Idioms Idioms beginning with B By word of mouth By the skin of one’s teeth By the book By leaps and bounds By hook or by crook By heart By fits and starts By and by By any means By and large By all accounts By a whisker Bury the hatchet Burst at the seams Burn one’s boats Burn one’s fingers Burn the midnight oil Burn the candle at both ends Burn bridges Build bridges Brush up on something Brush something aside Bring to the table Bring to light Bring the roof down Bring the curtain down Bring the house down Bring something to the table Bring home the bacon Break the ice Break the spell Break the silence Break someone’s stride Break someone’s heart Break the mould Break the news Break the ice Break the bank Break new ground Break even Break a leg Bottoms up! Bottom line Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth Bolt from the blue Blue-eyed boy Blue in the face Blow your chances Blow something out of proportion Blow the whistle Blow one’s own trumpet Blow hot and cold Blow a fuse Black market Black out Black and white Black sheep Bite the hand that feeds you Bite your tongue Bite the dust Bite the bullet Bite off more than you can chew Between you and me Between the devil and the deep blue sea Between a rock and a hard place Better safe than sorry Better late than never Best thing since sliced bread Beside the point Bend over backwards Be there or be square Be my guest Be all ears Be in someone’s good books Be on cloud nine Be in two minds Be in the same boat Be snowed under Be over the moon Be on thin ice Be on the ball Be in hot water Be beside yourself Beat someone black and blue Bear the brunt Bear in mind Beat a dead horse Beat the odds Beat the clock Beat someone to the punch Beat around the bush Barking up the wrong tree Bad blood Backseat driver Back to the drawing board Back to square one ShareTweetPin ItShareShare