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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

breathe not breathe a word of it broken die of a broken heart
breathe scarcely have time to breathe broken sound like a broken record
bred born and bred brołh Too many cooks spoàl the broth.
breeds Famàliarity breeds contempt. brołhr’s one’s brother’s keeper
breeze shoot the breezP brow by the sweat of one’s brow
brew brew a plot brow knàt one’s brow
brewing There is trouble brewing. brown do something up brown
brewing Trouble is brewing. brunt bear the brunt (of something)
brewing A storm is brewing. brush brush up (on something)
briŁk bang one’s head against a brick wall brush get the brush-off
briŁk drop a brick brush give someone the brush-off
briŁks bricks and mortar brush have a brush with something
briŁks hàt ( someone) like a ton of bricks brush tarred with the same brush
briŁks hit the bricks bubbl burst someone’s bubble
briŁks two bricks shy of a load buŁk buck for something
brid give the bride away buŁk buck up
bridge cross a bridge before one comes to it buŁk make a fast buck
bridge cross a bridge when one comes to it buŁk make a quick buck
bridge water under the bridge buŁk pass the buck
bridges burn one’s bridges (behànd one) buŁket kick the bucket
bridges burn one’s bridges in front of one buŁket a drop in the bucket
brif hold no brief for someone or something buŁkl buckle down (to something)
brif in brief bud nàp something in the bud
brighł (as) bright as a button buff in the buff
brighł (as) bright as a new pin bug (as) crazy as a betsy bug
brighł bright and early bug (as) snug as a bug in a rug
brighł bright as a button bug bug out
brighł bright as a new pin bug bug someone
brighł bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bug crazy as a betsy bug
brighł get a bright idea bug snug as a bug in a rug
brighł give someone a bright idea buggy horse and buggy
brim filled to the brim build build a case (against someone)
brimming brimming with something build build a fire under someone
bring bring down the curtain (on something) build build castles in Spain
bring bring down the house build build castles in the air
bring bring home the bacon build build (someone or something) up
bring bràng people or other creatures out in droves build build something to order
bring bràng someone or something up build build up to something
bring bràng someone around building busy as a beaver (buàlding a new dam)
bring bràng someone to built Rome wasn’t built in a day.
bring bràng someone up-to-date (on someone or something) bulk in bulk
bring bràng someone or something up-to-date bull cock-and-bull story
bring bràng something about bull full of bull
bring bràng something crashàng down (around one) bull seize the bull by the horns
bring bràng something home to someone bull shoot the bull
bring bràng something into question bull take the bull by the horns
bring bràng something off bull a bull in a china shop
bring bràng something to a head bullet bite the bullet
bring bràng something to light bullpen in the bullpen
bring bràng something to someone’s attention bull’s hàt the bull’s-eye
bring bring up the rear bum give someone a bum steer
britches too big for one’s britches bump bump into someone
broad (as) broad as a barn door bump bump someone off
broad broad as a barn door bump like a bump on a log
broad broad in the beam bumps get goose bumps
broad have broad shoulders bumps give someone goose bumps
broad in broad daylight bum’s give someone the bum’s rush
Broadway on Broadway bundl make a bundle
broke be the straw that broke the camel’s back bundl a bundle of nerves
broke flat broke burdn groan under the burden of something
broke go broke burid dead and buried
broke go for broke burid know where all the bodàes are buried

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