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B.C.
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the abbreviation of British Columbia, a province
of southwestern Canada. (See the other "B.C."
under "A.D./B.C.") |
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Babe in arms
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A very young baby not able to walk or crawl. |
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Baby grand
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A smaller version of a full-sized grand piano, approximately 1.53 metres deep. (approximately 5' deep.). |
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Baby-sit
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To stay with a child or with children while the parents are away; to be responsible for a child or children in the absence of the parents. |
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Baccalaureate
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an address or sermon delivered to a graduating
class. |
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Back alley
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a place of insignificance; any alley, street, or part of a cheap, disreputable section of a city or town; a slum area; a section of a city or town where vice abounds |
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Back and forth
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Flip flop through something; from one extreme to the other; going from one side back to the other and back again, etc; backwards and forwards. |
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Back away
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to shy away from something; to distance yourself from something; to act to avoid or lessen one's involvement in something; draw or turn back; retreat. |
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Back number
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a person, company etc. that is no longer regarded as important, that no longer has influence or power; no longer of public interest or of personal interest to someone. |
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Backfire
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have an unexpected and unwelcome result. |
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Backwash
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something or someone considered good for nothing or unwelcome. |
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Banister
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a bar resting on supports, as in a fence; a railing along a stairway. |
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Barbecue
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An outdoor party that features meat with a spicy
sauce cooked over an open fire. Also referred to
as a "cookout". |
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Barking at (under) the wrong tree
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To be mistaken; be seeking in the wrong
direction. (As a dog barking at a tree,
supposing there is a racoon there when there is
none). |
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Battleford
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The name of a city in the province of
Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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Batty
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1. Odd; foolish; careless and untidy dress;
2. appearing to be mentally unstable. |
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mentally unstable; crazy |
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Bawl out, To
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to reprimand severely; to yell at someone |
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Be a big boy/girl now
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be old enough to know better; be old or mature enough to be able to make one's own decisions. |
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Be a natural born something
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to be born with the ability to do something; someone who is suited by nature for a particular job or activity. |
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Be a nut,To
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A person or matter difficult to deal with; a problem. |
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Be a rat,To
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to be a bad person; someone who does mean things
to other people; someone who reports something
that someone else did and therefore breaks their
trust; to be an informer. (Also, "to rat on
someone"). |
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Be as easy as pie, To
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Be at the mercy of somebody/something
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to be completely dependent on and defenseless against the power, will, etc of somebody/something. |
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Be beside oneself
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Be in a state of extreme agitation. |
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not aware of one's surroundings |
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Be down to earth
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be approachable; be free from pretensions,
vanity, egotism; more real, without hypocrisy. |
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Be hand in glove with someone
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be in a partnership with someone; be very close with someone; be in close co-operation or relationship with someone; be working towards the same aim. |
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Be hotheaded,To
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to get angry very easily. |
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Be like looking for a needle in a haystack
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said when looking for something small or difficult to see in a large number of other things. |
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Be man enough
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have enough courage (to do something). |
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Be no picnic
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(informal) be difficult or unpleasant. |
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