· Scrape the bottom of the barrel讨些剩饭吃
It was too late when I rushed to the department store for a Christmas girl. I had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and finally got a shabby doll.
· Be half the battle等于胜了一半
To show the opponents our capabilities is half the battle.
· Keep somebody at bay不让对方靠近，强制住某人
Acupuncture can not cure you, but it can keep the disease at bay.
· Be off the beam走歪门邪道，步入歧途
Some teenagers are off the beam and become juvenile delinquents Society should give them a chance to correct.
· A bean pole细高个儿
Your son has grown into a bean pole. You should encourage him to do more physical exercises.
· Get one’s bearings知道自己的方位（地理位置和人生方向）
When I got out of the tube, it took me several minutes to get my bearings.
· No bed of roses生活不轻松
It is admitted to tell you that in America, there are more material comforts, but life there is no bed of roses.
376——390
· Have a bee in one’s bonnet鬼迷心窍
That old lady has a bee in her bonnet about learning to drive at the age of sixty.
· Beef发牢骚
Why doesn’t Herry get lessons from it? Last time, he beefed about the malfunction of the air-conditioning, and he didn’t get bonus that month. Now he is beefing something again.
· Make a beeline for…朝着……一直走下去
In summer, whenever I get home, I make a beeline for the refrigerator to get iced coke.
· Beggars can’t be choosers讨饭者不能挑肥拣瘦
I know beggars can’t be choosers, but can you give me 5 yuan more per hour?
· Bellyache满腹牢骚
Don’t bellyache about our working environment. You know we can’t afford to renovate it.
· Hit below the belt卑鄙，暗箭中伤
Never do business with him. He likes to hit below the belt.
· Tighten one’s belt勒紧裤带
1998 was not a good year for hotel business. Some big and expensive hotels had to tighten their belts.
· Give someone a wide berth回避，敬而远之
Everybody gives him a wide berth because she is too nosy.
· Bill and coo谈情说爱
When will you two stop billing and cooling in that corner? Come and do some barbecuing.
· Fill the bill凑合
I really need a white blouse, but this light gray one will fill the bill.
· Foot the bill付款
A: How can I bring such a big refrigerator back home? B: Don’t worry, Madam. Our store is responsible for sending it home for you and we’ll foot the bill for delivery.
· A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手
You have been out of job for a year. Why didn’t you accept his offer? It’s true that the pay is not good and you have to work longer hours, but a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
· The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登
A: How could you get the ticket for the concert? It is said that all tickets were sold out in the first day. B: Well. I went to queue the very first day. Don’t you know that the early bird catches the worn?
· Eat like a bird饭量很小
A: Why are you eating like a bird these days? B: I’m on a diet.
· The birds and the bees性知识
It is often argued when children should be taught the birds and bees.
391——405
· Be for the birds极其无聊，俗不可耐
That man is for the bird. He always says he will write an autobiography, but I never see him write anything.
· Bite off more than one can chew力不从心
If you choose too many courses to take, you are biting off more than you can chew.
· In black and white白纸黑字
We won’t pay you money until we see the contract in black and white.
· Draw a blank落空
He had expected to get a fortune from his uncle’s will, but he drew a blank.
· A wet blanket令人扫兴的人或物
He is such a wet blanket. It seems that he is always with words to argue with others.
· A blessing in disguise因祸得福
You lost the game, but it may be a blessing in disguise. You’ll know what your problem is.
· Be on the blink发生故障
My VCD is on the blink. I can only get should but no pictures.
· Bad blood消除不掉的恶感
The two families have had blood for many years.
· Get in one’s blood上瘾
It seems that playing shadow-boxing has got in the old man’s blood.
· Make someone’s blood boil使人大为恼火
Their killing of wild animals without control made my blood boil.
· Make someone’s blood run cold令人毛骨悚然
The footsteps after me in the dark lane made my blood run cold.
· A late bloomer大器晚成
No one has expected him to be a late bloomer. The past mischievous boy has become a stock agent.
· Blow something使某事化为泡影
He blew the whole plan by telling it to the other company.
· Sing the blues心情低落
She is always singing the blues about having too little money to buy cosmetic.
· Be in the same boat处境相同
A: I really can’t make both ends meet every month. The rent itself takes up one-third of my salary. B: What can you complain about? We’re in the same boat.
406——420
· Miss the boat on 坐失良机
You will be missing the boat on that job if you don’t hand in your application from today.
· A bolt from the blue晴天霹雳
The news that his wife died when delivering the new baby was like a bolt from the blue to the husband.
· A bone of contention争吵的原因
We’d better buy two bicycles for our two sons. Otherwise, one bicycle will surely become a bone of contention.
· Have a bone to pick with someone对……有意见
I have a bone to pick with you about your always using my towel.
· Make no bones about对……满不在乎
He makes no bones about losing some money in business. He believes that heaven gives perfection to no one.
· Be one for the books简直太……了
She told me a lot of bad words against our manager. But when I told her that I was the manager’s daughter.
· Lick someone’s boots拍某人的马屁
It’s true that we need the project, but you don’t have to lick his boots like that.
· Bore someone to death使某人烦得要死
That guy bores me to death. He never stops talking about his past history.
· Bow and scrape点头哈腰
That guy must be a bootlicker. Look at the way he bows and scrapes to the leader.
· Be nothing to brag about没什么了不起
His poem was nothing to brag about.
· One’s bread and butter饭碗
Some famous singers insure their voices for a big sum of money. After all, voice is a singer’s bread and butter.
· Make a clean breast of…坦白交代……，全盘托出
The accused made a clean breast of the case and was punished leniently.
· Save one’s breath保持沉默
I know I’d better save my breath. I have seen him signed it.
· Waste one’s breath浪费口舌
That boy is incorrigible. Don’t waste your breath on him.
· Shoot the breeze闲聊
After work, several of us often sit round and shoot the breeze in the small bar for an hour.
421——435