Idioms Starts with "B"
1. Born with silver spoon:- To be born in a rich family (There is no doubt that the childrens of Elon Musk have born with silver spoon.)
2. By the Skin of teeth:- Narrow escape (I passed this semester by the skin of teeth).
3. Burn one's finger:- To get into problem/trouble. (The IAS officer burn's his finger by attending the political meeting).
4. Bull in a china shop:- One who is the reason of damage. (No doubt that his presence in the wedding ceremony was like a bull in a china shop).
5. By and By:- Gradually. (Mahesh is recovering by and by).
6. By dint of:- By force of. (Ramesh get success by dint of hardwork).
7. Bank on:- To be depend on. (I don't want to be bank on my family in financial matter).
8. Bad egg:- A worhless. (Observing the result it seems that extra tuition was a bad egg for him.)
9. Brown study:- Study with full attention. (You should do brown study in order to get success.)
10. By fits and start:- full of ups and down/irregular.( He completed the degree by fits and start).
11. Blow hot and cold:- to arue in favour and against at the same time. (She blows hot and cold in the recent issue).
12. Burn candle at both ends:- To use someone's energies by living a hectic life. (Maintaining job and pursuing degree is nothing but burning candle at both ends.)
13. Broken reed:- Failure of support. (The death of breaks the reed of their family).
14. Big draw:- A huge attraction. (I have a hig draw in one of girl of my department).
15. By the rule of thumb:- According to practical experience. (He was able to complete the work on time because of the rule of thumb).
16. Brow beat:- To bully. (Brow beating is a very bad habit).
17. Bear the brunt of:- To bear the main shock of (Rahul beared the brunt for his father death).
18. By hook or by crook:- By one means or another. (I want to clear UPSC exam by hook or by crook).
19. Bring two books:- To punish. (Teacher brings two books by cancelling his exam paper).
20. Book worm:- Book lover. (I can read whole day because I am a book worm person).
21. Bee in one's bonnet:- Talking about something again and again. (Don't show that you have a bee in your bonnet about an important issue).
22. Be upto:- Be equal to (You should try to be upto Rahim in study).
23. Bell the cat:- to take first step at personal risk. (He bell the cat by asking the suggession to the principal).
24. Beat the air:- to do useless effort. (Beating the air is her childhood habit).
25. Burn one's boats:- point of no return.(Getting job outside the state means burning one's boat).
27. Blue Stocking:- Educated but padantic lady. (Don't do such work so that people calls you blue stocking).
28. Bandy words:- To argue. (keep your bandy works silent).
29. Bated breath:- In anxiety. (After loosing her job he is suffering from bated breath.)
30. Bird's eye view:- Concise view.
31. Bad blood:- Bitter relation.( By mentioning her personal life you just made the blood bad with her).
32. Bury the hatchet:- To make peace (One should bury the hatchet, if there is any conflict going on).
33. Bolt from the blue:- surprise/unexpected incident. (Passing the cat exam is nothing but bolt from the blue for her family).
34. Breath one's last:- To pass away/die. ( His father breath his last in the Hospital).
35. Back stars influence:- By unfair means. (You should be aware about the back stars influence).
36. Build castle in the air:- Imagination/Daydreaming. (Insted of building castle in the air, do hard work it will help you to reach in your goal).
37. Beat about the bush:- To talk in a round about a matter. (Don't beat the issue about the bush, insted of solving it).
38. Burn a hole in one's pocket:- Spent money excessively. ( Nishan burns a hole in his pocket by going to shopping with his girlfriend).
39. Break the news:- To give a bad news. ( I broke the news of her husband's death very cautiously in order to lessen the shock).
40. Beat black and blue:- Beating mercilessly. (Don't beat the street dog black and blue, afterall they also get pain).
41. Between the devil and the deep sea:- Between two difficult situations. (Punit is between the devil and the deep sea ).
42. Back seat driver:- A person who gives unwanted direction to the driver. (You should leave the habit of back seat driver).
43. Burn the midnight oil:- Read or work late into the night/ Hard work. (I should burn the midnight oil in order to creak the LDACT exam).
44. Bone of contention:- Matter of dispute. (The bone of contention of two family is very simple).
45. Barking up the wrong tree:- To be wrong about the reason for something.
46. Ball is in your court:- To be responsible for further. (keep the machine safe now it is in your court).
47. Break the ice:- Initiate a talk. (Breaking the ice with a beautiful girl is not possible for me).
48. Bite the dust:- To get defeated. (Ibrahim lodi bite the dust in the battle of Panipath by Muglal rular Babar).
49. Break down:- Weep bitterly. (Ranita broke down badly after the death of her husband).
50. Bite the bullet:- Face unpleasant situation.(I bite the bullet many times in my student life).
51. Bag and baggage:- With all one's belonging. (Get lost from my sight with your bag and baggage).
52. Bite of more that you can chew:- Taking a task which is too difficult to handle for you. (By signing the contract, he bit more than he can chew).
53. Be in the red/be in the end:- To be in debt. (Raju's father is in the red from several years).
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