Idioms and Phrases August 4, 2020 at 01:26PM

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Babe In Arms: A baby being carried

Babe In The Woods: An innocent, naive person

Babe Magnet: A man to whom women are attracted

Baby Blues: Blue eyes.

Baby Boomer: A person born in the years following World War II, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate

Babysitter Test: An evaluation of the ease of use of household appliances, especially remote control devices

Back And Forth: Dialogue, negotiations

Back At You: Same to you (used to return a greeting or insult)

Back Burner (On The): Not urgent; set aside until later

Back Forty: Remote, inaccessible land

Back in the Day: Formerly, when I was younger, in earlier times

Back Of Beyond: A remote location

Back Office: Support services for a business

Back on One’s Feet: Physically healthy again

Back to Square One: Back to the start

Back to Square One: Forced to begin something again

Back to the Drawing Board: Forced to begin something again

Back to the Salt Mine(s): We have to go back to work.

Back to the Salt Mines: It’s time for me (us) to go back to work

Back the Wrong Horse: To support the losing side

Backing and Filling: Delaying a decision by making small changes or arguing about small details

Backseat Driver: A passenger in a car who gives unwanted advice to the driver is called a backseat driver.

Backseat Driver: Someone who likes to give (often annoying) advice to the driver of a car, or the leader of
some other enterprise

Bad Apple: A discontented, trouble making, or dishonest person

Bad Blood: Enmity or hatred that stems from something in the past

Bad Egg: Someone who is not to be trusted

Bad Taste In One’s Mouth: Unease, a feeling that something unspecified is wrong in a situation

Bag of Tricks: A set of methods or resources

Bail Out: To rescue someone from a bad situation, to shield someone from the consequences of his or her actions

Ball and Chain: 1. One’s spouse (derogatory but often affectionate); 2. an ongoing burden

Ballpark Figure: A rough estimate

Banner Year: A year marked by strong successes

Bang for Your Buck: Value for money

Bang for Your Buck: Value for your money

Bang One’s Head Against the Wall (Against a Brick Wall):Try repeatedly to do something without making progress

Baptism by Fire: A difficult task given right after one has assumed new responsibilities

Bar Fly (or Barfly): Someone who spends much of his or her time in bars

Bare One’s Heart (Soul): To confess one’s deepest secrets

Bark Up the Wrong Tree: Pursue a mistaken approach or belief; be wrong in a course of action

Basket Case: So upset or stunned that one is unable to function; in a hopeless condition

Bat/Play for Both Teams: To be bisexual.

Bat/Play for the Other Team: To be homosexual.

Batten Down the Hatches: Prepare for a storm

Batten Down the Hatches: Prepare for a storm

Be A Barrel of Laughs: To be fun, funny, and pleasant.

Be A Cold Day In Hell: (Something that) will never
happen

Be An Item: Two people are an item when they are
having a romantic relationship

Be Footloose and Fancy-Free: To be free of
responsibilities, including romantic commitments

Be Head Over Heels (In love): Be in love with somebody very much

Be in Seventh Heaven: Extremely happy

Be in Two Minds (about something): To not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision

Be Like Chalk and Cheese: Things or people who are
very different and have nothing in common