Back away - Retreat or go backwards Back down - Retract or withdraw your position or proposal in an argument Back into - Enter

a parking area in reverse gear Back off - Retreat Back out - Fail to keep an arrangement or promise Back out of - Fail to keep an agreement, arrangement - Exit a parking area in reverse gear Back up - Make a copy of computer data - Support - Drive a vehicle backwards Bag (1) Bag out - Criticise Bail (4) Bail out - Save, rescue - Remove water from something that is flooded - Jump out of a plane because it is going to crash Bail out of - Pay a bond to release someone from jail Bail out on - Stop supporting someone when they are in trouble Bail up - Talk to someone and delay them - Rob someone at gunpoint Ball (1) Ball up - Confuse or make things complicated - Roll or form into a round shape Balls (1) Balls up - Spoil, ruin Bang (6)

Bang about - Move in a place making a lot of noise Bang around - Move in a place making a lot of noise Bang on - Talk at great length Bang on about - Keep talking about something Bang out - Play a musical instrument loudly Bang up - Put someone in prison - Damage badly Bank (1) Bank on - Count or rely on Bargain (3) Bargain down - Persuade someone to drop the price of something they're selling Bargain for - Expect something to happen (usually negative) Bargain on - Expect something to happen (usually negative) Barge (2) Barge in - Enter a place and interrupt Barge into - Enter a place and interrupt people rudely Bash (4) Bash about - Mistreat physically Bash in - Break, damage or injure by hitting Bash out - Write something quickly without much preparation Bash up - Break, damage or hurt by hitting Bawl (1) Bawl out

- Scold, shout at someone - Scold - Sing or shout unpleasantly loudly Be (25) Be after - Try to find or get Be along - Arrive Be away - Be elsewhere; on holiday, etc. Be cut out for - Be suitable, have the necessary qualities Be cut up - Be upset Be down - Be depressed - Be reduced or less Be down on - Have negative feelings toward someone Be down with - Be ill Be fed up - Be bored, upset or sick of something Be in - Be at home or at work - Be submitted, arrive Be in on - Be involved in Be not on - Be unacceptable Be off - Be bad (of food) - Depart, leave Be on - Be functioning (of machines) - Take place - Take medication or drugs, especially when they affect the person badly - Be at the top of ones game, performing very well Be on about - Mean, try to say Be onto - Pursue, be aware of someone's true nature Be out - Be absent from a place Be out of

- Have no more left Be out to - Attempt Be snowed under - Have too much work Be taken aback - Be shocked or surprised Be taken with - Like something Be up - Be out of bed - Have increased or risen - When the time for something finishes or expires Be up for - Be enthusiastic about an upcoming event Be up to - Be good enough - Doing something naughty or wrong Bear (6) Bear down on - Move towards Bear on - Influence, affect Bear out - Confirm that something is correct - Confirm that something is correct Bear up - Resist pressure Bear up under - Cope with something difficult or stressful Bear with - Be patient Beat (3) Beat down - Strong sunshine - Get someone to lower the price of something Beat out - Narrowly win in competition Beat up - Attack violently Beaver (2) Beaver away

- Work hard Beaver away at - Work hard doing something Bed (2) Bed down - Sleep somewhere less comfortable than normal - Become established or successful over time Bed out - Move a plant outside Beef (1) Beef up - Make something stronger or more solid Belong (2) Belong to - Be a member - Be connected to a time, place, belief, thing, etc Belong with - Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items Belt (2) Belt out - Sing something loudly Belt up - Be quiet - Fasten your seatbelt Bend (3) Bend down - Lower the top half of your body Bend over - Lower the top part of your body Bend over backwards - Do a lot to try to help or please someone Big (1) Big up - Exaggerate the importance - Increase the size of muscles by exercise Bitch (1) Bitch up

- Spoil or ruin something Black (1) Black out - Fall unconscious - Lose light Blank (1) Blank out - Censor text so that words cannot be read - Have a temporary memory failure Blare (1) Blare out - A loud sound or music Blast (1) Blast off - Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket Blaze (1) Blaze away - Fire a gun repeatedly Bleed (1) Bleed out - Cause sufficient blood loss to result in death Bliss (1) Bliss out - Be extremely relaxed and happy Block (4) Block in - Park a car and obstruct another car - Shade or fill in Block off - Obstruct an exit to prevent people from leaving Block out - Stop light from entering or leaving - Try not think about or feel something because it is upsetting or painful Block up - Fill a space so that nothing can pass

Blow (7) Blow away - Kill - Beat rivals or competitors by a large margin - Impress greatly - When the wind moves something from a place Blow down - When the wind forces something to fall Blow in - Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly Blow off - Not keep an appointment - Ignore, not do something - Expel gas from the anus Blow out - Extinguish candles, matches, etc. - Defeat decisively Blow over - When a scandal gets forgotten Blow up - Explode - Inflate - Enlarge (e.g., photograph). - The beginning of a storm - Lose your temper, become angry Blurt (1) Blurt out - Say something quickly without thinking, especially if you shouldn't Board (2) Board out - Arrange for pets to stay somewhere while you're away Board up - Cover windows or doors with wood, metal, etc. Bog (4) Bog down - Slow make progress Bog in - Eat enthusiastically Bog into - Eat something enthusiastically Bog off! - Get lost

Boil (4) Boil down - Simplify, reduce to the essentials Boil down to - Amount to Boil over - When a hot liquid spills out of a container - When people lose their tempers and things get nasty Boil up - Feel a negative emotion strongly - Cook or heat something to boiling point Bolster (1) Bolster up - Give support, reinforce, strengthen Bone (2) Bone up - Study hard for a reason Bone up on - Study hard for a goal or reason Book (4) Book in - Make a reservation in advance - Check in at a hotel Book into - Make a reservation in advance - Check in at a hotel Book out - Leave a place in a hurry Book up - Reserve Boot (1) Boot up - Start a computer Border (1) Border on - Be located next to a place - Be very nearly something Boss (2)

Boss about - Use excessive authority to control people Boss around - Use excessive authority to control people Botch (1) Botch up - Ruin or spoil something Bottle (3) Bottle away - Store up Bottle out - Lack courage to do something Bottle up - Not express your feelings Bottom (1) Bottom out - Pass the lowest point and start rising Bounce (3) Bounce into - Force someone Bounce back - Recover Bounce off - Test ideas Bowl (2) Bowl out - Hit someone's wicket in cricket with the ball Bowl over - Surprise someone greatly - Knock someone to the ground Box (2) Box in - Prevent something from moving, especially vehicles Box up - Pack things in boxes to move them Brace (1) Brace up

- Feel more confident or optimistic about something Branch (1) Branch out - Move into a different area of business, etc. Break (9) Break away - Leave an organisation, usually to form a new one Break down - End negotiations unsuccessfully - Start crying - Stop working - Remove a barrier or obstacle Break in - Go into a building to steal something - Interrupt something - Train a horse to be ridden - Carefully use new products until they are fully functional. Break off - Break a piece from something - End a relationship Break out - Start (war, conflict) Break out in - Sweat heavily, develop skin sores or irritation. Break out of - Escape Break through - Pass a barrier or obstacle Break up - Break into many pieces - Close an educational institution for the holidays - Finish a relationship - Become inaudible over the telephone because of interference Breeze (4) Breeze along - Move easily and quickly Breeze in - Enter a place quickly Breeze into - Enter a place quickly Breeze through - Pass easily, succeed

Brick (2) Brick in - Close or fill a space with bricks Brick up - Close or fill a space with bricks Brighten (1) Brighten up - Improve (weather) - Become happier - Make something more attractive or pleasant Bring (15) Bring about - Make something happen Bring along - Bring someone or something to certain place - Help someone improve Bring around - Persuade or convince someone - Bring something with you when you visit - Get someone talking about something Bring back - Cause someone to remember - Return Bring down - Make a government fall - Make something cheaper Bring forth - Produce something, make it known or visible - Produce - Make something happen - Remove something from where it is kept or hidden Bring forward - Make something happen earlier than originally planned Bring in - Earn Bring off - Succeed with something difficult Bring on - Cause something to happen or speed up the process - Make something appear Bring out - Release or publish - Elicit a response

Bring out in - Cause a health problem or reaction Bring round - Make someone wake up from unconsciousness or an anaesthetic Bring up - Mention - Raise a child Bring Up - Be officially charged with a crime Brush (2) Brush off - Ignore, pay little attention Brush up - Improve a skill quickly Bubble (1) Bubble over - Become very excited Buck (1) Buck up - Hurry (either transitive or reflexive) - Smarten up, improve Bucket (1) Bucket down - Rain heavily Buckle (3) Buckle down - Start working hard, apply yourself Buckle under - Accept something under pressure, against your will Buckle up - Fasten a seatbelt Budge (1) Budge up - Move to make space for someone Buff (2) Buff up

- Clear, clean or make something shine - Improve Buff up on - Improve your knowledge quickly Bug (2) Bug off! - Go away Bug out - Open your eyes wide in surprise - Leave somewhere in a hurry Build (1) Build up - Develop a company - Increase Bulk (2) Bulk out - Make something bigger or thicker Bulk up - Gain weight, develop bigger muscles Bump (3) Bump into - Meet by chance Bump off - Kill Bump up - Increase Bundle (3) Bundle off - Send someone somewhere Bundle out - Expel Bundle up - Put on warm clothing - Wrap or tie things together Bunk (1) Bunk off - Not go to school when you should

Buoy (1) Buoy up - Make someone feel more positive - Keep afloat Burn (4) Burn down - Burn completely Burn off - Remove by burning or similar process Burn out - Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job Burn up - Destroy completely by fire - Drive at high speed - To be or cause to be highly annoyed Burst (1) Burst into - Catch fire very quickly - Laugh, cry or clap loudly Bust (1) Bust up - End a relationship, usually angrily or after arguing Butt (2) Butt in - Interrupt Butt out - Not be involved in other people's business Butter (1) Butter up - Praise or flatter someone excessively Buy (5) Buy in - Force a CD or record into the charts by buying lots of copies Buy into - Accept an idea Buy off - Pay someone to stop them causing trouble Buy out

- Buy somebody's share in a company Buy up - Buy all of something Buzz (3) Buzz around - Move quickly around a place Buzz off - Leave somewhere Buzz off! - Go away (imperative)