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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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99 words · showing 1–60

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  • back awayphraseB12 meaningsTo move backwards away from something.
  • back downphraseC1To abandon a position in an argument or confrontation.
  • back offphraseB2To stop pressing or pressuring somebody.
  • back on your feetphraseB2Recovered and going about normally again.
  • back outphraseB2To withdraw from an agreement or commitment.
  • back to backphraseB1With backs touching, facing away.
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back to frontphraseB1
With the rear part facing forward.
  • back to square onephraseB2Forced to start all over again from the beginning.
  • back upphraseB22 meaningsTo make a copy of data for safety.
  • backpack strapphraseB1The shoulder band used to carry a backpack.
  • bad luck/bæd lʌk/phraseB1Said to somebody who has just missed out.
  • bail outphraseC1To rescue somebody from trouble, usually with money.
  • bank onphraseB2To rely on something happening.
  • barge inphraseC1To enter or interrupt rudely.
  • bark ordersphraseC1To give commands in a short harsh voice.
  • barking up the wrong treephraseC1Blaming or pursuing entirely the wrong thing.
  • be my guestphraseB2Please go ahead and do it.
  • be that as it mayphraseC1A formal way of setting an objection aside.
  • bear a resemblancephraseC1To look somewhat like somebody or something else.
  • bear in mind/ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/phraseB2To remember and take something into account.
  • bear responsibilityphraseC1To carry the duty for something.
  • bear upphraseC1To keep going bravely under strain.
  • bear withphraseB2To be patient with somebody for a moment.
  • bear witnessphraseC1To state formally what you saw or know.
  • beat around the bush/ˈbiːt əˌɹaʊ̯nd ðə bʊʃ/phraseC1To avoid saying the main thing directly.
  • before your timephraseB2Happening earlier than you can remember.
  • begging the question/ˈbɛɡɪŋ ðə ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/phraseC2Assuming the very thing you are meant to prove.
  • behind barsphraseB2In prison.
  • behind schedulephraseB2Later than the plan allowed for.
  • believe it or notphraseB2Introducing something surprising but true.
  • below parphraseC1Not as good as the usual standard.
  • bend over backwardsphraseC1To try extremely hard to please someone.
  • beside the pointphraseB2Not related to what actually matters.
  • better late than neverphraseB2It is still worth doing even though it is overdue.
  • beyond repairphraseB2So damaged that fixing it is not possible.
  • big mouthphraseB2Somebody who cannot keep a secret.
  • bite off more than you can chewphraseB2To take on more than you are able to manage.
  • bite the bulletphraseC1To finally face something painful you have been avoiding.
  • bite your lipphraseB2To hold back what you were about to say.
  • black hole/blæk ˈhoʊl/phraseB22 meaningsA region of space with gravity so strong that light cannot escape.
  • black outphraseB2To lose consciousness, or to cut all the lights.
  • blank outphraseB2To find your mind suddenly empty.
  • blend inphraseB2To fit so well with the surroundings that nobody notices you.
  • blink atphraseC1To react to something with a flicker of the eyes.
  • blot on the landscapephraseC2Something ugly that spoils an otherwise fine view.
  • blow a kissphraseB1To kiss your hand and send it towards somebody.
  • blow overphraseC1To pass without causing lasting trouble.
  • blow upphraseB2To explode; also, to suddenly become very angry.
  • blurt outphraseC1To say something suddenly and without thinking.
  • board upphraseC1To cover windows and doors with planks.
  • boarding pass/ˈbɔɹdɪŋ ˌpæs/phraseB1The ticket with your seat and gate that gets you onto the plane.
  • boarding school/ˈbɔːdɪŋ ˌskuːl/phraseB2The school where pupils live and sleep, going home only for holidays.
  • boil down tophraseC1To be, in the end, a matter of one simple thing.
  • born with a silver spoon in your mouthphraseC1Born into wealth and privilege.
  • bow tiephraseB1The small knot of cloth shaped like a butterfly, worn at the collar.
  • branch outphraseC1To start doing something new and different.
  • break a legphraseB2What actors say to wish each other good luck.
  • break a promisephraseB1To fail to do what you swore you would do.
  • break downphraseB12 meaningsOf a machine or vehicle, to stop working.
  • break evenphraseC1To end with exactly as much as you started with.