A
Aback: To take aback
Acid: The acid test of something
Adams: Fanny Adams
Alec: A smart Alec
Apple pie: Apple pie bed
Apple
pie order
Apple: The apple of your eye
Arm: To chance your arm
Aunt: My giddy aunt
Axe: You have an axe to grind
B
Bacon: To bring home the bacon
To
save one's bacon
Badger: To badger someone
Bag: To let the cat out of the bag
In
the bag
Baker: A baker's dozen
Ball: To be on the ball*
Balloon: When the balloon goes up
Bandwagon: To climb on the bandwagon
Bandy: To bandy words
Barge: To barge in*
Barking: Barking up the wrong tree
Baron: A baron of beef
Barrel: To have someone over a barrel
Bat: To bat an eyelid
To
do something off your own bat*
Bay: To keep danger at bay
Beam: On your beam ends
Bean: To have a bean feast
Beans: To spill the beans
Bear: A bear garden
Bee: To be the bees knees
Beef: To beef about something
Bell: Saved by the bell
Bend: To go round the bend
Bib: To wear ones best bib and tucker
Bill: The Old Bill
Billio: Going like billio
Billy: Silly Billy
Bird: To get the bird
A
little bird told me
Biscuit: To take the biscuit
Bitter: To the bitter end
Black sheep: The black sheep of the family
Black: To black ball someone
To
blacklist someone
To
be in someone's black book
To
be a black leg
Black
over Bill's/Will's mother*
Blackguard: He's a blackguard (blaggard)
Blank: Point blank
Blanket: He's a bit of a wet blanket
Block: Chockablock
Blue murder; see Murder
Board: Above board
To
go by the board
Bob: Bob's your uncle
Bone up: To bone up something
Bonfire:
Book: To bring to book
Boot: I'll give you that, to boot
The
boot's on the other foot
Bootleg: Bootleg liquor*
Bottle: He's lost his bottle
Boycott: To stage a boycott
Brand: Brand new
Brass: As bold as brass
A
brass neck
Brass Monkey: see Monkey
Break: To give someone an even break
Breath: With bated breath
Brick: He's a regular brick
Bristol: Shipshape and Bristol fashion
Brown: Browned off
In
a brown study
Brush: To get the brush off
Tarred
with the same brush.
Buck: To pass the buck
Bucket: To kick the bucket
Bucket shop
Bugbear: It's a bit of a bugbear
Bull: Cock and bull story
Bullet: To chew or bite on the bullet
Bully: Bully for you
Bunkum: It's a load of old bunkum
Burton: To go for a Burton
Bush: Beating about the bush
Butt: To be the butt of a joke*
By: By and Large
By
and by
