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get/have/take the bit between your teeth

下定决心；全力以赴

bite sb's head off

对某人大发脾气

bite the bullet

硬着头皮接受；咬牙面对

bite the dust

倒下；失败

bite your tongue

忍住不说

be thrilled to bits

高兴极了；激动不已

to the bitter end

坚持到底；到最后一刻

a black hole

黑洞；吞噬钱/资源的无底洞

in black and white

白纸黑字；书面形式

draw a blank

想不起来；无结果

your mind goes blank

脑子一片空白

be a blessing in disguise

因祸得福；塞翁失马

turn a blind eye

视而不见

in the blink of an eye

一眨眼之间；转瞬间

on the blink

坏了；失灵

a stumbling block

绊脚石；障碍

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

blood and guts

血腥暴力；血肉横飞

be out for blood

想报复；气势汹汹要惩罚某人

blue blood

贵族血统；名门出身

get blood out of a stone

缘木求鱼；从不可能处榨出东西

in cold blood

冷血地；蓄意地

new blood

新鲜血液；新人

sb's blood is up

某人怒火中烧；斗志被激起

blow a fuse/gasket

勃然大怒；气炸了

blow hot and cold

反复无常；忽冷忽热

blow sth out of (all) proportion

把事情夸大到离谱

see how/which way the wind is blowing

看清形势；观望风向

blue-collar

蓝领的；体力劳动的

between the devil and the deep blue sea

进退两难

once in a blue moon

千载难逢；很少

out of the blue

突然；出乎意料

until you are blue in the face

说到口干舌燥也没用

call sb's bluff

逼某人摊牌；戳穿虚张声势

be in the same boat

处境相同；同病相怜

miss the boat

错失机会

push the boat out

大肆庆祝；破费一番

rock the boat

搅局；破坏现状

burn your boats/bridges

破釜沉舟；断绝退路

as bold as brass

厚着脸皮；毫不羞怯

a bone of contention

争议焦点

be as dry as a bone

干透了；非常干

have a bone to pick with sb

有事要找某人理论

I (can) feel it in my bones

我有强烈预感

take a leaf out of sb's book

效仿某人；以某人为榜样

be in sb's good books

受某人喜爱；得到某人的认可

bore the pants off someone

把某人无聊死

burn the candle at both ends

过度劳累；透支精力

at the bottom of the (career) ladder

处在职业阶梯的底层

be/hit rock bottom

跌到谷底；降到最低点

get to the bottom of

弄清真相

the bottom line

底线；关键结论

be duty bound to do sth

有义务做某事

by/in leaps and bounds

突飞猛进；飞速地

a brain drain

人才流失；脑力外流

have sth on the brain

满脑子都是某事

pick sb's brains

向某人讨教

rack your brains

绞尽脑汁

put the brakes on

刹车；叫停

put a brave face on sth

强颜欢笑；装作若无其事

sb's bread and butter

谋生之道；主要收入来源

be/live on the breadline

生活在贫困线边缘

break sb's heart

使某人伤心

a dog's breakfast

一团糟；乱七八糟

make a clean breast of it

彻底坦白；全盘招认

in the same breath

同时；紧接着又说

breathe down sb's neck

紧盯着某人；逼得很紧

come up against a brick wall

碰壁；遇到阻碍

bring a lump to your throat

令人哽咽；让人感动得说不出话

bring sth home to sb

使某人深切认识到

bring sth to a head

使问题到了紧要关头

bring sth to light

揭露；使曝光

be on the brink of sth

处于……边缘

look like something the cat brought/dragged in

看起来狼狈不堪；邋里邋遢

pass the buck

推卸责任

not budge/give an inch

寸步不让；毫不退让

the travel bug

旅行瘾；爱旅行的冲动

be like a red rag to a bull

特别惹人火大；像红布激怒公牛一样

take the bull by the horns

迎难而上；果断处理

come (back) down to earth with a bump/bang/jolt

从幻想/兴奋中猛然回到现实

get/have your fingers burned/burnt

吃过亏；上过当

have butterflies in your stomach

紧张不安

give sb a buzz

给某人打电话

be a piece of cake

小菜一碟

have your cake and eat it

鱼与熊掌兼得

the icing on the cake

锦上添花

call it a day

到此为止；收工

call the shots

发号施令；说了算

not have a minute to call your own

忙得没有一点自己的时间

be called/brought to account

被追责；被要求解释

cool, calm and collected

镇定自若；沉着冷静

a can of worms

一堆棘手问题

carry the can

承担责任；背锅

can't for the life of me

无论如何也不能/想不起

be on the cards

很可能发生

lay/put your cards on the table

摊牌；把话说明

play your cards right

处理得当；善用机会

the cards are stacked against you

形势对你不利

take care of the pence/pennies

小处节省，大处自然积累

career ladder

职业阶梯；晋升通道