B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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[buy off] {v.}
To turn from duty or purpose by a gift.
When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off.
The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts.
Compare: [PAY OFF].
[buy out] {v.}
1. To buy the ownership or a share of; purchase the stock of.
He bought out several small stockholders.
2. To buy all the goods of; purchase the merchandise of.
Mr. Harper bought out a nearby hardware store.
Contrast: [SELL […]
[buy up] {v. phr.}
To purchase the entire stock of something.
The company is trying to buy up all the available shares.
[buzz word] {n.}
A word that sounds big and important in a sentence but, on closer inspection, means little except the speaker's indication to belong to a certain group.
* /The politician's speech was nothing but a lot of misleading statements and […]
[by] or [in my book] {adv. phr.}
In my opinion; as far as I am concerned; in my judgment.
By my book, Mr. Murgatroyd is not a very good department head.
[by a long shot] {adv. phr.}, {informal}
By a big difference; by far. — Used to add emphasis.
Bert was the best swimmer in the race, by a long shot.
Often used with a negative.
* /Tom isn't the kind who would be fresh to a teacher, by a long […]