B idioms (3)

(English Idioms & Sayings) B IDIOMS
belabor the point

- to spend too much time on a point of discussion
I tried not to belabor the point but I needed to explain things in detail for everyone to understand.

below average

- to be lower or worse than average
The amount of rain was below average during the winter.

belt (something) out

- to sing/play a song with lots of energy
The man stood up and belted out several old songs.

bend (someone's) ear

- to talk to someone (maybe annoyingly)
I did not want to go into my supervisor's office and have him bend my ear for a long time.

bend over backwards (to do something)

- to try very hard to do something
"I will bend over backwards to help you get a job in this company."

bent on doing (something)

- to be determined to do something
The young boys were bent on buying the old car to fix it up.

beside oneself (with something)

- to be very upset or excited about something
The boy was beside himself with joy after winning the contest.

beside the point

- to be not relevant to the subject that you are considering or discussing
"What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now."

best/better part of (something)

- to be almost all of something
We spent the best part of a day trying to fix the vacuum cleaner.

bet on the wrong horse

- to misjudge a coming event, to misread the future
I think that he bet on the wrong horse by investing all of his money into the new stock.

bet one's bottom dollar

- to be very certain about something
I would bet my bottom dollar that my friend will be late for the movie.

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