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Idioms 2
CET CS with Sales - Day 3
| Idiom | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bite the bullet | If you have to____ you have to accept something unpleasant because it can't be avoided |
| back to the drawing board | to start over after failing |
| blessing in disguise | if something of bad luck results in something positive, it is a |
| blind as a bat | if you are in total darkness and can't see anything at all, you are as |
| blink of an eye | If something happens in the____, it happens so fast you can barely notice |
| blood out of a stone | If something is like getting_____, it is very difficult indeed |
| blood, sweat and tears | If something will take_____, it will take a lot of sacrifice |
| blow hot and cold | If you_____ on an idea, your attitude and opinion keeps changing, one minute you are for it, the next against it |
| blow your own trumpet | To___________, is to boast about your talents and achievements |
| bone of contention | If there's an issue that always causes conflict and arguments, it is a |
| bone to pick | If you have a _______, you are annoyed with something they've done and want to tell them how you feel |
| brass monkey weather | If it's_____, it is very cold |
| break even | If you____ you don't make any money, but don't lose it either |
| break the ice | When you______, you get over any initial embarrassment or shyness when you meet someone for the first time and start conversing. |
| bright-eyed and bushy tailed | If someone's ___________ they are full of energy and enthusiasm. Brighten up the day If something brightens up your day, something ha |
| brightens up your day | If something_______, something happens that makes you feel positive and happy all day long. |
| brings a knife to a gunfight | If someone_____________, they are very badly prepared for something. |
| bring home the bacon | If someone____, they earn the money the family lives on |
| brush something under the carpet | If you____you are attempting to hide something from others |
| bull in a china shop | If someone behaves like a ____, they are clumsy when they should be careful |
| bun in the oven | If a woman has a ____she is pregnant |
| burns the candle at both ends | If someone____ they live life at a hectic pace and do things that might affect their health |
| burn the midnight oil. | If you stay up very late working or studying, you |
| burn your bridges | If you_____, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken. |
| buries their hand in the sand | If someone_____, they do ignore something that is obviously wrong |
| by a hair's breadth | If a person escapes from some danger_____, they only just managed to avoid it. |
| by a whisker | If you do something_____, you only just manage to do it and come very near indeed to failing. |
| by heart | If you learn something___, you learn it word for word. |
| by the book | If you do something_____, you do it exactly as you are supposed to. |
| by word of mouth | If something becomes known ___ it gets known by being talked about about rather than through publicity or advertising, etc. |
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