Be

be acknowledge someone to be right
be (as) happy as can be
be be about something
be be a heartbeat away from something
be be-all and (the) end-all
be be all ears
be be all eyes (and ears)
be be all things to all men
be be all things to all people
be be a million miles away
be be a new one on someone
be be curtains for someone or something
be be death on something
be (be) easier said than done
be be flying high
be be friends with someone
be be from Missouri
be be game
be Beggars can’t be choosers.
be be into something
be be off
be be of service (to someone)
be be of the persuasion that something is so
be be reluctant to do something
be be sick
be be so
be be swimming in something
be be that as it may
be be the case
be be the death of me (yet)
be be the last straw
be be the spit and image of someone
be be the spitting image of someone
be be the straw that broke the camel’s back
be be to do something
be be too
be be used to doing something
be be used to something
be be with someone
be Boys will be boys.
be Could be better.
be Could be worse.
be couldn’t be better
be couldn’t be happier
be cut out to be something
be deem it (to be) necessary
be far be it from me to do something
be fit to be tied

be for the odds to be against one
be happy as can be
be leave a lot to be desired
be Let bygones be bygones.
be meant to be
be not all something is cracked up to be
be not what something is cracked up to be
be old enough to be someone’s father
be old enough to be someone’s mother
be prove to be something
be So be it.
be stand up and be counted
be That’ll be the day.
be There will be the devil to pay.
be to be on the safe side
be to be safe
be too good to be true
be Whatever will be, will be.
be a force to be reckoned with
be the be-all and (the) end-all
be the powers that be
bead draw a bead on someone or something
beam broad in the beam
beam on the beam
beans full of beans
beans not know beans (about someone or something)
beans not worth a hill of beans
beans spill the beans
bear (as) busy as a hibernating bear
bear (as) gruff as a bear
bear (as) hungry as a bear
bear bear a grudge (against someone)
bear bear fruit
bear bear in mind that something is so
bear bear one’s cross
bear bear someone or something in mind
bear bear something out
bear bear the brunt (of something)
bear bear watching
bear bear with someone or something
bear busy as a hibernating bear
bear grin and bear it
bear gruff as a bear
bear hungry as a bear
bear loaded for bear
bear more than one can bear
beard beard the lion in his den
bearing have bearing on something
bearings get one’s bearings
beat beat about the bush
beat beat a dead horse
beat beat a (hasty) retreat
beat beat a path to someone’s door
beat beat around the bush
beat beat one’s brains out (to do something)
beat beat one’s head against the wall
beat beat someone down (to size)
beat beat someone to the draw
beat beat someone to the punch
beat beat someone up
beat beat something into someone’s head
beat beat the clock
beat beat the gun
beat beat the living daylights out of someone
beat beat the pants off someone
beat beat the rap
beat beat the stuffing out of someone
beat beat the tar out of someone
beat march to (the beat of) a different drummer
beat one’s heart misses a beat
beat one’s heart skips a beat
beat pound a beat
beat to beat the band
beaten off the (beaten) track
Beauty Beauty is only skin-deep.
beaver (as) busy as a beaver
beaver busy as a beaver
beaver an eager beaver
beck at someone’s beck and call
becoming becoming on someone
becoming becoming to someone
bed Early to bed, early to rise(, makes a man healthy,
wealthy, and wise.)
bed get out of the wrong side of the bed
bed get up on the wrong side of the bed
bed go to bed
bed make a bed
bed make someone’s bed
bed make the bed
bed put someone or something to bed
bed put someone to bed with a shovel
bed should have stood in bed
bed sick in bed
bed a bed of roses
bee (as) busy as a bee
bee busy as a bee
bee get a bee in one’s bonnet
bee have a bee in one’s bonnet
bee put a bee in someone’s bonnet
beef beef something up
beeline make a beeline for someone or something
been have been around
been have been had
been have been through the mill
been have been to hell and back
been Have you been keeping busy?
been How’s the world (been) treating you?
been Life’s been good (to me).
been What have you been up to?
been Where’ve you been hiding yourself?
been the moment everyone has been waiting for
beer (all) beer and skittles
beer beer and skittles
bees the birds and the bees
beeswax none of someone’s beeswax
before before long
before before you can say Jack Robinson
before before you know it
before cast (one’s) pearls before swine
before count one’s chickens before they hatch
before cross a bridge before one comes to it
before cry before one is hurt
before Pride goes before a fall.
before put the cart before the horse

before think twice (before doing something)
before the calm before the storm
before the lull before the storm
before the morning after (the night before)
beg beg off (on something)
beg beg the question
beg beg to differ (with someone)
beggar beggar description
Beggars Beggars can’t be choosers.
begging go begging
begin begin to see daylight
begin begin to see the light
beginning beginning of the end
behalf in behalf of someone
behalf in someone’s behalf
behalf on behalf of someone
behalf on someone’s behalf
behavior get time off for good behavior
behavior on one’s best behavior
behind behind closed doors
behind behind in something
behind behind on something
behind behind schedule
behind behind someone’s back
behind behind the eight ball
behind behind the scenes
behind behind the times
Behind Behind you!
behind burn one’s bridges (behind one)
behind close ranks (behind someone or something)
behind driving force (behind someone or something)
behind not dry behind the ears
behind stand behind someone or something
behind wet behind the ears
behind with both hands tied behind one’s back
behind with one hand tied behind one’s back
behind the power behind the throne
behold a marvel to behold
behooves It behooves one to do something.
being for the time being
being into being
being other things being equal
belabor belabor the point
belfry have bats in one’s belfry
believe believe it or not
believe lead someone to believe something
believe not believe one’s eyes
believing seeing is believing
bell (as) clear as a bell
bell bell, book, and candle
bell clear as a bell
bell ring a bell
bell saved by the bell
bells with bells on (one’s toes)
belong To the victors belong the spoils.
below below average
below below par
below hit (someone) below the belt
belt belt something out
belt get something under one’s belt
belt hit (someone) below the belt
belt tighten one’s belt
bench on the bench
bench warm the bench
bend bend over backwards (to do something)
bend bend someone’s ear
bend go (a)round the bend
bended on bended knee
beneath feel it beneath one (to do something)
benefit get the benefit of the doubt
benefit give someone the benefit of the doubt
benefit of benefit (to someone)
bent bent on doing something
bent hell-bent for leather
berth give someone or something a wide berth
beside beside oneself (with something)
beside beside the point
beside beside the question
best (all) for the best
best at best
best at one’s best
best best bib and tucker
best come off second-best
best do one’s (level) best
best even in the best of times
best far and away the best
best for the best
best get the best of someone
best give something one’s best shot
best had best do something
best have the best of both worlds
best He laughs best who laughs last.
best in one’s (own) (best) interest(s)
best in one’s Sunday best
best in the best of health
best make the best of something
best on one’s best behavior
best put one’s best foot forward
best to the best of one’s ability
best to the best of one’s knowledge
best with the best will in the world
best work out for the best
best the best-laid plans of mice and men
best the best-laid schemes of mice and men
best the best part of something
bet bet one’s bottom dollar
bet bet one’s life
bet You bet (your boots)!
bet You can bet on it!
bets hedge one’s bets
betsy (as) crazy as a betsy bug
betsy crazy as a betsy bug
better all better now
better better late than never
better better off (doing something)
better better off (if one were somewhere else)
better better off (if something were done)
better better off (somewhere)
better Could be better.
better couldn’t be better
better do someone one better
better for better or for worse
better for the better
better get better

better get the better of someone
better go on to a better land
better go someone one better
better had better do something
better Half a loaf is better than none.
better have seen better days
better know better (than to do something)
better one’s better half
better so much the better
better take a turn for the better
better think better of something
between bad blood (between people)
between between a rock and a hard place
between between life and death
between between the devil and the deep blue sea
between between you, me, and the lamppost
between betwixt and between
between draw a line between something and something
else
between fall between two stools
between few and far between
between hit someone (right) between the eyes
between in between
between in the interim (between  things)
between no love lost (between someone and someone
else)
between read between the lines
between strike a balance (between  two or more things)
between take the bit between the teeth
between torn between bad choices
between torn between choosing something or something else
between with one’s tail between one’s legs
betwixt betwixt and between
beware Let the buyer beware.
beyond above and beyond (something)
beyond (above and) beyond the call of duty
beyond back of the beyond
beyond beyond a reasonable doubt
beyond beyond measure
beyond beyond one’s depth
beyond beyond one’s means
beyond beyond the call of duty
beyond beyond the pale
beyond beyond the shadow of a doubt
beyond beyond words
beyond can’t see beyond the end of one’s nose
beyond live beyond one’s means
bias on a bias
bias on the bias
bib best bib and tucker
Bibles swear on a stack of Bibles
bid bid adieu to someone or something
bid bid someone or something adieu
bidding do someone’s bidding
bide bide one’s time
big (as) big as all outdoors
big (as) big as life
big big and bold
big big as all outdoors
big big as life
big big of someone
big cut a big swath
big get a big send-off
big give someone a big send-off
big go over big with someone
big have a big mouth
big Like it’s such a big deal!
big make a big deal about something
big No big deal!
big talk big
big too big for one’s britches
big a big frog in a small pond
big the big moment
bigger have bigger fish to fry
bigger have eyes bigger than one’s stomach
bigger One’s eyes are bigger than one’s stomach.
bill (as) phony as a three-dollar bill
bill (as) queer as a three-dollar bill
bill fill the bill
bill fit the bill
bill foot the bill
bill get a clean bill of health
bill give someone a clean bill of health
bill pad the bill
bill phony as a three-dollar bill
bill queer as a three-dollar bill
bill sell someone a bill of goods
bind in a bind
binge binge and purge
binge go on a binge
bird (as) free as a bird
bird early bird
bird eat like a bird
bird free as a bird
bird A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
bird A little bird told me.
bird The early bird gets the worm.
Birds Birds of a feather flock together.
birds for the birds
birds kill two birds with one stone
bird’s a bird’s-eye view
birds the birds and the bees
birth give birth to someone or some creature
birth give birth to something
birthday in one’s birthday suit
biscuit son of a sea biscuit
bit champ at the bit
bit chomp at the bit
bit do one’s bit
bit in a little bit
bit not a bit
bit one little bit
bit quite a bit
bit take the bit between the teeth
bit take the bit in one’s teeth
bit a little bit
bit the hair of the dog that bit one
bitch son of a bitch
bite bite off more than one can chew
bite bite one’s nails
bite bite one’s tongue
bite bite someone’s head off
bite bite the bullet
bite bite the dust

bite bite the hand that feeds one
bite grab a bite (to eat)
bite One’s bark is worse than one’s bite.
bite put the bite on someone
bitter take the bitter with the sweet
bitter to the bitter end
bitter a bitter pill to swallow