Expresiones y frases letra ‘B’ idioms B

  • bad blood  resentimiento 
  • bad taste in the mouth  mal sabor de boca 
  • bag lady  vagabunda 
  • bird of passage  ave de paso 
  • bits and pieces cosas 
  • black and blue amoratado 

After they divorced, there's been a lot of bad blood between Ed and Liz.
Losing the final game of the championship left a bad taste in our mouths.
There's a bag lady begging for money at the town square.
Carl came over today but he stayed for only two minutes. He's a bird of passage.
I'm having a garage sale tomorrow. The attic was crammed with bits and pieces we don't use anymore.
Dan's face was black and blue after a fist-fight with a neighbour.

  • black and white  blanco y negro 
  • black sheep  oveja negra 
  • blind alley  callejón sin salida 
  • blind date cita a ciegas 
  • blind spot punto débil 
  • blue-collar worker obrero 

Peter is very narrow-minded, he thinks things in life are only black and white.
I've always been the black sheep of the family, always rebelling.
We've tried everything to solve this problem, but we always end up in a blind alley.
I'm not going on another blind date! You always set me up with complete lunatics!
The opposite team may have a great offensive, but their defence is their blind spot.
Blue-collar workers were demonstrating against the new laws.

  • bolt upright  rígido, derecho 
  • bone of contention  manzana de la discordia 
  • born and bred  nacido y criado 
  • bosom buddy amigo del alma 
  • bottom line punto fundamental 
  • brain drain  fuga de cerebros 
  • brain trust grupo de expertos 

At boarding school, the teachers always made us sit bolt upright on our chairs.
When we got divorced, the bone of contention was who'd get the car and who'd get the house.
He lives in New York now, but he was born and raised in Boston.
Jane and I have known each other forever; we're bosom buddies.
I know you're really angry at her, but the bottom line is that she's your mother and she loves you.
Due to the economic crisis, the country's been suffering a massive brain drain.
Mr. Jones turns to his brain trust when he has to make an important decision.


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