B idioms (5)

bite off more than one can chew

- to try to do more than one is able to do
I bit off more than I can chew by agreeing to do another assignment.

bite one's nails

- to be nervous or anxious about something
The children were biting their nails as they waited for the results of the test.

bite one's tongue

- to try not to say something that you really want to say
I had to bite my tongue and not tell our boss what had happened.

bite (someone's) head off

- to speak angrily to someone
I am afraid to speak to my teacher when she is in a bad mood because she may bite my head off.

bite the bullet

- to endure a difficult situation, to face a difficult situation bravely
I have decided to bite the bullet and begin to study for my Master`s degree.

bite the dust

- to be killed, to break down, to be defeated
I think that my car will bite the dust soon.

bite the hand that feeds you

- to harm or turn against someone who does good things for you
He is biting the hand that feeds him when he criticizes and fights against his boss.

bitter pill to swallow

- an unpleasant fact that one must accept
Losing the election was a bitter pill to swallow for the candidate.dioms & Sayings)

black out

- to faint or pass out
Suddenly the young woman blacked out while she was standing in front of the computer.

black sheep of the family

- the worst member of a family
The boy was the black sheep of the family and nobody liked him.

blast off

- to shoot into the sky (used for a rocket)
The rocket blasted off at noon.

blaze a trail (in something)

- to create or develop a new area of study
The soccer player blazed a trail for the other players to follow with his unique way of playing soccer.

bleep (something) out

- to replace a word in a radio or television broadcast with a musical tone (often used to bleep out a bad word)
The remarks of the coach were bleeped out during the television interview.

blessing in disguise

- something that turns out to be good but which seemed to be bad at first
The elderly woman was in very much pain and it was a blessing in disguise when she quietly passed away.

blind leading the blind

- someone who does not understand something but tries to explain it to others
It is like the blind leading the blind to watch the man try to explain how to operate the new computer.

blood, sweat and tears

- signs of great personal effort
We put much blood, sweat and tears into building the small cabin.

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