Idioms

Bad egg

dishonest and unreliable person

Bad hats

people of bad character

Bad Iron

bad luck

Bag and baggage

with one's all possession

Bag of bones

a very thin person

Banana republic

a small, poor country with a weak and corrupt government

The country’s economy collapsed, turning it into a Banana republic

Banging the drum

to voice one's support

Batten down the hatches

to prepare for a difficult situation

We must ready to batten down the hatches in times of recession

Be glad to see the back of

be happy when a person leaves

Be hard up

have very little money

Be no oil painting

not be good looking

Be out for the count

sleeping deeply

Beaming from ear to ear

smiling broadly

Bear the palm

to be a winner

Beat the rap

acquitted of a crime

Bee in one's bonet

crazy or obsessed with one thing

Beggar description

very difficult or impossible to describe

Behind the eight ball

at a disadvantage

Bend over backwards

to try extremely hard to help someone

Beside oneself

almost out of one's senses