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1.Babeinthewoods

Ababeinthewoodsisanaive,defenseless,youngperson.

2.Babyboomer

AbabyboomerissomeonebornintheyearsaftertheendoftheSecondWorldWar

3.Backburner

Ifanissueisonthebackburner,itisbeinggivenlowpriority.

4.Backthewronghorse

Ifyoubackthewronghorse,yougiveyoursupporttothelosingside

5.Backtoback

Ifthingshappenbacktoback,theyaredirectlyoneafteranother.

6.Backtosquareone

Ifyouarebacktosquareone,youhavetostartfromthebeginningagain.

7.Backtothedrawingboard

Youhavetogobacktothebeginningandstartsomethingoveragain.

8.Backtothesaltmines

Someonemustreturn,possiblyunwillingly,towork.

9.Backtothewall

Youareinadifficultsituationwithverylittleroomformaneuver.

10.Backseatdriver

Anannoyingpersonwhoisfondofgivingadvicetothepersonperformingatask

11.BadApple

Apersonwhoisbadandmakesothersbadisabadapple.

12.Badblood

Ifpeoplefeelhatebecauseofthingsfromthepast,thereisbadbloodbetweenthem.

13.Badegg

Apersonwhocannotbetrustedisabadegg.Goodeggistheopposite.

14.Badhairday

Ifyou'rehavingabadhairday,thingsarenotgoingthewayyouwouldlikeorplanned.

15.Badmouth

Tosaynegativethingsaboutsomeoneorsomething

16.Badshape

Ifsomething'sinbadshape,it'sinbadcondition.Ifaperson'sinbadshape,theyareunfit.

17.Badtasteinyourmouth

Tofeelthereissomethingwrongorbadaboutasituation

18.Bagofbones

Ifsomeoneisabagofbones,theyareveryunderweight.

19.Baker'sdozen

ABaker'sdozenis13ratherthan12.

20.Ballisinyourcourt

Iftheballisinyourcourt,itisuptoyoutomakethenextdecisionorstep.

21.Balloongoesup

Whentheballoongoesup,asituationturnsunpleasantorserious.

22.Ballparkfigure

Aroughorapproximatenumber（guesstimate）togiveageneralideaofsomething

23.Ballstothewalls

Togivetotalefforttowardsagoal（Thisisnotapolitesaying）

24.Bananarepublic

Smallcountriesthataregovernedbadlybyacorruptelite.

25.Baptismoffire

Anyunpleasantexperience,usuallythefirsttime,whereitisalsoalearningexperience

26.Barfly

Abarflyisapersonwhospendsalotoftimedrinkingindifferentbarsandpubs.

27.Bareyoursoul

Ifyoubareyourhearttosomeone,youtellthemyourpersonalandprivatefeelings.

28.Barkisworsethantheirbite

Someonewhomaygetangryandshout,butdoesn'ttakeaction.

29.Barkingupthewrongtree

Youhavecompletelymisunderstoodsomethingoraretotallywrong.

30.Barreloflaughs

Ifsomeone'sabarreloflaughs,theyarealwaysjokingandyoufindthemfunny.

31.Basketcase

Ifsomethingisabasketcase,itissobadthatitcannotbehelped.

32.Bataneyelid

Ifsomeonedoesn'tbataneyelid,theydon'treactorshowanyemotionwhensurprised

33.Batedbreath

Ifsomeonesaysthey'rewaitingwithbatedbreath,they'reveryexcitedandimpatient

34.Batsinthebelfry

Someonewithbatsinthebelfryiscrazyoreccentric.

35.Battendownthehatches

Ifyoubattendownthehatches,youpreparefortheworstthatcouldhappentoyou.

36.Battingathousand

（USA）（frombaseball）Itmeanstodosomethingperfectly.

37.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor

Ifyougetthingsthatyoudesire,theremaybeunforeseenandunpleasantconsequences.

38.Beoutinforce

Ifpeopleareoutinforce,theyarepresentsomewhereinlargenumbers.

39.Beoutinleftfield

Tobeoutinleftfieldisnottoknowwhat'sgoingon.

40.Bethatasitmay

Bethatasitmayisanexpressionwhichmeansthat,whileyouarepreparedtoacceptthatthereissometruthinwhattheotherpersonhasjustsaid,it'snotgoingtochangeyouropinionsinanysignificantmanner.

41.Betrueblue

Ifaperson/object/situationisconsideredtobe'trueblue',itisconsideredgenuine.

42.Beancounter

Anaccountant,orsomeonewhoismoreconcernedaboutcostthandoingthejob.

43.Bearfruit

Ifsomethingbearsfruit,itproducespositiveresults.

44.Bearmarket

Abearmarketisaperiodwheninvestorsarepessimisticandexpectfinanciallossessoaremorelikelytosellthantobuyshares.

45.Bearthebrunt

Peoplewhobearthebruntofsomethingenduretheworstofsomethingbad.

46.Beataboutthebush

Ifsomeonedoesn'tsayclearlywhattheymeanandtrytomakeithardtounderstand,theyarebeatingabout（around）thebush.

47.Beatthedaylightsoutofsomeone

Ifsomeonebeatsthedaylightsoutofanotherperson,theyhitthemrepeatedly.

48.Beattherap

Toescapeconvictionandpunishmentforacrimeorsomethingyouhavedonewrong.

49.Beatthetaroutof

Whenyouwanttobeatthetaroutofsomeone,youwanttobeatthemupbadly.

50.Beattothepunch

Ifyoubeatsomeonetothepunch,youactbeforethem