Idioms Translator

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Base language: EN

Letter: b

Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 898 (50 per page)

Been through the wars

Details:
If something has been in or through the wars, it show signs of rough treatment or damage.

Examples:
He arrived in a car that looked as though it had been through the wars.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Been to the rodeo

Details:
be to the rodeo
1. (idiomatic) Exposed to conmen and hucksters; experienced.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beer and skittles

Details:
beer and skittles (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Fun times.
2. (idiomatic) Something pleasurable.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beer goggles

Details:
beer goggles (plural only)
1. (plural only, humorous, idiomatic) The illusion that people are more attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beer muscles

Details:
beer muscles (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) An aggressive attitude resulting from consumption of an alcoholic beverage.
2. (idiomatic, humorous) A protruding stomach, supposedly indicative of excessive consumption of beer.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bee in one's bonnet

Details:
Someone who has a bee in their bonnet has an idea which constantly occupies their thoughts.

Examples:
She's got a bee in her bonnet about moving to New York.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Before someone's time

Details:
before someone's time (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) From before one was born or old enough to be aware of the world.
before someone's time (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) At a stage in one's life, development, etc. that seems premature.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Before the ink is dry

Details:
If people reach an agreement, and then change their minds immediately afterwards, the change occurs 'before the ink is dry'.

Examples:
You can never tell when he's serious.  He's capable of changing his mind before the ink is dry!



Detalii:


Exemple:

Before you can say jack robinson

Details:
before you can say Jack Robinson (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Very quickly. Quicker than one expects.
? You have to be careful in that area. They'll have your wallet before you can say Jack Robinson.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Before your very eyes

Details:
If someone does something before your very eyes, they do it in front of you, without attempting to hide what they are doing.

Examples:
Before my very eyes, he took the rubbish and threw it into the neighbour's garden!



Detalii:


Exemple:

Beg off

Details:
beg off (third-person singular simple present begs off, present participle begging off, simple past and past participle begged off)
1. (idiomatic) To avoid, or cancel some event that one has previously arranged with someone.
? I wonder if I can beg off going to the meeting that day, since it will take me an extra 2 hours out of my way.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beg to differ

Details:
beg to differ
1. (idiomatic) To differ strongly in opinion or interpretation.
2. (idiomatic) To offer an opposing opinion humbly.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beggars can't be choosers

Details:
This expression means that you should not reject an offer if it is the only possibility you have. You have no choice.

Examples:
"Beggars can't be choosers!"



Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind bars

Details:
Someone who is behind bars is in jail or prison.

Examples:
If you hang around with that gang, you'll find yourself behind bars inno time!



Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind closed doors

Details:
If something takes place behind closed doors, it is done privately or in secret, with no observers or intruders.
In private; in one's private life; lacking (normal) public disclosure or without public spectators.

Examples:
The matter was discussed behind closed doors.
What you do with your girlfriend behind closed doors is none of my business.
Libya's opening home match in the World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon will be played at a neutral venue and behind closed doors.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind its time

Details:
behind its time
1. (idiomatic) Showing characteristics of the past; present in one's work after later advances in the field; coming later than could be generally accepted.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind someone's back

Details:
behind someone's back
1. (idiomatic) Without somebody's knowledge; secretly.
? The employees talked about their boss behind his back.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind the bit

Details:
behind the bit
1. (idiomatic, of a horse) Evading the bit.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind the counter

Details:
behind the counter
1. (idiomatic, pharmacology, medicine) Of drugs, dispensed by a pharmacist without needing a doctor's prescription or other form of compliance.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind the eight-ball

Details:
behind the eight-ball
1. (idiomatic) In a difficult situation or tight spot.
? After his last two projects failed, he was really behind the eight-ball.
? He was desperate, playing behind the eight-ball.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind the scenes

Details:
behind the scenes
1. (theater) Behind the scenery and stage area; backstage.
2. (idiomatic) In secret; out of public view.
? Many videos come with features that show what went on behind the scenes to make the movie and special effects.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind the times

Details:
A person who is behind the times has old-fashioned ideas and does not keep up with modern life in general.
Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.

Examples:
Jane doesn't have a mobile phone.  She's completely behind the times.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Behind time

Details:
behind time
1. (idiomatic) Late, arriving late.
? We should leave now - I don't want to be too behind time.
? I'm sorry, I'm running behind time, I should be home in half an hour or so.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Being that

Details:
being that
1. (idiomatic, informal) since or because.
? Being that it's midnight, let's go home.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Belemnite battlefield

Details:
belemnite battlefield (plural belemnite battlefields)
1. (idiomatic, informal, paleontology) A fossil site with an unusually high concentration of belemnite rostra.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Belgravian

Details:
Literally, of, referring, or belonging to Belgravia, a wealthy district in central London. Primarily heard in UK
By extension, highly fashionable, elite, or belonging to an aristocratic lifestyle.

Examples:
Oh please, you live such a Belgravian life. You wouldn't know what it means to work for a living.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Believe it or not

Details:
believe it or not
1. (idiomatic) You may not believe the following, but it is true.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Believe one's eyes

Details:
believe one's eyes
1. (idiomatic) To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Believe you me

Details:
believe you me
1. (idiomatic) An emphatic form of "believe me"; you [the subject] had better believe me [the speaker].


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bell out

Details:
bell out (third-person singular simple present bells out, present participle belling out, simple past and past participle belled out)
1. (idiomatic) To open out into a bell shape.
? Her dress belled out at the bottom.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bell the cat

Details:
bell the cat (third-person singular simple present bells the cat, present participle belling the cat, simple past and past participle belled the cat)
1. (idiomatic) To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bells and whistles

Details:
bells and whistles (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.
? His new car has all the bells and whistles, but it doesn't move through traffic jams any faster.
? The bells and whistles do not impress me.
? I need a new phone, but I don’t want all those fancy bells and whistles on it!

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Belly up

Details:
belly up (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Dead or defunct.
? After several financial failures, the organization went belly up.
belly up (third-person singular simple present bellies up, present participle bellying up, simple past and past participle bellied up)
1. (idiomatic) To ga

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Below par

Details:
below par
1. (golf) (of a score) Less than par for the hole or course
2. (idiomatic) Not up to the average or normal standard
3. (of a financial instrument) Having a price below its face value

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Below the salt

Details:
below the salt
1. (idiomatic) Common, vulgar; of low standing.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Belt out

Details:
belt out (third-person singular simple present belts out, present participle belting out, simple past and past participle belted out)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) to sing loudly
? He belted out Sweet Child of Mine at the karaoke.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bench jockey

Details:
bench jockey (plural bench jockeys)
1. (US, idiomatic, slang, baseball) A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bend one's elbow

Details:
bend (one's) elbow
1. (idiomatic) To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bend over backwards

Details:
If you bend over backwards, you try very hard to do something, especially to please somebody.
To make a great effort; to take extraordinary care; to go to great lengths.

Examples:
The director bent over backwards to try and persuade them to accept our proposal.
They bent over backwards to make sure everything was just right for the visit.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Bend someone's ear

Details:
bend someone's ear
1. (idiomatic) To bore; to talk too long, especially to one particular person.
? Sorry to bend your ear with the whole story, but I think you ought to know.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bend the truth

Details:
If you bend the truth, you say something that is not entirely true.
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.

Examples:
Ok, I bent the truth a bit. I told him it was my natural colour, but I didn't say that my hairdresser helped me to keep it natural!
In relating the story to Julie, he decided to bend the truth just enough to make her believe it.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Benefit of the doubt

Details:
If you give someone the benefit of the doubt, you choose to believe that the person is innocent, honest or telling the truth, because there is no evidence to the contrary.

Examples:
Although he found it hard to believe Tom's explanation, the teacher decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Benevolent overlord

Details:
benevolent overlord (plural benevolent overlords)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) A person in a position of power.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bent as a nine-bob note

Details:
as bent as an nine-bob note
1. (simile, UK) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded
2. (simile, UK) Ostentatiously homosexual

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bent on

Details:
bent on
1. (idiomatic) Completely determined; obstinate.
? He was bent on reaching the end of the book, even if it meant staying up all night.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bent on a splice

Details:
bent on a splice
1. (idiomatic, nautical) About to be married.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Bent out of shape

Details:
If you get bent out of shape, you become annoyed or upset about something that is usually not that important or cannot be avoided.

Examples:
Don't get bent out of shape if you're delayed.  We'll wait for you.



Detalii:


Exemple:

Beside oneself

Details:
beside oneself
1. (idiomatic) Overcome; consumed by an emotion.
? His widow was beside herself with grief.

Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beside the point

Details:
beside the point (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Irrelevant, moot.
? His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with.
beside the point (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Irrelevantly, off-topic.


Examples:




Detalii:


Exemple:

Beside yourself (with emotion)

Details:
If you are beside yourself (with an emotion), you lose your self-control because of the intensity of the emotion you are feeling.

Examples:
He was beside himself with grief when he lost his son.



Detalii:


Exemple:


Change base language

EN   RO

Search / Cautare

Project Presentation

Read about the whole idea and birth of the project in the article below:
Idiomatic Expressions Translator Prezentation

Get the phone app

I also made an Android App that you can install directly from Google Play:
Idioms Translator Android App

This project involves a huge amount of time for linguistic research and software development, which I don't have due to the job commitments.
So any support from the community will allow me to dedicate some work to the development of this project. Thank you!

 Show your support