Idiom
At bay- in a tight corner
At Draggers drawn- on the point of fighting
Bear out – carry through /support
Beat the clock- finish the task
Beggars description- beyond description
Behind closed doors- secretly
Between the lines- hidden meaning
Bid fair-show sign of prosperity
Big gun-important person
Big guns- important people
Bill of fare-A list of dishes at restaurant
Birds eye view – overall picture ,rough
idea.
Bite the dust- fall to the ground
Black sheep- wicked man
Blue blood- aristocratic Birth ,aristocracy
Blue chips- industrial shares considered to
be safe investment
Bolt from the blue-unexpected danger
Bottom line- the essential point
Break the ice- break the silence
Bring about –to cause
Bring to book- take to task
Bring to light- Make open ,published
Bull market- rising
Burning Question- important issue
By and by- soon
By and large- everywhere
By fits and starts- irregularly
By hook or by crook- by and means.
By leaps and bounds- Very rapidly
Angle of laugh- cheerful smiling
Apple of discord – matter of dispute
Apple of Sodom- good for nothing
At a low ebb- declining
At arms length –short distance
A castle
in the air- A day dream
A dead letter- useless document
A fair crack of the whip- A period of
importance
A fish out of water-uncomfortable situation
A green horn-inexperienced person
A mammoth task- A herculean task/A
difficult task
A man of Discretion- A personality with
rational power
A round dozen – A full Dozen
A sitting duck –an easy target
A square peg in round hole-unsuitable
A utopian scheme- A unreal plan
Achilles heel- fault which is but can cause
a persons fall
All and sundry – everyone
All
greek-tOTALLY unINTELLIGIBLE
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