B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[by oneself] {adv. phr.}
1. Without any others around; separate from others; alone.
The house stood by itself on a hill.
Tom liked to go walking by himself.
Betty felt very sad and lonely by herself.
2. Without the help of anyone else; […]
[by the dozen] or [by the hundred] or [by the thousand] {adv. phr.}
Very many at one time; in great numbers.
Tommy ate cookies by the down.
Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers.
* /The ants arrived at the picnic by the […]