English Idioms - letter B

Idiom	Definition	Usage
back on one's feet	recovered	He is back on his feet after his company went out of business.
back out	withdraw from	The company tried to back out of the agreement.
back to the drawing board	back to the beginning and start over	Since the project was unsuccessful, the company had to go back to the drawing board.
bail out	provide assistance to	The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.
bank on	trust	You can bank on anything the company promises.
bark is worse than one's bite	attitude is worse than his actions	Even when he is angry, his bark is worse than his bite.
barking up the wrong tree	making incorrect assumptions	The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation.
beat someone to the draw	was faster than him	She beat him to the draw and arrived at the interview first.
beat someone to the punch	was faster than him	She beat him to the punch and arrived at the interview first.
beating around the bush	speaking indirectly	Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.
bent out of shape	become upset	Don't get so bent out of shape.
bite to eat	some food	After the show, let's get a bite to eat.
black and white	writing	When making a deal you should get everything in black and white.
blow a fuse	lose your temper	Hey, don't blow a fuse.
blow one's cool	become angry	Calm down. Don't blow your cool.
blown away	really impressed	I was blown away by his donation of a million dollars.
breaking a sweat	tired	I'm not even breaking a sweat.
break it up	Stop	Break it up, or I will call the police.
bring down	depressing	The news of the tsunami was a bring down.
buy it	die	If you don't slow down, you're going to buy it in a car accident.

break up to end a romantic relationship Jessica is going to break up with her boyfriend.