Important Idioms and Phrases starting with “B” Idioms and Phrases Meaning Sentence Back to square one to go back to the beginning I picked up all the leaves and branches from my lawn yesterday but there was a storm last night and now I’m back to square one. Back on one’s feet to be healthy again after sickness. I couldn’t do anything for two weeks while I had the flu but now I’m back on my feet. By hook or by Crook At any cost /by fair or unfair mean. I decided that I was going to get that job by hook or by crook. Blow one's trump self-praise Anyone will tell you she's one of the best journalists we've got, although she'd never blow her own horn. Beat the air do useless effort The candidates for office were so much alike that we thought our vote amounted to beating the air. Bed of thorns Full of difficulties Life of an ill person always remains a bed of thorns. Beat about the bush To discuss a topic without being specific about anything Don't beat around...
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