Idioms Beginning with B | Idioms Online

Here, you will find idioms that start with B.

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Examples of Idioms Beginning with B

Baby Blues: is a slight sadness or depression that occurs in pregnant women or in new mothers after they have given birth; a pale blue color and in the eyes it is a color associated with newborn babies, so any human eyes with a pale blue color might be called baby blues; any blue eyes; also possible, any human eyes, regardless of color.

Baby Boomer: Someone born after World War II between approximately 1945 to 1965, a period during which there was a large increase or “boom” in the United States birth rate.

Back Burner, (Put Something On the): to give it a lower priority or to delay giving it attention or working on it; Something that is on the back burner is not forgotten, it is simply a lower priority than other things.

Back in the Day: a time in the past, especially a period of time that the speaker remembers fondly; some unspecified time ago.

Back On Your Feet: to have made a full recovery from an illness, or to have become fully adjusted to a new situation, such as a move, a new job, a divorce, or any other type of disruptive change.

Back the Wrong Horse: to make the wrong choice concerning who or what you support and to support a person or action that is later unsuccessful; to make a wrong choice; to guess wrongly concerning the final outcome.

Back To Square One: go back to square one means to return to the beginning and repeat something, usually after a plan or effort completely fails; to start over.

Back To The Drawing Board : an effort has failed and it is time to start over from the beginning, or nearly from the beginning, and devise a new plan or approach. To go back to the drawing board is to go back to the initial planning or design stage.

Backfire (on someone): When something, such as a plot, plan, project, situation, or idea unexpectedly produces a bad result that harms the person carrying out the plot, plan, idea, etc. it is said to have backfired on that person; a failure which results in an undesired result.

Backhanded Compliment: an ambiguous statement that seems to be or is intended to be a compliment but is actually critical and could be seen as an insult; an insult disguised as praise.

Bad Egg: a person who, although they seem to be good, turns out to be a very bad person; one who cannot be trusted. Bad egg is the opposite of good egg.

Bang One’s Head Against A Brick Wall: to stubbornly continue trying to achieve an objective that is almost impossible.

Bar None: without exception. This idiom is generally used with a superlative such as best or worst.

Bark Up the Wrong Tree: to waste your time or energy by doing something in the wrong way or by taking the wrong path; to do something based on an incorrect line of thought or course of action.

Basket Case: a person who is so nervous or anxious they are completely incapacitated and so are considered nonfunctioning; someone unable to cope with a situation; someone or something unable to function.

Be the Death of (me, someone): to be the cause of someone’s death or ruin. This idiom can be used literally but is very often used as an exaggerated or humorous way to express the effects of some emotion such as aggravation, amusement, embarrassment, boredom, etc.

Bear Fruit: to produce results; to have a satisfactory outcome or favorable outcome.

Bear Out: To bear something out means to support or confirm it.

Examples of Idioms Beginning with B

Bite the Bullet

Better Late Than Never

Bells and Whistles

Back in the Day