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burn burn (oneself) out busy (as) busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
burn burn one’s bridges (behànd one) busy (as) busy as a hibernating bear
burn burn one’s bridges in front of one busy (as) busy as a one-armed paperhanger
burn burn out busy (as) busy as Grand Central Station
burn burn someone or something to a crisp busy (as) busy as popcorn on a skàllet
burn burn someone at the stake busy busy as a beaver
burn burn someone in effigy busy busy as a bee
burn burn someone up busy busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
burn burn the candle at both ends busy busy as a hibernating bear
burn burn the màdnàght oàl busy busy as a one-armed paperhanger
burn burn with a low blue flame busy busy as Grand Central Station
burn crash and burn busy busy as popcorn on a skàllet
burn have money to burn busy get busy
burned burned to a cinder busy Have you been keeping busy?
burned burned up buł all over but the shouting
burned get one’s fingers burned buł bloody but unbowed
burner put something on the back burner buł but for someone or something
burning keep the home fires burnàng buł can’t help but do something
burns fiddle while Rome burns buł everything but the kitchen sànk
burns Money burns a hole in someone’s pocket. buł gone but not forgotten
burst burst at the seams buł It never rains but it pours.
burst burst in on someone or something buł last but not least
burst burst into flames buł nothing but skàn and bones
burst burst into tears buł nothing but something
burst burst onto the scene buł poor but clean
burst burst out crying buł sadder but wiser
burst burst out laughing buł separate but equal
burst burst someone’s bubble buł slow(ly) but sure(ly)
burst burst with joy bułs no buts about it
burst burst with pride bułs no ifs, ands, or buts about it
bury bury one’s head in the sand bułt butt in (on someone or something)
bury bury the hatchet bułter bread-and-butter letter
bush beat about the bush bułter butter someone up
bush beat around the bush bułter look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
bush A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. bułter someone’s bread and butter
bushl hide one’s light under a bushel buttered know which sàde one’s bread is buttered on
bushy bright-eyed and bushy-tailed butterflies get butterflies in one’s stomach
busi ess busàness as usual butterflies give one butterflies in one’s stomach
busi ess do a land-office busàness bułterfly (as) gaudy as a butterfly
busi ess drum some busàness up bułterfly gaudy as a butterfly
busi ess funny busàness bułto (as) bright as a button
busi ess get down to busàness bułto bright as a button
busi ess get one’s nose out of someone’s busàness bułto button one’s lip
busi ess give someone the busàness bułto on the button
busi ess go about one’s busàness bułto press the panàc button
busi ess have no busàness doing something bułto push the panàc button
busi ess keep one’s nose out of someone’s busàness buy buy a pig in a poke
busi ess make it one’s busàness to do something buy buy someone off
busi ess mean busàness buy buy something
busi ess mànd one’s own busàness buy not buy something
busi ess monkey busàness buyr Let the buyer beware.
busi ess none of someone’s busàness buzz give someone a buzz
busi ess open for busàness by abàde by something
busi ess send one about one’s busàness by blow-by-blow account
busi ess set someone up (àn busàness) by blow-by-blow description
busi ess someone’s place of busàness by by a hairPs breadth)
busi ess the busàness end of something by by all accounts
busman’s a busman’s holàday by by all appearances
bust bust a gut (to do something) by by all means
bustle hustle and bustle by by a màle
busy (as) busy as a beaver by by and by
busy (as) busy as a bee by by and large

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