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B-
Meaning - by one means or another
Use by hook or by crook in a sentence
Example- I am determined to obtain first division in my class by hook or by crook.
🔸Bear the brunt of
Meaning - to bear the main shock of
Use bear the brunt of in a sentence
Example- The poor have to bear the brunt of increasing prices.
🔸Bell the cat
Meaning - to take first step at personal risk
Use bell the cat in a sentence
Example- Many people can boast of their bravery, but very few can bell the cat.
🔸Bid defiance
Meaning - to ignore
Use bid defiance in a sentence
Example- Mohan bade defiance to his father's wish of becoming a doctor and instead became an engineer.
🔸Blow one's trumpet
Meaning - to praise oneself
Use blow one's trumpet in a sentence
Example- No one likes to talk to those who are always blowing their own trumpet.
🔸Break the news
Meaning -to give bad news
Use break the news in a sentence
Example- Ram broke the news of her husband's death very gently so as to lessen the intensity of the shock.
🔸Burn a hole in one's pocket
Meaning -money spent quickly
Use burn a hole in one's pocket in a sentence
Example- Money given to a spendthrift only burns a hole in his pocket.
🔸Bury the hatchet
Meaning - to make peace
Use bury the hatchet in a sentence
Example- India and Pakistan must bury the hatchet to bring about peace to the region.
🔸Beside oneself
Meaning - to feel excessively
Use beside oneself in a sentence
Example- Due to the accidental death of his wife he was beside himself with grief.
🔸Bad blood
Meaning - bitter relations
Use bad blood in a sentence
Example- The riots have created bad blood between the two communities in India.
🔸Black and blue
Meaning -to beat mercilessly
Use black and blue in a sentence
Example- The thief was bitten black and blue by the police.
🔸Beat about the bush
Meaning - to talk in a round about manner
Use beat about the bush in a sentence
Example- we should always come to the point and should not beat about the bush.
🔸Beat the air
Meaning - to make useless efforts
Use beat the air in a sentence
Example- Some speakers merely beat the air in speech while preaching.
🔸Build castles in the air
Meaning - to make visionary schemes
Use build castles in the air in a sentence
Example- Many people who live in dreams build castles in the air and do not succeed in life.
🔸Break the ice
Meaning - to speak first after prolonged silence
Use break the ice in a sentence
Example- In the meeting Rahul broke the ice and suggested the plan to solve the problem.
🔸Bring to book
Meaning - to punish, to call to account
Use bring to book in a sentence
Example- The manager was bought to book for his negligence.
🔸Breathe one's last
Meaning - to die
Use breathe one's last in a sentence
Example- Shyam breathed his last in the prime of his life.
🔸Back stairs influence
Meaning - by unfair means
Use back stairs influence in a sentence
Example- These days many persons are given good posts through back stairs influence.
🔸Bird's eye view
Meaning - concise view
Use bird's eye view in a sentence
Example- We had a bird's eye view of the whole fair from the top of the giant wheel.
🔸Bolt from the blue
Meaning - sudden or unexpected shock
Use bolt from the blue in a sentence
Example- The news of her husband's death in the air crash came to her as a bolt from the blue.
🔸Burn one's boats
Meaning - point of no return
Use burn one's boats in a sentence
Example- We had burnt our boats by declaring that we were not going to sign C.T.B.T.
🔸By the by
Meaning - by the way
Use by the by in a sentence
Example- By the by, what is your name?
🔸Be up to
Meaning - to be equal to
Use be up to in a sentence
Example- He is up to all the tricks of the trade to grind his own axe.
🔸Bated breath
Meaning - in anxiety, expectancy
Use bated breath in a sentence
Example- The fate of the match hung in balance and every body waited for the result with bated breath.
🔸Bandy words
Meaning - to wrangle, to argue
Use bandy words in a sentence
Example- Obedient children don't bandy words with their parents when they are advised.
🔸Bee in one's bonnet
Meaning - to be fussy
Use bee in one's bonnet in a sentence
Example- Suhana seems to have a bee in her bonnet because she is always finding faults with others.
🔸Bite the dust
Meaning - to be defeated
Use bite the dust in a sentence
Example- Pakistan had to bite the dust in the final of the world cup.
🔸Blue stocking
Meaning - educated but pedantic lad
Use blue stocking in a sentence
🔸Book worm
Meaning - a person in the habit of pouring over books
Use book worm in a sentence
Example- Meera has no time for social activities because She is a book worm.
🔸Bring down the house
Meaning -receive applause
Use bring down the house in a sentence
Example- Though it was his maiden speech, he brought down the house because of his oratory skill.
🔸Brow beat
Meaning - to bully
Use brow beat in a sentence
Example- The President of the college union always tries to brow beat the students opposed to him.
🔸Bad egg
Meaning - a worthless
Use bad egg in a sentence
Example- Supriya comes of a noble family but she herself is a bad egg.
🔸Beside the mark
Meaning - irrelevant
Use beside the mark in a sentence
Example- No body agreed with him because his arguments were beside the mark.
🔸Burn one's fingers
Meaning - to get into trouble
Use burn one's fingers in a sentence
Example- Those who interfere in the affairs of others, often burn their fingers.
🔸Brown study
Meaning - reverie, day dreaming
Use brown study in a sentence
Example- Rahul could not follow the significance of my offer. He was in brown study.
🔸Bank on
Meaning - depend on, count on
Use bank on in a sentence
Example- The rich always bank on money to get things done.
🔸Blaze the trail
Meaning - to start a movement
Use blaze the trail in a sentence
Example- Surinder Nath Banarjee blazed the trail of Indian National Movement.
🔸Bull in a China shop
Meaning - one who causes damage
Use bull in a China shop in a sentence
Example- Most of the leaders of the freedom struggle have proved bulls in a China shop.
🔸By the rule of thumb
Meaning - according to practical experience
Use by the rule of thumb in a sentence
Example- In older times business was run by the rule of thumb.
🔸Big draw
Meaning - a huge attraction
Use big draw in a sentence
Example- The match between India and Pakistan is always a big draw.
🔸Broken reed
Meaning - support that failed
Use broken reed in a sentence
Example- When Ram needed help, his friend proved a broken reed.
🔸By the skin of the teeth
Meaning - narrowly
Use by the skin of the teeth in a sentence
Example- Raju escaped death in the accident by the skin of the teeth.
🔸Bone of contention
Meaning - cause of quarrel
Use bone of contention in a sentence
Example- Since India got independence, Kashmir problem has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.
🔸Bit/piece of one's mind
Meaning - to scold
Use bit/piece of one's mind in a sentence
Example- My father wrote to my brother giving a piece of his mind about his insulting conduct.
🔸Born with silver spoon
Meaning - to be born in a rich family
Use born with silver spoon in a sentence
Example- My friend does not have to worry about spending any amount of money as she is born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
🔸Burn candle at both ends
Meaning - squander
Use burn candle at both ends in a sentence
Example- After the death of Rohan's father he is burning candle at both ends.
🔸By fits and starts
Meaning - irregularly
Use by fits and starts in a sentence
Example- If we study by fits and starts we can never be successful in our exams.
🔸By dint of
Meaning - by force of
Use by dint of in a sentence
Example- Monica achieved success in life by dint of hard work.
🔸Blow hot and cold
Meaning - to speak in favour and against at the same time
Use blow hot and cold in a sentence
Example- Do not trust those who blow hot and cold in the same breath.
🔸By and by
Meaning - gradually
Use by and by in a sentence
Example- He is recovering by and by after long illness.
🔸Blue blood
Meaning - aristocratic blood
Use blue blood in a sentence
Example- Though my friend has blue blood yet her conduct is very mean and vulgar.
PART 2 of the MOST IMPORTANT (A-Z) IDIOMS and PHRASES(with its usage in a sentence) for SSC ,bank(SBI, IBPS, RBI) and other exams
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