B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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[blood is thicker than water]
Persons of the same family are closer to one another than to others; relatives are favored or chosen over outsiders.
Mr. Jones hires his relatives to work in his store. Blood is thicker than water.
[blood runs cold] also [blood freezes] or [blood turns to ice]
You are chilled or shivering from great fright or horror; you are terrified or horrified. — Usually used with a possessive.
The horror movie made the children's blood run cold.
* […]
[blot out] {v. phr.}
1. To obstruct; cover; obscure.
The high-rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean.
2. To wipe out of one's memory.
* /Jane can't remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; […]
[blow]
See:
[AT A BLOW],
[BODY BLOW],
[COME TO BLOWS],
[IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD],
[WAY THE WIND BLOWS] or [HOW THE WIND BLOWS].
[blow a fuse] or [blow a gasket] or [blow one's top] or [blow one's stack] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To become extremely angry; express rage in hot words.
When Mr. McCarthy's son got married against his wishes, he blew a fuse.
* /When the umpire called […]
[blow hot and cold] {v. phr.}
To change your ways or likes often; be fickle or changeable.
Tom blows hot and cold about coming out for the baseball team; he cannot decide.
* /Mary blew hot and cold about going to college; every day she changed her […]