Lista de expresiones - Letra B
List of idioms - Letter 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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