B and C

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babe	baby blues(1)baby blues(2)
baby boomer	back at it
back down	back off
back on your feet	back out
back to square one	back to the drawing board
back to the grind	back up
back you	back yourself into a corner
backpack (business)	backup
bad apple	bad blood
bad breath	bad news
bad taste in my mouth	bad mouth
bad time(1) bad time(2)
bafflegab	bag and baggage
bag lady	bag of tricks (1) bag of tricks(2)
bag some rays	bagel
bah	bail me out
bail out	balance of power
balderdash	ballistic
ball-park figure	ball's in your court
baloney	Bam
bananas	Bang for your buck
bang on	Bank on
bankroll	baptism by fire
bar star(1) barstar(2)	bare bones
bare your soul	bare-faced lie
bark is worse than his bite	bark up the wrong tree
barnburner	bat a thousand
bat an eye	bat 500
bat her eyes	be my guest
be my undoing	be off
be there	be there for me
be there or be square	be yourself
be-all and end-all	Bean pole(1) Bean pole(2)
bear down	Bear the brunt
beat a dead horse	beat a hasty retreat
beat around the bush	beat it
beat the pants off	beat the rap
beat up	beat up on
beat your head against a stone wall	beat your time
beater	beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beauty is only skin deep	beck and call
becomes you	bed down
beef it up	beehive of activity
bed of roses
been had	before you can say Jack Robinson
beg off	beg to differ
beg your pardon	beg your pardon?
beggars can't be choosers	behind bars
behind the eight ball(1) behind the eight ball (2)	behind the scenes
behind your back	being there
believe my ears	below the poverty line
belt you	bend over backwards
bend the rules	bend your ear
benefit of the doubt	beside myself
beside the point	best foot forward
best interests at heart	best laid plans
best of both worlds	bet on
bet on a lame rooster	bet you dollars to donuts
better half	better late than never
better off	better the devil you know...
better to have loved...	between a rock and a hard place
between sixes and sevens	between the devil and the deep blue sea
betwixt and between	bevy of beauties
beyond repair	beyond the call of duty
beyond the pale	Big Apple (1) Big Apple(2) Big Apple(3)
big boys(1) big boys(2)	big break
big bucks	big deal
big mouth	big picture
big rig	big shot
big time	big wheel
big wigs	Bigfoot
bigger fish to fry	bigger than life
bigger they are...	bilk(1) bilk(2)
birdbrain	birds of a feather flock together
bit by bit	bit off
bite off more than you can chew	bite the bullet
bite the dust bite the dust(2)	bite the hand that feeds you
bite your tongue	biter (curling)
bits and pieces	bitten by the same bug
bitter end	bitter pill (1) bitter pille(2)
blab	blabbermouth
black eye	Black Friday
black mark	black out
black out	black sheep
black-listed	blackout
blank face
blank	blast
blast you	blasted
bleeding heart	blessing in disguise
blind date	blind leading the blind
blood from a stone	blood is thicker than water
blood is up	blood money
blow a bundle	blow a kiss
blow it	blow it out of proportion
blow it out your ear	blow it up (photo)
blow me down	blow me over
blow my cover	blow sky high
blow snakes (music)	blow the lid off
blow the whistle	blow them away
blow this joint	blow this Popsicle stand
blow to kingdom come	blow up
blow up	blow you away
blow you out of the water	blow your lid/stack/top
blow your mind	blowout
blue	blue in the face
blue sky	blue-collar worker
blurt out	boarding (hockey)
Bob's your uncle	bodacious
body language	boggle your mind
boiling mad	bolt from the blue
bomb around	bomb out
bone dry	bone of contention
bone to pick	bone up on
bonkers	booboo
boogie	booked/booked up
boom box	boot it
boot up	born with a silver spoon in his mouth o
bosom buddy	botch it
bottle drive	bottle man
bottle up	bottom fell out
bottom line	bottom out
bottom rung	bottoms up
bounce back	bow out
bowl me over	boy (oh boy)
boys will be boys	bozo
brain drain	brain traffic
branch office	branch out
brand new/ brand spanking new	bread
bread and butter	breadbasket
breadbasket	break a habit
break a leg	break a promise
break a spell	break a story
break a sweat	break and enter
break away	break curfew
break down	break in
break into	break into song
break off	break out
break out	break out in a rash
break the bank	break the ice
break the law/rules	break the record
break the silence	break your heart
breakdown	breath of fresh air
breath of wind	breathe a sigh of relief
breathe down my neck	breathe easy
brick	bridge the gap
bright	bright eyed and bushy tailed
bring an end to	bring home the bacon
bring it off	bring the house down
bring to a close	bring up
bring you up short	broad daylight
broke	broken dreams
broken record	brouhaha
browbeat	brown nose [B]
browned off	brownie points
brush cut	brush it off
brush up on	brush with death
brush with the law	brush-off
buck	buck fever
buck stops here	buck up
buckle down	buckle under
buckle up	buckstop (military)
budding genius	buffalo
bug (someone)	build a better mousetrap
build up	bull in a China shop
bully for you	bum rap
bummer	bump and grind (hockey)
bumper to bumper	bum's rush
bundle	bundle of nerves
bundle up	bunk
buns	burbs
burn a hole in your pocket	burn it in
burn out	burn the midnight oil
burn up	burn your bridges
burned	burning question
bury the hatchet	bush telegraph
bushed	bushwhack
business as usual	bust out
busted	busy as a beaver
but good	butt out
butter fingers	butter up
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth	button your lip
butterflies in my stomach
buttonhole you	buy into
buy out	buy that
buy the farm	buy time