- Sell something in an auction
Back (7)
Back away
- Retreat or go backwards
Back down
- Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument
Back into
- Enter a parking area in reverse gear
Back off
- Retreat
Back out
- Fail to keep an arrangement or promise
Back out of
- Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement
- Exit a parking area in reverse gear
Back up
- Make a copy of computer data
- Support
- Drive a vehicle backwards
Bag (1)
Bag out
- Criticise
Bail (4)
Bail out
- Save, rescue
- Remove water from something that is flooded
- Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash
Bail out of
- Pay a bond to release someone from jail
Bail out on
- Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble
Bail up
- Talk to someone and delay them
- Rob someone at gunpoint
Ball (1)
Ball up
- Confuse or make things complicated
- Roll or form into a round shape
Balls (1)
Balls up
- Spoil, ruin
Bang (5)
Bang about
- Move in a place making a lot of noise
Bang around
- Move in a place making a lot of noise
Bang on about
- Keep talking about something
Bang out
- Play a musical instrument loudly
Bang up
- Put someone in prison
- Damage badly
Bank (1)
Bank on
- Count or rely on
Bargain (3)
Bargain down
- Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling
Bargain for
- Expect something to happen (usually negative)
Bargain on
- Expect something to happen (usually negative)
Barge (2)
Barge in
- Enter a place and interrupt
Barge into
- Enter a place and interrupt people rudely
Bash (4)
Bash about
- Mistreat physically
Bash in
- Break, damage or injure by hitting
Bash out
- Write something quickly without much preparation
Bash up
- Break, damage or hurt by hitting
Bawl (1)
Bawl out
- Scold, shout at someone
- Scold
- Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly
Be (25)
Be after
- Try to find or get
Be along
- Arrive
Be away
- Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc.
Be cut out for
- Be suitable, have the necessary qualities
Be cut up
- Be upset
Be down
- Be depressed
- Be reduced or less
Be down on
- Have negative feelings toward someone
Be down with
- Be ill
Be fed up
- Be bored, upset or sick of something
Be in
- Be at home or at work
- Be submitted, arrive
Be in on
- Be involved in
Be not on
- Be unacceptable
Be off
- Be bad (of food)
- Depart, leave
Be on
- Be functioning (of machines)
- Take place
- Take medication or drugs, especially when they affect the person badly
- Be at the top of one’s game, performing very well
Be on about
- Mean, try to say
Be onto
- Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature
Be out
- Be absent from a place
Be out of
- Have no more left
Be out to
- Attempt
Be snowed under
- Have too much work
Be taken aback
- Be shocked or surprised
Be taken with
- Like something
Be up
- Be out of bed
- Have increased or risen
- When the time for something finishes or expires
Be up for
- Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event
Be up to
- Be good enough
- Doing something naughty or wrong
Bear (6)
Bear down on
- Move towards
Bear on
- Influence, affect
Bear out
- Confirm that something is correct
- Confirm that something is correct
Bear up
- Resist pressure
Bear up under
- Cope with something difficult or stressful
Bear with
- Be patient
Beat (3)
Beat down
- Strong sunshine
- Get someone to lower the price of something
Beat out
- Narrowly win in competition
Beat up
- Attack violently
Beaver (2)
Beaver away
- Work hard
Beaver away at
- Work hard doing something
Bed (2)
Bed down
- Sleep somewhere less comfortable than normal
- Become established or successful over time
Bed out
- Move a plant outside
Beef (1)
Beef up
- Make something stronger or more solid
Belt (2)
Belt out
- Sing something loudly
Belt up
- Be quiet
- Fasten your seatbelt
Bend (3)
Bend down
- Lower the top half of your body
Bend over
- Lower the top part of your body
Bend over backwards
- Do a lot to try to help or please someone
Bitch (1)
Bitch up
- Spoil or ruin something
Black (1)
Black out
- Fall unconscious
- Lose light
Blank (1)
Blank out
- Censor text so that words cannot be read
- Have a temporary memory failure
Blare (1)
Blare out
- A loud sound or music
Blast (1)
Blast off
- Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket
Blaze (1)
Blaze away
- Fire a gun repeatedly
Bliss (1)
Bliss out
- Be extremely relaxed and happy
Block (4)
Block in
- Park a car and obstruct another car
- Shade or fill in
Block off
- Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving
Block out
- Stop light from entering or leaving
- Try not think about or feel something because it is upsetting or painful
Block up
- Fill a space so that nothing can pass
Blow (7)
Blow away
- Kill
- Beat rivals or competitors by a large margin
- Impress greatly
- When the wind moves something from a place
Blow down
- When the wind forces something to fall
Blow in
- Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly
Blow off
- Not keep an appointment
- Ignore, not do something
- Expel gas from the anus
Blow out
- Extinguish candles, matches, etc.
- Defeat decisively
Blow over
- When a scandal gets forgotten
Blow up
- Explode
- Inflate
- Enlarge (e.g., photograph).
Blurt (1)
Blurt out
- Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't
Board (2)
Board out
- Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away
Board up
- Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc.
Bog (4)
Bog down
- Slow make progress
Bog in
- Eat enthusiastically
Bog into
- Eat something enthusiastically
Bog off!
- Get lost
Boil (4)
Boil down
- Simplify, reduce to the essentials
Boil down to
- Amount to
Boil over
- When a hot liquid spills out of a container
- When people lose their tempers and things get nasty
Boil up
- Feel a negative emotion strongly
- Cook or heat something to boiling point
Bolster (1)
Bolster up
- Give support, reinforce, strengthen
Bone (1)
Bone up on
- Study hard
Book (3)
Book in
- Make a reservation in advance
- Check in at a hotel
Book into
- Make a reservation in advance
- Check in at a hotel
Book up
- Reserve
Boot (1)
Boot up
- Start a computer
Border (1)
Border on
- Be located next to a place
- Be very nearly something
Boss (2)
Boss about
- Use excessive authority to control people
Boss around
- Use excessive authority to control people
Botch (1)
Botch up
- Ruin or spoil something
Bottle (3)
Bottle away
- Store up
Bottle out
- Lack courage to do something
Bottle up
- Not express your feelings
Bottom (1)
Bottom out
- Pass the lowest point and start rising
Bounce (3)
Bounce into
- Force someone
Bounce back
- Recover
Bounce off
- Test ideas
Bowl (2)
Bowl out
- Hit someone's wicket in cricket with the ball
Bowl over
- Surprise someone greatly
- Knock someone to the ground
Box (2)
Box in
- Prevent something from moving, especially vehicles
Box up
- Pack things in boxes to move them
Brace (1)
Brace up
- Feel more confident or optimistic about something
Branch (1)
Branch out
- Move into a different area of business, etc.
Break (8)
Break away
- Leave an organisation, usually to form a new one
Break down
- End negotiations unsuccessfully
- Start crying
- Stop working
- Remove a barrier or obstacle
Break in
- Go into a building to steal something
- Interrupt something
- Train a horse to be ridden
- Carefully use new products until they are fully functional.
Break off
- Break a piece from something
- End a relationship
Break out in
- Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or irritation.
Break out of
- Escape
Break through
- Pass a barrier or obstacle
Break up
- Break into many pieces
- Close an educational institution for the holidays
- Finish a relationship
- Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference
Breeze (4)
Breeze along
- Move easily and quickly
Breeze in
- Enter a place quickly
Breeze into
- Enter a place quickly
Breeze through
- Pass easily, succeed
Brick (2)
Brick in
- Close or fill a space with bricks
Brick up
- Close or fill a space with bricks
Brighten (1)
Brighten up
- Improve (weather)
- Become happier
- Make something more attractive or pleasant
Bring (15)
Bring about
- Make something happen
Bring along
- Bring someone or something to certain place
- Help someone improve
Bring around
- Persuade or convince someone
- Bring something with you when you visit
- Get someone talking about something
Bring back
- Cause someone to remember
- Return
Bring down
- Make a government fall
- Make something cheaper
Bring forth
- Produce something, make it known or visible
- Produce
- Make something happen
- Remove something from where it is kept or hidden
Bring forward
- Make something happen earlier than originally planned
Bring in
- Earn
Bring off
- Succeed with something difficult
Bring on
- Cause something to happen or speed up the process
- Make something appear
Bring out
- Release or publish
- Elicit a response
Bring out in
- Cause a health problem or reaction
Bring round
- Make someone wake up from unconsciousness or an anaesthetic
Bring up
- Mention
- Raise a child
Bring Up
- Be officially charged with a crime
Brush (2)
Brush off
- Ignore, pay little attention
Brush up
- Improve a skill quickly
Bubble (1)
Bubble over
- Become very excited
Buck (1)
Buck up
- Hurry (either transitive or reflexive)
- Smarten up, improve
Bucket (1)
Bucket down
- Rain heavily
Buckle (3)
Buckle down
- Start working hard, apply yourself
Buckle under
- Accept something under pressure, against your will
Buckle up
- Fasten a seatbelt
Budge (1)
Budge up
- Move to make space for someone
Buff (2)
Buff up
- Clear, clean or make something shine
- Improve
Buff up on
- Improve your knowledge quickly
Bug (2)
Bug off!
- Go away
Bug out
- Open your eyes wide in surprise
- Leave somewhere in a hurry
Build (1)
Build up
- Develop a company
- Increase
Bulk (1)
Bulk out
- Make something bigger or thicker
Bump (3)
Bump into
- Meet by chance
Bump off
- Kill
Bump up
- Increase
Bundle (3)
Bundle off
- Send someone somewhere
Bundle out
- Expel
Bundle up
- Put on warm clothing
- Wrap or tie things together
Bunk (1)
Bunk off
- Not go to school when you should
Buoy (1)
Buoy up
- Make someone feel more positive
Burn (4)
Burn down
- Burn completely
Burn off
- Remove by burning or similar process
Burn out
- Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job
Burn up
- Destroy completely by fire
- Drive at high speed
- To be or cause to be highly annoyed
Burst (1)
Burst into
- Catch fire very quickly
- Laugh, cry or clap loudly
Butt (2)
Butt in
- Interrupt
Butt out
- Not be involved in other people's business
Butter (1)
Butter up
- Praise or flatter someone excessively
Buy (5)
Buy in
- Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies
Buy into
- Accept an idea
Buy off
- Pay someone to stop them causing trouble
Buy out
- Buy somebody's share in a company
Buy up
- Buy all of something
Buzz (3)
Buzz around
- Move quickly around a place
Buzz off
- Leave somewhere
Buzz off!
- Go away (imperative)
