Bend Over Backwards You bend over backwards when you put yourself in an uncomfortable position in order to help another person. Example: \'We bent over backwards to help him, and h...

Beating Around The Bush You are \'beating around the bush\' when you talk about things indirectly, not stating exactly what you mean. Example: \'Why don\'t you just come out and sa...

Better Late (Than Never) Better late than never means that it is better to do something late than to never do it at all. Example: \'The movie has already started. Do you still want...

Between A Rock And A Hard Place To say that one is stuck \'between a rock and a hard place\' stresses that there are two forces which are restricting one\'s movement. Often it is t...

Birds Of A Feather (Flock Together) Birds of a feather flock together means that people who are similar to each other often spend time together. Example: \'Those guys work at the s...

Biting Off More Than You Can Chew To take on a responsibility which is too large for you to manage is biting off more than you can chew. Example: \'I thought I could finish this re...

Bite Your Tongue You \'bite your tongue\' to keep yourself quiet and not say what you want to say. Example: \'I wanted to tell her what I really thought of her dress, but I just bi...

Blood Is Thicker Than Water People in the same family are related by blood and \'blood is thicker than water\' says that family (\'blood\') relations are more important than relati...

Break Down When something stops working it breaks down. Example: \'Did your car break down again?\' Reply: \'Yeah.\' To break down can also mean to get upset and start crying. Exam...

Break The Tie Under the rules of a game, a score is tied when both sides have won the same number of points. A tie is broken when something happens that gives the final victory to ...