Idiom | Meaning | Example |
a babe in arms | a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears | Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada. |
a babe in the woods | a defenseless person; a naive, young person | He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him. |
a bad taste in my mouth | a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will | I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room. |
a bad time | a lot of teasing, a rough time | The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts. |
a ball-park figure | a number that is near the total; approximate figure | Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size. |
a bar fly | a person who often goes to bars or lounges | Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly. |
a bar star | a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends | Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge. |
a bare-faced lie | a deliberate lie, a planned lie | His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie. |
a barnburner | an exciting game, a cliff-hanger | When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game. |
a barrel of laughs | a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh | Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs. |
Idiom: a babe in arms -- a barrel of laughs
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