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• Bells on.
To be somewhere with bells on means to arrive there happy and delighted to
attend.
• Belt and suspenders.
Someone who wears belt and suspenders is very cautious and takes no risks.
• Bet the ranch.
If you bet the ranch, you risk everything on something you think will succeed.
• Bet your bottom dollar.
If you can bet your botton dollar on something, you can be absolutely sure about it.
• Big Apple.
The Big Apple is New York.
• Big easy.
The big easy es New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Bird-dog.
If you bird-dog, you follow someone or something very closey, monitoring them.
• Blow off team.
If you blow off steam, you express your anger or frustration.
• Blow smoke.
If people blow smoke, they exaggerate or say things that are not true, usually to
make themselves look better.
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