. (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate.
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Beat the crap out of
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beat the crap out of
1. (idiomatic) To beat really badly.
? If you ever call my husband again I'll beat the crap out of you!
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beat the crap out of
1. (idiomatic) To beat really badly.
? If you ever call my husband again I'll beat the crap out of you!
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Beat the daylights out of
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beat the daylights out of (someone)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, especially in a physical fight.
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beat the daylights out of (someone)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, especially in a physical fight.
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Beat the meat
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beat the meat
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of beat one's meat.
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beat the meat
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of beat one's meat.
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Beat the pants off
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beat the pants off (someone)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.
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beat the pants off (someone)
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.
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Beat the shit out of
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beat the shit out of
1. (idiomatic) To severely beat, physical, contested or emotional.
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beat the shit out of
1. (idiomatic) To severely beat, physical, contested or emotional.
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Beat the stuffing out of
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beat the stuffing out of
1. (idiomatic) To beat really badly.
? If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you.
? At the fiesta, the kids beat the stuffing out of the pinata, and their parents beat the stuffing out of a drunk who walked up and made threats.
2. (idiomatic) To trounce, outdo, or triumph over.
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beat the stuffing out of
1. (idiomatic) To beat really badly.
? If you ever use that kind of language in front of my girlfriend again, I am going to beat the stuffing out of you.
? At the fiesta, the kids beat the stuffing out of the pinata, and their parents beat the stuffing out of a drunk who walked up and made threats.
2. (idiomatic) To trounce, outdo, or triumph over.
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Beat to the draw
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If you beat someone to the draw, you react more quickly and manage to do something before they do.
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Ross was determined to be the first to arrive. He managed to beat the others to the draw.
If you beat someone to the draw, you react more quickly and manage to do something before they do.
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Ross was determined to be the first to arrive. He managed to beat the others to the draw.
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Beat/flog a deadhorse
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To say that someone is beating (or flogging) a dead horse means that they are wasting time and effort trying to do or achieve something that is impossible.
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Mark is beating a dead horse trying to get his money reimbursed.The company has gone bankrupt!
To say that someone is beating (or flogging) a dead horse means that they are wasting time and effort trying to do or achieve something that is impossible.
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Mark is beating a dead horse trying to get his money reimbursed.The company has gone bankrupt!
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Beat/knock the (living) daylights
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If a person beats the (living) daylights out of another, they hit them very hard and repeatedly.
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If I catch you stealing again I'll beat the daylights out of you!
If a person beats the (living) daylights out of another, they hit them very hard and repeatedly.
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If I catch you stealing again I'll beat the daylights out of you!
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Beaten black and blue
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If a person is covered with bruise marks caused by being hit, they have been beaten black and blue.
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The passenger was beaten black and blue by a gang of thugs.
If a person is covered with bruise marks caused by being hit, they have been beaten black and blue.
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The passenger was beaten black and blue by a gang of thugs.
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Beats me
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beats me
1. (idiomatic, as response or with indirect question) I don't know; I have no idea.
? Do you have any idea what tergiversate means? Beats me!
? Beats me how he finds out when we're goofing off.
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beats me
1. (idiomatic, as response or with indirect question) I don't know; I have no idea.
? Do you have any idea what tergiversate means? Beats me!
? Beats me how he finds out when we're goofing off.
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Beauty mark
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beauty mark (plural beauty marks)
1. (idiomatic) A single, circular, dark spot, especially on one side of a woman's face below the forehead, produced either naturally (as by a mole) or artificially using cosmetics.
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beauty mark (plural beauty marks)
1. (idiomatic) A single, circular, dark spot, especially on one side of a woman's face below the forehead, produced either naturally (as by a mole) or artificially using cosmetics.
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Beauty queen
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beauty queen (plural beauty queens)
1. (idiomatic) The female winner of a beauty contest.
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beauty queen (plural beauty queens)
1. (idiomatic) The female winner of a beauty contest.
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Beauty sleep
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beauty sleep (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.
2. (idiomatic, sometimes humorous) Extra sleep or a special nap.
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beauty sleep (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Sleep before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to health and beauty.
2. (idiomatic, sometimes humorous) Extra sleep or a special nap.
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Beaver away
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beaver away (third-person singular simple present beavers away, present participle beavering away, simple past and past participle beavered away)
1. (idiomatic) To work hard at a task.
? She won't be going out much, as she's beavering away on her thesis.
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beaver away (third-person singular simple present beavers away, present participle beavering away, simple past and past participle beavered away)
1. (idiomatic) To work hard at a task.
? She won't be going out much, as she's beavering away on her thesis.
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Because you touch yourself at night
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because you touch yourself at night
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, humorous) Used to humourously deflect a request for a reason.
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because you touch yourself at night
1. (idiomatic, vulgar, humorous) Used to humourously deflect a request for a reason.
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Beck and call
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beck and call
1. (idiomatic) Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
? He had a small fleet of waiters and servants at his beck and call.
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beck and call
1. (idiomatic) Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.
? He had a small fleet of waiters and servants at his beck and call.
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Become of
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become of
1. (transitive, idiomatic) to happen to, to occur to.
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become of
1. (transitive, idiomatic) to happen to, to occur to.
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Become one flesh
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become one flesh (third-person singular simple present becomes one flesh, present participle becoming one flesh, simple past became one flesh, past participle become one flesh)
1. (idiomatic, of two persons) To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.
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become one flesh (third-person singular simple present becomes one flesh, present participle becoming one flesh, simple past became one flesh, past participle become one flesh)
1. (idiomatic, of two persons) To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.
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Bed blocker
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bed blocker (plural bed blockers)
1. (chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scar
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bed blocker (plural bed blockers)
1. (chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scar
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Bed in
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bed in (third-person singular simple present beds in, present participle bedding in, simple past and past participle bedded in)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to settle, to make [someone] feel at home
? It took some time to be bedded in before he knew his way around his new workplace
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bed in (third-person singular simple present beds in, present participle bedding in, simple past and past participle bedded in)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to settle, to make [someone] feel at home
? It took some time to be bedded in before he knew his way around his new workplace
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Bed of roses
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bed of roses (plural beds of roses)
1. Used other than as an idiom: a bed of roses.
2. (idiomatic) A pleasant or easy situation.
? It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours.
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bed of roses (plural beds of roses)
1. Used other than as an idiom: a bed of roses.
2. (idiomatic) A pleasant or easy situation.
? It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours.
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Beddy-bye
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beddy-bye (plural beddy-byes)
1. (idiomatic, baby-talk, childish) Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.
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beddy-bye (plural beddy-byes)
1. (idiomatic, baby-talk, childish) Bedtime for a toddler, going to sleep, going to bed.
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Bedroom eyes
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bedroom eyes (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) Eyes that have a sexually suggestive expression.
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bedroom eyes (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) Eyes that have a sexually suggestive expression.
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Bee in one's bonnet
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Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts.
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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She's got a bee in her bonnet about moving to New York.
He has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.
Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts.
Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
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She's got a bee in her bonnet about moving to New York.
He has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.
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Bee's knees
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To say that someone/something is the bee's knees means that you think they are exceptionally good.
Something or someone excellent, outstanding, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.
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If you say "Chloe thinks she's the bee's knees" you mean that Chloe has a high opinion of herself.
We had strawberry shortcake for breakfast on Saturday and the kids thought it was the bee's knees.
I used to play in a band when I was younger. We had a few fans and we thought we were the bee's knees.
To say that someone/something is the bee's knees means that you think they are exceptionally good.
Something or someone excellent, outstanding, surpassingly wonderful, or cool.
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If you say "Chloe thinks she's the bee's knees" you mean that Chloe has a high opinion of herself.
We had strawberry shortcake for breakfast on Saturday and the kids thought it was the bee's knees.
I used to play in a band when I was younger. We had a few fans and we thought we were the bee's knees.
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Beef to the hoof
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beef to the hoof
1. (Ireland, idiomatic, said of a woman) fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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beef to the hoof
1. (Ireland, idiomatic, said of a woman) fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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Beef up
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beef up
1. (idiomatic) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to
? We need to beef up security around the airport.
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beef up
1. (idiomatic) to strengthen or reinforce; to add substance to
? We need to beef up security around the airport.
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Beefcake
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beefcake (plural beefcakes)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see beef, cake.
2. (informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
3. (informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
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beefcake (plural beefcakes)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see beef, cake.
2. (informal, uncountable) Imagery of one or more muscular, well-built men.
3. (informal, countable) Such a male, especially as seen as physically desirable.
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Beefed out
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beefed out
1. (idiomatic) muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
? The superhero looked even more beefed out on the poster than in the comics
2. (idiomatic) Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up
? Having beefed out his computer with the latest equipment, he was sure it would run the new video game.
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beefed out
1. (idiomatic) muscular, often in an exaggerated way.
? The superhero looked even more beefed out on the poster than in the comics
2. (idiomatic) Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up
? Having beefed out his computer with the latest equipment, he was sure it would run the new video game.
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Been there, done that
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been there, done that
1. (idiomatic) (ironic) an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
? Paragliding? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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been there, done that
1. (idiomatic) (ironic) an assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic
? Paragliding? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
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Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt..
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
1. (idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt..
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