be

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(I'd be) happy to (do something)
(I'll be) hanged if I know!
(I'll) be seeing ya
(I'll) be seeing you
(I) wouldn't want to be in (someone's) shoes
(Well) I'll be a monkey's uncle!
(Well,) I'll be blowed!
(Well,) I'll be darned!
(Well,) I'll be durned!
(as) happy as can be
(as) mad as hops
(be) careful what you wish for(, (because) you just might get it)
(be) with you in a minute
(be) with you in a moment
(if the) truth be known
(if the) truth be told
(it's) (all) Greek to me
(it's) better to be a live dog than a dead lion
(it's) better to be late than be dead on time
(it's) good to be here
(it's) nice to be here
(it) couldn't be helped
(just) to be safe
(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
(not) the be-all and end-all
(one had) better be going
(one's) goose is cooked
(one's) nerves are shot
(one) (had) better be off
(one) can't be arsed
(one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
(one) could be forgiven for (doing something)
(one) has got to be pushing off
(one) has got to be shoving off
(one) has to be pushing off
(one) has to be shoving off
(one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
(one) might be forgiven for (doing something)
(one) should be so lucky
(one) will be forgiven for (doing something)
(one) will be lucky
(one) won't be (doing something) again in a hurry
(one) would be forgiven for (doing something)
(one) would be lucky
(someone or something) be damned
(someone or something) is going to be the death of (one)
(someone or something) to be reckoned with
(someone or something) will be the death of (one)
(someone) will be sorry
(something) be damned
(something) to be had
(something)-to-be
(the) youth must be served
(well) I'll be a monkey's uncle
(well,) I'll be hanged!
(well,) I'll be!
(will there be) anything else?
-to-be
Appearances can be deceiving
Be happy to
Be quiet!
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
Better safe than sorry
Boys will be boys
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion
Can I be excused?
Could I be excused?
Down with
Everything's going to be all right
Everything’s going to be okay
Evil be to him who evil thinks
Glory be!
How (something) can you be?
I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
I must be off
I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls
I'll be a monkey's uncle
I'll be a monkey's uncle!
I'll be blowed
I'll be damned
I'll be damned if I (do something)
I'll be darned!
I'll be hanged
I'll be hanged if I (do something)
I'll be seeing you
I'll be!
I'm be damned if I (do something)
I'm not made of money
I'm/I'll be damned if...
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him
If you can't be good, be careful
If you would be well served, serve yourself
If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned
It is better to be born lucky than rich
It is easy to be wise after the event
It will be your ass!
It'll be a cold day in hell
It'll be a long day in January
It's time we should be going
Johnny-be-good
Judge not, lest ye be judged
Let it be
May I be excused?
Neither a borrower nor a lender be
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
One cannot be in two places at once
One cannot love and be wise
Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken
Shall I be mother?
So be it
That'll be the day!
That’ll be the day!
There ought to be a law!
What can't be cured must be endured
What must be, must be
What'll it be?
What's done cannot be undone
What’ll it be?
Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise
With you in a minute
Yesterday wouldn't be too soon
You had to be there
You'll be sorry you asked
You're out of your mind!
You've got to be kidding!
Youth must be served
a door must be either shut or open
a force to be reckoned with
a law unto
a word (once) spoken cannot be recalled
a/the feeling (that) (something is/will be the case)
acknowledge (one) to be right
acknowledge to be right
act (one's) age
act shoulder to shoulder
act/be your age
all ears, to be
all in one piece
all in, be
all it's cracked up to be
all over the shop
all there
all things to all men, to be
all things to all people, be
all thumbs, to be
all wet, to be
always be on (one's) guard
an open book, he/she is (like an)
and be done with it
appearances can be deceiving
as the case may be
as to be
at a loss, to be
at loggerheads, to be
at one
at one's wits' end, to be
at pains, be at
at sea, to be/all
at someone's feet, be
at the receiving end
at wits' end
be
be (a bit) on the expensive side
be (a bit) on the heavy side
be (a bit) on the large side
be (a little) slow on the uptake
be (a) one for (something)
be (a) party to (something)
be (a) witness to (something)
be (all) brothers/sisters under the skin
be (all) choked up
be (all) for (someone or something)
be (all) of a piece
be (all) out to (do something)
be (all) part of life's rich pageant
be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
be (all) set (to do something)
be (all) shot to hell
be (all) skin and bone(s)
be (as) blind as a bat
be (as) busy as a bee
be (as) clean as a new pin
be (as) clean as a whistle
be (as) cold as ice
be (as) cool as a cucumber
be (as) dead as a doornail
be (as) easy as ABC
be (as) easy as falling off (of) a log
be (as) easy as one-two-three
be (as) easy as pie
be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log
be (as) flat as a pancake
be (as) fresh as a daisy
be (as) green as a gooseberry
be (as) happy as a clam (at high tide)
be (as) hard as nails
be (as) mad as a hatter
be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
be (as) old as the hills
be (as) pleased as punch
be (as) pure as the driven snow
be (as) quiet as a mouse
be (as) right as rain
be (as) sick as a dog
be (as) sick as a parrot
be (as) silent as the grave
be (as) snug as a bug in a rug
be (as) sober as a judge
be (as) solid as a rock
be (as) sound as a dollar
be (as) stiff as a board
be (as) strong as an ox
be (as) stubborn as a mule
be (as) thick as a brick
be (as) thick as a shit
be (as) thick as a short plank
be (as) thick as shit
be (as) thick as thieves
be (as) thick as two short planks
be (as) thin as a rail
be (as) thin as a rake
be (as) thin as a stick
be (as) tough as nails
be (as) tough as old boots
be (as) tough as shoe leather
be (as) ugly as sin
be (as) white as snow
be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (batting) on a sticky wicket
be (dead) set on (something)
be (down) on (one's) uppers
be (flat) on (one's) back
be (just) as well
be (just) good friends
be (just/right) up (one's) street
be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
be (like) water off a duck's back
be (living) on another planet
be (not) (one's) bag
be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) (one's) style
be (not) (one's) type
be (not) a patch on
be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) all beer and skittles
be (not) all fun and games
be (not) all moonlight and roses
be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted
be (not) backward in coming forward
be (not) big on (something)
be (not) comme il faut
be (not) on speaking terms
be (not) out of the woods
be (not) supposed to (do something)
be (not) the end of the world
be (not) the marrying kind
be (not) well up on (something)
be (of) no use to man or beast
be (on) the right side of (an age)
be (on) the wrong side of (an age)
be (one's) (own) lookout
be (one's) baby
be (one's) for the asking
be (one's) for the taking
be (one's) last resort
be (one's) life
be (one's) man/woman
be (one's) middle name
be (one's) own man/woman/person
be (one's) own master
be (one's) own mistress
be (one's) own worst enemy
be (one's) pigeon
be (one's) place (to do something)
be (one's) spiritual home
be (one's) strong point
be (one's)/the main squeeze
be (oneself) again
be (only) to be expected
be (out) in left field
be (out) on the piss
be (out) on the razzle
be (really) something
be (right) down (one's) alley
be (right) on the money
be (right) up (one's) arse
be (right) up there with (someone or something)
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be (sitting) on top of the world
be (someone's) call
be (someone's) funeral
be (someone's) huckleberry
be (someone's) strong suit
be (something) itself
be (something) to the good
be (still) going strong
be (strictly) for the birds
be (stuck) in a rut
be (the) bomb
be (the) devil's advocate
be (the) keeper of (something)
be (walking) on thin ice
be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something)
be (with)in sight
be OK
be PO'd
be a (fully) paid-up member of something
be a (something) in the making
be a (something) through and through
be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
be a barrel of laughs
be a bed of nails
be a bit much
be a bit off
be a bit steep
be a bit/rather steep
be a blessing in disguise
be a box of birds
be a bundle of laughs
be a bundle of nerves
be a card-carrying member (of something)
be a chapter of accidents
be a chip off the old block
be a closed book
be a cougar
be a credit to
be a credit to (someone or something)
be a crock of shit
be a crying shame
be a cut above
be a dab hand
be a dab hand at
be a dab hand at something/at doing something
be a dead cert
be a dead duck
be a dead loss
be a dead ringer for
be a devil
be a devil!
be a different kettle of fish
be a dime a dozen
be a double-edged sword
be a double-edged sword/weapon
be a double-edged weapon
be a drag on (one)
be a fan of (someone or something)
be a far cry from
be a fate worse than death
be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
be a firm believer in (something)
be a foil for (someone)
be a foil to (someone)
be a force to be reckoned with
be a game of two halves
be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self
be a ghost of (someone's or something's) former self
be a go
be a go-between
be a goner
be a great believer in (something)
be a great one for (doing something)
be a great one for something/for doing something
be a great/firm believer in something
be a happy camper
be a hard act to follow
be a hit with (someone)
be a howling success
be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
be a huckleberry above a persimmon
be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon
be a keeper
be a laugh a minute
be a law unto (oneself)
be a law unto yourself
be a licence to print money
be a license to print money
be a little off
be a load off (one's) mind
be a long shot
be a loud mouth
be a man
be a man/woman of his/her word
be a mass of (something)
be a mass of something
be a matter of (doing something)
be a matter of opinion
be a matter of record
be a matter of something/doing something
be a mixed blessing
be a moot point
be a moot point/question
be a moot question
be a mug's game
be a nasty piece of work
be a no-no
be a one-way street
be a pain in the arse
be a pain in the neck
be a peach
be a picture
be a piece of cake
be a poor second
be a poor third
be a question of time
be a recipe for (something)
be a revelation
be a roaring success
be a rough trot
be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self
be a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self
be a shadow/ghost of your/its former self
be a shining example
be a shining example (of someone or something)
be a shoo-in
be a sight for sore eyes
be a sign of the times
be a slam dunk
be a slave of (something)
be a slave to (something)
be a slave to/of something
be a snap
be a soft touch
be a soft touch for (someone or something)
be a sport
be a square peg
be a square peg (in a round hole)
be a steal
be a sure thing
be a tall order
be a thing of the past
be a thorn in (one's) flesh
be a thorn in (one's) side
be a thorn in (someone's) side
be a thorn in your flesh/side
be a toss-up
be a wake-up
be a waste of space
be a weight off (one's) mind
be a weight off (one's) shoulders
be a weight off your mind
be a weight off your shoulders
be a whole other kettle of fish
be a world away
be a/the model of (something)
be a/the poor man's (someone or something)
be a/the poor man's sb/sth
be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep
be able to count (someone or something) on one hand
be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
be able to count somebody/something on one hand
be able to do something in your sleep
be about
be about to (do something)
be about to do something
be above (oneself)
be above board
be above par
be above suspicion
be above/beyond suspicion
be absorbed by (something)
be across (something)
be across something
be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
be after
be after (doing something)
be after (one's) blood
be after doing something
be after/out for somebody's blood
be against
be against (someone or something)
be ahead
be ahead of (someone or something's) time
be ahead of (someone's or something's) time
be ahead of the game
be ahead of the pack
be ahead of/before/in advance of your time
be alive and kicking
be alive and well
be alive with
be all
be all (one) could do (not) to (do something)
be all (the) one (to someone)
be all Greek to someone
be all about (someone, something, or oneself)
be all about somebody/something
be all brawn and no brain(s)
be all dressed up and nowhere to go
be all ears
be all eyes
be all fingers and thumbs
be all for something/for doing something
be all fur coat and no knickers
be all go
be all hat and no cattle
be all heart
be all het up
be all in
be all in (one's)/the mind
be all in a day's work
be all in somebody's/the mind
be all like
be all mouth
be all one to
be all over
be all over (one)
be all over bar the shouting
be all over somebody
be all over the shop
be all right
be all roses
be all smiles
be all somebody can/could do to do something
be all sweetness and light
be all talk
be all talk (and no action)
be all that
be all the rage
be all the same to (one)
be all the same to somebody
be all the worse for wear
be all things to all men
be all things to all men/people
be all things to all people
be all thumbs
be all very well
be all wet
be along
be along the lines of (something)
be an apology for
be an easy touch
be an item
be an open book
be an soft touch
be an unknown quantity
be another kettle of fish
be another matter
be another of life's great mysteries
be another thing
be another/a different matter
be anybody's guess
be anybody's/anyone's guess
be anyone's
be anyone's/anybody's call
be armed to the teeth
be around
be art and part of
be art and part of (something)
be as (something) as all get-out
be as (something) as they come
be as American as apple pie
be as bald as a coot
be as bright as a button
be as brown as a berry
be as clear as crystal
be as clear as day
be as clear as mud
be as cool as a cucumber
be as cute as a button
be as daft as a brush
be as dead as a dodo
be as deaf as a post
be as dry as a bone
be as dull as dishwater
be as fit as a fiddle
be as full as a boot
be as gentle as a lamb
be as good as (one's) word
be as good as dead
be as good as gold
be as good as gone
be as good as new
be as good as your word
be as happy as Larry
be as happy as a sandboy
be as high as a kite
be as honest as the day is long
be as keen as mustard
be as light as a feather
be as mad as a March hare
be as mad as a hornet
be as nice as pie
be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something)
be as nothing to
be as old as Methuselah
be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
be as poor as church mice
be as regular as clockwork
be as safe as houses
be as scarce as hen's teeth
be as sharp as a tack
be as slippery as an eel
be as sound as a bell
be as stiff as a ramrod
be as straight as a die
be as well
be as white as a sheet
be as/like oil and water
be asking for trouble
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
be at
be at (one's) beck and call
be at (one's) command
be at (one's) disposal
be at (one's) service
be at (one's) wits' end
be at (one) hammer and tongs
be at (someone or something)
be at (someone's) feet
be at a crossroads
be at a disadvantage
be at a loose end
be at a loss
be at an end
be at cross purposes
be at daggers drawn
be at death's door
be at each other's throats
be at full strength
be at half-mast
be at home
be at it
be at it hammer and tongs
be at loggerheads
be at odds
be at odds (with)
be at pains
be at pains to do something
be at peace
be at peace with the world
be at sea
be at sixes and sevens
be at somebody's command
be at somebody's service
be at someone's beck and call
be at the bottom of (something)
be at the bottom of something
be at the end of (one's) rope
be at the end of (one's) tether
be at the end of your tether
be at the helm
be at the mercy of (something)
be at the receiving end
be at the wheel
be at work
be at your wits' end
be at/below full strength
be au fait with
be away with the fairies
be back in business
be back in harness
be back on the rails
be backed into a corner
be bad news
be badly off
be badly off for (something)
be badly off for something
be badly turned out
be bang on
be banging (one's) head against a brick wall
be banging your head against a brick wall
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
be barking mad
be barking up the wrong tree
be batting a thousand
be baying for blood
be baying for someone's blood
be beat
be beating the bushes
be beating the bushes (for someone or something)
be before (one's) time
be before somebody's time
be behind
be behind the eight ball
be behind the times
be below full strength
be below par
be below the belt
be below/under par
be beside (oneself)
be beside the point
be better off
be better off dead
be better placed
be better than a kick in the pants
be beyond (one's) ken
be beyond (one)
be beyond caring
be beyond hope
be beyond somebody
be beyond suspicion
be beyond the pale
be beyond/past caring
be big of (one)
be bitten by the bug
be bitten by/have the bug
be bitter and twisted
be blasted to smithereens
be bleeding red ink
be blind to
be blowing in the wind
be blown away
be blown away by something
be blown off course
be blown out of the water
be blown to smithereens
be bone dry
be bone idle
be bored to death
be bored witless
be born that way
be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
be born with a silver spoon in your mouth
be born yesterday
be bouncing off the walls
be bound and determined
be bound to (be or do something)
be boxing clever
be brain dead
be breaking a butterfly on a wheel
be breathing down (one's) neck
be breathing down someone's neck
be breathing fire
be bricking it
be bright and breezy
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
be bringing up the rear
be broad in the beam
be brother's keeper
be brothers/sisters under the skin
be brought down a notch (or two)
be brought down a peg (or two)
be brought in from the cold
be brought to account
be brought to book
be built like a brick shithouse
be built like a tank
be built on sand
be bulging at the seams
be bumping along the bottom
be burning a hole in (one's) pocket
be burning a hole in your pocket
be burnt to a crisp
be burnt, worn, etc. to a frazzle
be bursting at the seams
be bursting to (do something)
be bursting to do something
be bursting/bulging at the seams
be busted
be careful
be careful not to (do something)
be carried away
be carried out feet first
be carved in stone
be carved/set in stone
be cast in a (some kind of) mold
be cast in a mould
be cast in cement
be cast in concrete
be cast in the same mould
be caught flat-footed
be caught in a time warp
be caught in the act
be caught in the crossfire
be caught in the middle
be caught napping
be caught off (one's) guard
be caught on the hop
be caught on the wrong foot
be caught short
be caught with (one's) pants down
be caught with (one's) trousers down
be caught with chaff
be caught with your pants down
be caught/taken short
be center stage
be chafing at the bit
be chalk and cheese
be champing at the bit
be champing/chomping at the bit
be chasing (one's) (own) tail
be chasing rainbows
be chasing tail
be chasing your tail
be child's play
be chilled to the marrow
be chomping at the bit
be chucking (it) down
be cleaned out
be climbing the walls
be close to (one's) heart
be close to home
be close to the bone
be close to the mark
be close to/near the mark
be close/dear/near to somebody's heart
be clued in
be cocksure of (oneself)
be coining it
be cold comfort
be coming apart at the seams
be common knowledge
be common/public knowledge
be compos mentis
be comprised of
be conspicuous by (one's) absence
be cooked
be cooked to a turn
be cooking on gas
be cooking with gas
be crazy about (someone or something)
be crook on
be crook on (one)
be cruel to be kind
be crystal clear
be curtains
be curtains for (someone or something)
be curtains for someone/something
be cut adrift
be cut from the same cloth
be cut out for
be cut out for (something)
be cut out for somebody/something
be cutting (one's) own throat
be cutting it fine
be cutting your own throat
be damned if you do and damned if you don't
be dead and buried
be dead from the neck up
be dead from the waist down
be dead in the water
be dead meat
be dead on (one's) feet
be dead on the vine
be dead set against (someone or something)
be dead set against something
be dead set on (something)
be dead set on something
be dead to the world
be descended from
be descended from (someone or something)
be devoured by (something)
be devoured by something
be different sides of the same coin
be doing OK
be doing OK/okay
be doing a land-office business
be doing well
be dollars to doughnuts that
be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens)
be done
be done and dusted
be done for
be done in
be done like a (dog's) dinner
be done to a turn
be done to death
be done with (someone or something)
be doped to the gills
be down
be down in the dumps
be down in the mouth
be down on (one's) luck
be down on (one) like a ton of bricks
be down on (someone or something)
be down on your luck
be down to (do something)
be down to (one)
be down to (something)
be down to somebody/something
be down to something
be down to the wire
be down with (something)
be downhill all the way
be dragged kicking and screaming
be dragged through the mud
be dragging (one's) feet
be dragging your feet
be dressed (up) to the nines
be dressed to kill
be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post
be dropping like flies
be duck soup
be duty bound
be dying for (something)
be dying for something/to do something
be dying of (something)
be dying of something
be dying to (do something)
be easy meat
be easy on the ear
be easy on the eye(s)
be eating (one's) dust
be eating (someone's) dust
be economical with the truth
be engraved in (one's) memory
be engraved in (one's) mind
be engraved on (one's) heart
be engraved on/in your heart/memory/mind
be etched on (one's) heart
be etched on (one's) memory
be etched on (one's) mind
be etched on your heart/memory/mind
be even
be even (with someone)
be every inch a/the (something)
be expecting
be fair
be fair game
be fair!
be falling over (oneself) to (do something)
be falling over yourself to do something
be far and away
be far and away the (something)
be far/further/furthest removed from (something)
be far/further/furthest removed from something
be fast on the draw
be fast/quick on the draw
be fed up to the back teeth
be few and far between
be fighting a losing battle
be fighting fit
be fighting for (one's)/its life
be fighting for your life
be fighting mad
be firing on all cylinders
be first among equals
be first out of the box
be first past the post
be fit to be tied
be flat broke
be flesh and blood
be floating on air
be flogging a dead horse
be flying a kite
be flying blind
be flying high
be fond of (someone or something)
be footloose and fancy-free
be for
be for a good cause
be for it
be for show
be for the best
be for the chop
be for the high jump
be for/in a good cause
be forsworn
be fresh from
be fresh out of
be fresh out of something
be friends with
be friends with (someone)
be frightened of (one's) (own) shadow
be frightened out of (one's) wits
be frightened out of your wits
be frightened to death
be frightened/nervous/scared of your own shadow
be full of (oneself)
be full of beans
be full of bull
be full of crap
be full of holes
be full of piss and vinegar
be full of shit/crap
be full of the joys of spring
be gagging for (something)
be gagging for it
be gagging for something
be game
be gathered to (one's) fathers
be getting on
be getting younger
be given no quarter
be given the gate
be given the hook
be given to (something)
be given to something/to doing something
be glad to see the back of (someone or something)
be glad to see the back of someone or something
be glad, etc. to see the back of somebody/something
be glued to (someone or something)
be glued to something
be going begging
be going cheap
be going gangbusters
be going great guns
be going on (for) (something)
be going on something
be going places
be going spare
be going to hell
be gone on
be gone up
be good
be good for (someone or something)
be good for something
be good friends
be good going
be good news
be good with (one's) hands
be good with your hands
be grateful for small blessings
be grateful for small mercies
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
be greater/more than the sum of its parts
be green about the gills
be green around the gills
be green with envy
be grinning from ear to ear
be grinning like a Cheshire cat
be grounds for (something)
be gunning for
be had
be had up (for something)
be half the (something) (one) used to be
be half the battle (won)
be half-cut
be half-dead
be hanging on by (one's) fingertips
be hanging on by your fingertips
be hanging over (one's) head
be hanging over (one)
be hanging over your head
be happy to (do something)
be hard at it
be hard done-by
be hard hit (by something)
be hard on
be hard on (one)
be hard on somebody
be hard pushed
be hard put
be hard put to
be hard put to (do something)
be hard up
be hard up for something
be hard-pressed
be having none of (something)
be head over heels (in love)
be headed for (something)
be heading for a fall
be heavy going
be held in high esteem
be held in high regard
be hell on
be hell on (one)
be hell on wheels
be hell-bent on
be hell-bent on something/on doing something
be here to stay
be het up
be higher than a kite
be history
be hit for six
be hitting (one's) head against a (brick) wall
be hitting on all cylinders
be hoist by (one's) own petard
be hoist with one's own petard
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
be holding (one's) breath
be holding your breath
be home and dry
be home and hosed
be home free
be honor-bound
be honor-bound to (do something)
be honored
be hopping mad
be hot and cold
be hot off the press
be hot stuff
be hot to trot
be hounded (by someone or something)
be hung out to dry
be hunky-dory
be ideally placed
be ill at ease
be in
be in (a bit of) a jam
be in (one's) altitudes
be in (one's) black books
be in (one's) blood
be in (one's) confidence
be in (one's) cups
be in (one's) debt
be in (one's) dotage
be in (one's) element
be in (one's) face
be in (one's) good books
be in (one's) good graces
be in (one's) hands
be in (one's) light
be in (one's) pocket
be in (someone's) bad books
be in (someone's) shoes
be in (something) for the long haul
be in Queer Street
be in a (blue) funk
be in a bad way
be in a blue funk
be in a class of (one's)/its own
be in a class of your, its, etc. own
be in a cleft stick
be in a different league
be in a dream world
be in a fix
be in a flap
be in a good cause
be in a groove
be in a hole
be in a jam
be in a lather
be in a minority of one
be in a pickle
be in a snit
be in a sorry state
be in a spin
be in a spot of bother
be in a state
be in a stew
be in a sticky situation
be in a sweat
be in a tight corner
be in a tight spot
be in a time warp
be in a tizz(y)
be in a tough spot
be in a transport of delight
be in a world of (one's) own
be in a/the minority
be in advance of (someone or something's) time
be in aid of
be in another person's shoes
be in another world
be in apple-pie order
be in at (something)
be in at something
be in at the death
be in at the death/kill
be in at the finish
be in at the kill
be in attendance
be in awe (of someone or something)
be in awe of (someone or something)
be in bad odor with
be in bad shape
be in bad taste
be in bad with (someone)
be in bad, the worst possible, etc. taste
be in bed with
be in bed with somebody/something
be in business
be in cahoots
be in cloud-cuckoo land
be in clover
be in contact with (one)
be in control
be in deep shit
be in deep water
be in dire straits
be in eclipse
be in favor of (something)
be in favour of something/of doing something
be in fear of (one's) life
be in fighting trim
be in fine fettle
be in floods
be in floods (of tears)
be in for
be in for a shock
be in for a surprise
be in for a treat
be in for it
be in for something
be in full cry
be in full flood
be in full flow
be in full swing
be in good company
be in good odor with (one)
be in good odour with someone
be in good shape
be in good taste
be in good voice
be in good with (someone)
be in good, poor, etc. voice
be in good, the best possible, etc. taste
be in good/bad odour
be in hand
be in high spirits
be in high/low spirits
be in hock
be in holy orders
be in hot water
be in it for
be in left field
be in like Flynn
be in line
be in line for
be in line for something
be in low spirits
be in luck
be in mint condition
be in no mood for (something)
be in no mood for something/for doing something
be in on
be in on (something)
be in on the act
be in on the ground floor
be in over (one's) head
be in pole position
be in poor voice
be in pursuit
be in safe hands
be in seventh heaven
be in shape
be in short supply
be in somebody's confidence
be in somebody's debt
be in somebody's good graces
be in somebody's light
be in somebody's shoes
be in someone's black books
be in someone's good graces
be in something for the long haul
be in stock
be in store
be in store (for one)
be in tall cotton
be in tatters
be in the Land of Nod
be in the air
be in the balance
be in the best possible taste
be in the black
be in the catbird seat
be in the chips
be in the clear
be in the club
be in the dark
be in the doghouse
be in the doldrums
be in the driving seat
be in the eye of the storm
be in the firing line
be in the first flush of (something)
be in the frame
be in the front line
be in the grip of
be in the groove
be in the hole
be in the know
be in the land of the living
be in the lap of the gods
be in the limelight
be in the loop
be in the market for
be in the middle of (something or some place)
be in the middle of something/of doing something
be in the money
be in the mood for (something)
be in the mood for something/for doing something
be in the pay of (someone or something)
be in the pay of somebody/something
be in the picture
be in the pink
be in the pipeline
be in the pocket
be in the public eye
be in the pudding club
be in the race
be in the red
be in the right
be in the right place at the right moment
be in the right place at the right time
be in the right spot at the right time
be in the running
be in the saddle
be in the same ballpark
be in the same boat
be in the same/right ballpark
be in the shit
be in the short strokes
be in the soup
be in the spotlight
be in the swim (of things)
be in the thick of it
be in the thick of things
be in the throes of
be in the wind
be in the worst possible taste
be in the wrong
be in too deep
be in touch
be in touch with (someone)
be in trim
be in tune
be in two minds
be in two minds about something/about doing something
be in two places at once
be in use
be in well (with)
be in with (someone)
be in with a chance
be in with a shout
be in your dotage
be in your face
be in/get into a flap
be in/get into somebody's good/bad books
be in/go into free fall
be in/go into raptures
be in/out of pocket
be in/out of step
be in/out of the frame
be in/out of tune
be in/out of use
be in/take orders
be in/within sight
be into
be into (someone) for (something)
be into (something)
be into somebody for something
be into something
be it as it may
be joined at the hip
be jolly hockey sticks
be jumping up and down
be just a matter of time
be just a pretty face
be just a question of time
be just another pretty face
be just before you're generous
be just looking
be just the job
be just the same (to someone)
be just the thing
be just what the doctor ordered
be keen about
be keen on
be kept in the dark (about something)
be kept in the loop
be kept on a short leash
be kept on a tight leash
be kicked to the curb
be kicked upstairs
be knee-deep in
be knee-high to a grasshopper
be knocked down a notch (or two)
be knocked down a peg (or two)
be knocked out cold
be knocked out of the box
be knocked sideways
be knocking on heaven's door
be knocking on the door
be laid to rest
be larger than life
be laughed out of court
be laughing
be laughing (one's) head off
be laughing all the way to the bank
be laughing on the other side of (one's) face
be laughing on the other side of your face
be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth
be laughing up (one's) sleeve
be laughing up your sleeve
be laughing your head off
be left (out) in the cold
be left at the post
be left hanging (in the air/in midair)
be left hanging in the air
be left holding the baby
be left holding the bag
be left in the dark (about something)
be left in the lurch
be left to (one's) own devices
be left to (one's) own resources
be level pegging
be licking (one's) lips
be licking your lips
be light on
be light on (one's) feet
be light on (something)
be light on something
be light on your feet
be light years away
be light years away from
be light-headed
be like Fort Knox
be like a bear with a sore head
be like a bull in a china shop
be like a cat on a hot tin roof
be like a cat on hot bricks
be like a child in a sweetshop
be like a deer caught in the headlights
be like a dog with a bone
be like a dog with two tails
be like a fish out of water
be like a kid in a candy store
be like a red flag to a bull
be like a red rag to a bull
be like a spare prick at a wedding
be like herding cats
be like jelly
be like looking for a needle in a haystack
be like oil and water
be like painting the Forth Bridge
be like putty in someone's hands
be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
be like ships in the night
be like ships that pass in the night
be like taking candy from a baby
be like talking to a brick wall
be like trying to find a needle in a haystack
be like two peas in a pod
be like watching grass grow
be like watching paint dry
be like/as safe as Fort Knox
be little love lost between (two people)
be living high on the hog
be living in a fool's paradise
be living on borrowed time
be living proof of (something)
be living proof of something
be living proof that
be locked in a time warp
be long in the tooth
be looking (one) in the face
be looking for trouble
be looking over (one's) shoulder
be looking over your shoulder
be looking to (do something)
be looking to do something
be losing it
be lost for words
be lost in (something)
be lost in something
be lost in the shuffle
be lost in translation
be lost on
be lost on (someone)
be lost on somebody
be lost on someone
be lost to the world
be lost without (someone or something)
be mad about (someone or something)
be mad keen
be mad keen (on someone or something)
be made for
be made of money
be made of sterner stuff
be made that way
be made up
be made up about (something)
be made up with (something)
be man enough
be meant to be
be meant to be something
be meat and drink
be meat and drink to
be meat and drink to (someone)
be mentioned in dispatches
be miles apart
be miles away
be minting it
be missing some of (one's) buttons
be missing some of (one's) marbles
be mixed up in (something)
be mixed up with (someone)
be money for jam
be money for old rope
be more Catholic than the Pope (himself)
be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
be more than (something)
be more than glad, ready, etc.
be more trouble than it's worth
be more/bigger/greater than the sum of its parts
be mother
be much of a muchness
be murder on (someone or something)
be music to (one's) ears
be music to your ears
be mutton dressed as lamb
be my guest
be named after (someone or something)
be named for (someone or something)
be near the knuckle
be near to (one's) heart
be near to impossible
be neither fish nor fowl
be neither one thing nor the other
be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
be nestled (up) into (something or some place)
be new to the game
be news to
be news to (one)
be news to someone
be nip and tuck
be no bad thing
be no bad thing...
be no ball of fire
be no bed of roses
be no fool
be no good
be no good to man or beast
be no good/use to man or beast
be no great shakes
be no joke
be no laughing matter
be no love lost between (two people)
be no match for
be no match for somebody/something
be no mean (something)
be no mean feat
be no mean...
be no oil painting
be no picnic
be no quarter given
be no question of (doing) (something)
be no question that (something will happen/is the case)
be no respecter of persons
be no screaming hell
be no skin off (one's) back
be no skin off (one's) nose
be no skin off (one's) teeth
be no slouch
be no spring chicken
be no stranger to (something)
be no use
be no/a stranger to something
be no/nobody's fool
be none of (one's) business
be none of somebody's business
be none the wiser
be none the wiser/no wiser
be not (one's) bag
be not (one's) cup of tea
be not (one's) day
be not (one's) problem
be not (oneself)
be not a bed of roses
be not above (doing something)
be not all it's cracked up to be
be not all there
be not all/quite there
be not cut out for something
be not for the faint-hearted
be not fussed (about someone or something)
be not half bad
be not having any (of it)
be not in Kansas anymore
be not in the business of (doing something)
be not in the same class
be not in the same league
be not just a pretty face
be not just another pretty face
be not long for this world
be not much between the ears
be not much cop
be not much of a (something)
be not much to look at
be not on
be not playing the game
be not playing with a full deck
be not right in the head
be not rocket science
be not short of a bob or two
be not short of a penny (or two)
be not so much (something) as (something else)
be not so much something as something
be not the done thing
be not the full quid
be not the word for it
be not to know
be not up to much
be not up to the mark
be not what it's cracked up to be
be not whistling Dixie
be not worth a brass farthing
be not worth a dime
be not worth a fig
be not worth a hill of beans
be not worth a plug nickel
be not worth the paper it's printed on
be nothing (much) to write home about
be nothing short of (something)
be nothing special
be nothing to (one)
be nothing to do with (someone or something)
be nothing to shout about
be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about
be nuts about
be nuts about (someone or something)
be nutty about
be nutty about (someone or something)
be of (one's) own making
be of like mind
be of no account
be of one mind
be of one/the same mind
be of service
be of service (to someone or something)
be of sound mind
be of the essence
be of the opinion that
be of the opinion that...
be of the same mind
be of two minds
be of unsound mind
be of use
be of/in two minds, to
be off
be off (one's) chump
be off (one's) dot
be off (one's) feed
be off (one's) food
be off (one's) guard
be off (one's) nut
be off (one's) rocker
be off (one's) trolley
be off base
be off beam
be off feed
be off for (something)
be off for sth
be off like a prom dress (in May)
be off sick
be off the (starting) blocks
be off the beaten path
be off the beaten track
be off the danger list
be off the grid
be off the ground
be off the hook
be off the mark
be off the radar
be off the rails
be off the reservation
be off the table
be off the wall
be off to a false start
be off your food
be off-color
be off-kilter
be on
be on (one's) (own) head
be on (one's) Pat Malone
be on (one's) ass
be on (one's) back
be on (one's) best behavior
be on (one's) case
be on (one's) conscience
be on (one's) game
be on (one's) good behavior
be on (one's) high horse
be on (one's) mettle
be on (one's) pat
be on (one's) shit list
be on (one's) shoulder
be on (one's) side
be on (one's) soapbox
be on (one's) tod
be on (the) air
be on Queer Street
be on a collision course
be on a hiding to nothing
be on a loser
be on a par with (someone or something)
be on a par with somebody/something
be on a rampage
be on a roll
be on a short fuse
be on a short leash
be on a tight leash
be on about
be on about (something)
be on about something
be on acid
be on another planet
be on at
be on at someone
be on automatic pilot
be on bad terms (with someone)
be on cloud nine
be on course for
be on edge
be on everyone's lips
be on firm ground
be on friendly terms with (someone)
be on full alert
be on game
be on good terms (with someone)
be on good, bad, friendly, etc. terms
be on guard
be on hand
be on ice
be on in years
be on its/(one's) last legs
be on nodding terms
be on nodding terms (with someone)
be on nodding terms with somebody
be on pins and needles
be on red alert
be on relief
be on show
be on somebody's back
be on somebody's case
be on somebody's side
be on someone's back
be on someone's case
be on someone's head
be on someone's shoulder
be on song
be on speaking terms
be on stream
be on the (something) side
be on the anvil
be on the back burner
be on the back foot
be on the ball
be on the blink
be on the breadline
be on the brink of (doing something)
be on the bum
be on the cards
be on the carpet
be on the case
be on the cold, small, etc. side
be on the crest of a wave
be on the danger list
be on the dole
be on the door
be on the edge of (something)
be on the fence
be on the fiddle
be on the fritz
be on the front foot
be on the game
be on the go
be on the gravy train
be on the hook
be on the horn
be on the horns of a dilemma
be on the hush
be on the hush-hush
be on the in
be on the level
be on the line
be on the lines of (something)
be on the look out
be on the lookout
be on the loose
be on the make
be on the march
be on the mend
be on the offensive
be on the phone
be on the pill
be on the piss
be on the point of (doing something)
be on the point of doing something
be on the prowl
be on the pull
be on the radar (screen)
be on the ragged edge
be on the rampage
be on the receiving end
be on the right lines
be on the right track
be on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc.
be on the right/wrong track
be on the rocks
be on the ropes
be on the run
be on the same page
be on the same wavelength
be on the same wavelength/on different wavelengths
be on the scene
be on the scent
be on the scent (of someone or something)
be on the scrounge (for something)
be on the sick list
be on the side of the angels
be on the skids
be on the square
be on the stage
be on the table
be on the take
be on the telephone/phone
be on the threshold of (something)
be on the threshold of something
be on the tip of (one's) tongue
be on the tip of your tongue
be on the up and up
be on the wagon
be on the wane
be on the warpath
be on the watch
be on the watch (for someone or something)
be on the way in
be on the way out
be on the way out/in
be on the wing
be on the wrong end of (something)
be on the wrong track
be on the/your way to/towards something
be on to
be on to (someone or something)
be on to a good thing
be on to someone
be on to something
be on top of (something)
be on track
be on welfare
be on your mettle
be on, show, prove, etc. your mettle
be on/at the receiving end
be on/have a short fuse
be on/off the danger list
be on/off your guard
be one age with (someone)
be one brick short of a (full) load
be one card short of a full deck
be one card shy of a (full) deck
be one flesh
be one for something/for doing something
be one in a million
be one in the eye for
be one jump ahead
be one of a kind
be one of the boys
be one of the girls
be one of the lads
be one of the lads/boys/girls
be one over (the) eight
be one sandwich short of a picnic
be one step ahead
be one up on (someone or something)
be one up on someone
be oneself
be only a matter of time
be only a question of time
be onto
be onto a good thing
be onto a winner
be onto somebody
be onto something
be open to (something)
be open to something
be open with
be open with (one)
be opposite sides of the same coin
be out
be out for (something)
be out for blood
be out for the count
be out for/after (one's) scalp
be out in force
be out like a light
be out of (one's) brain
be out of (one's) depth
be out of (one's) element
be out of (one's) face
be out of (one's) hair
be out of (one's) hands
be out of (one's) head
be out of (one's) league
be out of (one's) mind
be out of (one's) mind with (something)
be out of (one's) shell
be out of (one's) skull
be out of (one's) tree
be out of (something)
be out of action
be out of bounds
be out of control
be out of fix
be out of here
be out of house and home
be out of humour
be out of it
be out of kilter
be out of line
be out of order
be out of place
be out of pocket
be out of shape
be out of somebody's league
be out of sorts
be out of square
be out of step
be out of stock
be out of the ark
be out of the blocks
be out of the picture
be out of the question
be out of the way
be out of this world
be out of touch
be out of touch with (someone or something)
be out of tune
be out of use
be out of your tree
be out on (one's) ear
be out on (one's) feet
be out on a limb
be out on the tiles
be out on the town
be out on your ear
be out there
be out to do something
be out to get (one)
be out to get someone
be out to lunch
be over
be over (someone or something)
be over and done with
be over the hill
be over the hills and far away
be over the hump
be over the moon
be over the top
be packed (in) like sardines
be packing (heat)
be par for the course
be part and parcel of
be part and parcel of (something)
be part and parcel of something
be part of the furniture
be party to something
be past
be past (someone's or something's) best
be past caring
be past it
be past its sell-by date
be past the/(one's) sell-by date
be past your/its best
be patience, honesty, simplicity, etc. itself
be penny-wise and pound-foolish
be picked out of a hat
be pie-eyed
be pipped at the post
be pipped to the post
be pissed off
be pissing in(to) the wind
be plain sailing
be played like a fiddle
be playing with fire
be plugged in
be plugged into (something)
be poles apart
be poles/worlds apart
be pot luck
be potty about (something)
be preaching to the converted
be prepared
be pressed for money
be pressed for space
be pressed for time
be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
be prey to (someone or something)
be public knowledge
be public property
be puffed up with pride
be puffed up with pride, etc.
be pulled down a notch (or two)
be pulled down a peg (or two)
be punch-drunk
be pushed for money
be pushed for space
be pushed for time
be pushed from pillar to post
be pushing (an age)
be pushing 40, 50, etc.
be pushing at an open door
be pushing up (the) daisies
be pushing up daisies
be pushing up the daisies
be put behind bars
be put in (one's) place
be put out of business
be put out of humour
be put out of sorts
be put out to grass
be put through the hoop
be put through the mangle
be put through the wringer
be put to death
be put to it
be put to rest
be put to rights
be put to the sword
be put upon
be putty in (one's) hands
be quaking in (one's) boots
be quaking in your boots
be quick off the mark
be quick on the draw
be quick on the uptake
be quick/slow off the mark
be quick/slow on the uptake
be quids in
be quiet
be quite something
be quits
be quits (with someone)
be rained in
be rained off
be rained out
be raking over the coals
be raring to go
be rather steep
be ready to roll
be red in the face
be remembered as (something)
be remembered as/for something
be remembered for (something)
be replaced by (someone or something)
be replaced with (someone or something)
be rid of (someone or something)
be rid of somebody/something
be riddled with (something)
be riddled with something
be riding for a fall
be riding high
be riding high in the saddle
be right back
be right there
be right with you
be riled up
be ringing off the hook
be ripe for the picking
be ripped to shreds
be riveted to the ground
be riveted to the spot
be riveted to the spot/ground
be robbing Peter to pay Paul
be rolling
be rolling in dough
be rolling in it
be rolling in money
be rolling in the aisles
be rolling in wealth
be rooted in (something)
be rotten to the core
be rough on (someone or something)
be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
be rubbing your hands
be rubbing your hands with glee
be ruled out of court
be run off (one's) feet
be run off your feet
be run ragged
be running around in circles
be running around like a headless chicken
be running on empty
be running on fumes
be rushed off (one's) feet
be sacrificed on the altar of (something)
be sacrificed on the altar of something
be sailing under false colors
be sailing under false colours
be sb's lookout
be scared of (one's) (own) shadow
be scared shitless
be scared witless
be scared/bored witless
be scattered to the four winds
be scraping the barrel
be scratching (one's) head
be scratching your head
be second nature
be second only to (someone or something)
be second only to somebody/something
be second to none
be seeing things
be seeing you
be sent to Coventry
be set aback
be set against (something)
be set against something/against doing something
be set fair
be set in (one's) ways
be set in cement
be set in concrete
be set in your ways
be set on something/on doing something
be set to rights
be several bricks short of a (full) load
be several cards short of a (full) deck
be several cards short of a full deck
be shacked up with (someone)
be shaking in (one's) boots
be shaking in (one's) shoes
be shaking like a leaf
be ships that pass in the night
be shitting a brick
be shitting bricks
be shooting for the same target
be short and sweet
be short of (something)
be short with (one)
be shortlisted
be shot
be shot down in flames
be shot of (someone or something)
be shot to hell
be shot to pieces
be shoulder to shoulder
be shouting (one's) head off
be shouting your head off
be shown the ropes
be shut of
be shut of (someone or something)
be sick
be sick and tired of (something)
be sick at heart
be sick of (something)
be sick of the sight of (someone or something)
be sick to death of (someone or something)
be sitting in the catbird seat
be sitting on a gold mine
be sitting pretty
be six feet under
be skating on thin ice
be skating/walking on thin ice
be skin and bone
be slated for
be sleeping at the switch
be sleeping at the wheel
be sleeping on the job
be sleeping with the fishes
be slipping
be sloshed to the gills
be slow off the mark
be smashed to smithereens
be snappy
be snatched from the jaws of death
be snatched out of the jaws of death
be snowed out
be snowed under
be so
be so bold
be so bold as to (do something)
be so bold as to do
be so much/many (something)
be so much/many something
be soaked through
be soaked to the bone
be soaked to the skin
be soft in the head
be soft on (someone)
be sold a bill of goods
be sold a pup
be sold on (something)
be sold on something
be somebody's baby
be somebody's department
be somebody's for the asking
be somebody's for the taking
be somebody's life
be somebody's man/woman
be somebody's middle name
be somebody's pigeon
be somebody's place to do something
be somebody's spiritual home
be somebody's style
be somebody's type
be someone's baby
be someone's pigeon
be sorry
be sorry for (oneself)
be sorry for (someone)
be speaking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
be spitting feathers
be spitting in the wind
be spitting in(to) the wind
be spoiled for choice
be spoiling for (something)
be spoiling for a fight
be spoiling for a fight, argument, etc.
be spoilt for choice
be spoilt/spoiled for choice
be spoon-fed
be spot on
be square
be square (with one)
be squashed (in) like sardines
be staring (one) in the face
be staring (something) in the face
be staring someone in the face
be staring something in the face
be stark raving mad
be starving
be steamed up
be steeped in (something)
be steeped in something
be still going strong
be still in the game
be still my beating heart
be still my heart
be stinking rich
be stock still
be storming mad
be straining at the leash
be strange bedfellows
be strapped for cash
be streets ahead
be strong on something
be struck all of a heap
be struck by (someone or something)
be struck by/on/with somebody/something
be struck dumb
be struck on (someone or something)
be struck with (someone or something)
be stuck for (something)
be stuck in a time warp
be stuck on
be stuck on (someone or something)
be stuffed like a turkey
be stuffed to the gills
be subject to (something)
be sunk in (something)
be sunk in something
be supposed to
be sure to (do something)
be sure to do something
be sweet on
be swept off (one's) feet
be swimming with (someone or something)
be swimming with the fishes
be swinging the lead
be tailor-made
be tainted by (something)
be taken aback
be taken as read
be taken at face value
be taken by surprise
be taken down a notch (or two)
be taken down a peg (or two)
be taken for granted
be taken ill
be taken in by (someone)
be taken to task (by someone)
be taken to the cleaners (by someone)
be taken under the wing of (someone)
be taken with (someone or something)
be taking calls
be talking out of (one's) arse
be talking out of both sides of (one's) mouth
be talking out of your arse
be talking through (one's) hat
be talking through your hat
be tall in (one's)/the saddle
be tarred and feathered
be tearing (one's) hair out
be tearing your hair out
be ten a penny
be thankful for small blessings
be thankful for small favors
be thankful for small mercies
be that as it may
be the (absolute) limit
be the (very) image of (someone)
be the armpit of the world
be the bee's knees
be the best of a bad bunch
be the best of a bad lot
be the bomb
be the brains behind (something)
be the business
be the butt of something
be the butt of the joke
be the cat's whiskers
be the chief cook and bottle washer
be the day hell freezes over
be the dead spit of (someone)
be the death of
be the death of (one)
be the death of somebody
be the end
be the end of (one)
be the end of one
be the end of the road
be the envy of (someone or something)
be the envy of somebody/something
be the exception that proves the rule
be the final straw
be the first (person) to (do something)
be the image of somebody/something
be the last (person) to (do something)
be the last person
be the last straw
be the last word
be the last word in (something)
be the last/final straw
be the life and soul of the party
be the light of (one's) life
be the limit
be the living end
be the making of
be the making of (one)
be the making of (someone or something)
be the making of somebody/something
be the making of someone
be the making of someone/something
be the matter
be the matter (with someone or something)
be the picture of (something)
be the picture of health, happiness, etc.
be the pits
be the power behind the throne
be the shape of things to come
be the soul of (something)
be the soul of something
be the spice of life
be the spit and image of (someone)
be the spit of
be the spit of (someone)
be the spitten image of (someone)
be the spitting image of (someone)
be the talk of something
be the talk of the town
be the tip of the iceberg
be the toast of (some place)
be the toast of (the town)
be the toast of...
be the way to go
be the world to (one)
be there for (one)
be there for somebody
be there for someone
be there for the taking
be there or be square
be there with bells on
be thin on top
be thrilled to bits
be thrilled to death
be thrilled to pieces
be through
be thrown in the deep end
be thrown into the scale (of something)
be thrown off balance
be tickets
be tickets (for someone or something)
be tickled pink
be tickled to death
be tied (up) in knots
be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings
be tied to (something's) apron strings
be tied to something's apron strings
be tied to your mother's apron strings
be tight-arsed
be tight-assed
be tight-lipped
be tipping (it) down
be tired and emotional
be tired of (something)
be tired to death of (something)
be to be expected
be to blame
be to do with (something)
be to the good
be toast
be toes up
be togged out (in something)
be togged out/up
be togged up (in something)
be too
be too clever by half
be too many for
be too many for (someone)
be too much
be too much (for one)
be torn between
be torqued off
be touch-and-go
be touched by (something)
be touched with (something)
be touched with something
be touching cloth
be touching cotton
be tough
be tough on (someone or something)
be trapped in a time warp
be treading on eggshells
be turfed
be turfed out
be twice the man or woman that someone is
be twice the man/woman
be twice the man/woman that (someone) is
be twiddling (one's) thumbs
be twiddling your thumbs
be two a penny
be two sides of the same coin
be unable to hear (oneself) think
be unable to hear yourself think
be under (one's) feet
be under (one's) wing
be under (someone's) spell
be under a microscope
be under control
be under no illusion
be under orders
be under par
be under suspicion
be under the cosh
be under the illusion that
be under the impression that
be under the impression that...
be under the microscope
be under the pump
be under the spell of (someone)
be under the wing of (someone)
be under way
be up
be up (one's) alley
be up (one's) ass
be up (oneself)
be up a/the creek (without a paddle)
be up against it
be up and around
be up and down
be up for (something)
be up for grabs
be up on
be up on (something)
be up the creek without a paddle
be up the duff
be up the pole
be up the spout
be up the stick
be up to (one's) (old) tricks
be up to (one's) chin in (something)
be up to (one's) ears in (something)
be up to (one's) eyeballs in (something)
be up to (one's) eyes in (something)
be up to (one's) neck in (something)
be up to (one's) old tricks
be up to (one)
be up to (something)
be up to ninety
be up to par
be up to somebody
be up to the mark
be up to your ears in something
be up to your eyes/eyeballs in something
be up to your neck in something
be up to your tricks
be up to/above par
be up with the chickens
be up with the crows
be up with the lark(s)
be up your street
be up/rise with the lark
be upon
be upon (someone or something)
be waiting for the other shoe to drop
be waiting in the wings
be walking a tightrope
be walking on air
be walking on eggshells
be wasting (one's) breath
be wasting your breath
be water off a duck's back
be water under the bridge
be way off beam
be welcome to (something)
be well aware of (something)
be well aware of something
be well away
be well in
be well in (with)
be well off
be well off for (something)
be well off for something
be well out of (something)
be well out of something
be well placed
be well rid of
be well rid of (someone or something)
be well turned out
be well up on something
be well versed in (something)
be well, badly, etc. turned out
be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something
be whistling Dixie
be whistling in the dark
be whistling in the wind
be wide of the mark
be wide open
be wide open to (something)
be wild about (someone or something)
be wise after the event
be wise to (someone or something)
be with (one)
be with (one) in spirit
be with it
be with somebody
be with somebody in spirit
be within a whisker of (something)
be without equal
be witness to something
be worked up
be working overtime
be worlds away
be worlds/a world away
be worn to a frazzle
be worried sick
be worse off
be worth (one's) while
be worth it
be worth its/(one's) weight in gold
be worth your weight in gold
be worth your/its weight in gold
be wrapped up in (someone or something)
be wrapped up in somebody/something
be wringing (one's) hands
be wringing your hands
be written all over (one's) face
be written all over somebody's face
be written all over your face
be young at heart
be your own man
be your own man/woman
be your own master/mistress
be your own worst enemy
be your strong point/suit
be yourself
be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something
be, come, get, etc. in on the ground floor
be, etc. in/out of touch
be, feel, etc. out of sorts
be, get, etc. out of control
be, go, etc. out/out of the window
be, keep, etc. in touch
be, keep, etc. in trim
be, live, etc. in a world of your own
be, look, etc. set
be, stand, act, etc. shoulder to shoulder
be, stay, etc. young at heart
be, stay, stand, etc. stock-still
be-all and end-all
be-all and end-all, the
be/be born/be made that way
be/come a poor second, third, etc.
be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
be/come on stream
be/come to the fore
be/come under fire
be/come up against a brick wall
be/fall prey to something
be/fall wide of the mark
be/feel duty/honour bound to do something
be/feel hard done by
be/feel honoured
be/feel like jelly
be/feel lost without somebody/something
be/feel out of it/things
be/feel sick at heart
be/feel sorry for somebody
be/feel sorry for yourself
be/get above yourself
be/get carried away
be/get done for something/for doing something
be/get even with somebody
be/get in a fix
be/get in on something
be/get in on the act
be/get in/into a tizzy/tizz
be/get mixed up in something
be/get mixed up with somebody
be/get on top of something
be/get on your high horse
be/get on your soapbox
be/get riled up
be/get run/rushed off your feet
be/get shot of somebody/something
be/get soaked to the skin
be/get steamed up
be/get thin on top
be/get tired of something/doing something
be/get tough
be/get wise to somebody/something
be/get/go beyond a joke
be/get/have one up on somebody
be/go against the grain
be/go along for the ride
be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs
be/go back to square one
be/go in fear of your life
be/go on record
be/go on the prowl
be/go on the rampage
be/go on the scrounge
be/go on the stage
be/go on the wagon
be/go on the warpath
be/go out like a light
be/go out of your mind
be/go out on the razzle
be/go over the top
be/go soft in the head
be/go up the spout
be/go weak at the knees
be/go/keep on about something
be/go/keep on at somebody
be/have done with somebody/something
be/have nothing to do with somebody/something
be/have one over the eight
be/have to do with somebody/something
be/keep in with somebody
be/lie at the bottom of something
be/live in each other's pockets
be/live on borrowed time
be/look a picture
be/look past it
be/make a hit with somebody
be/make so bold
be/make strange bedfellows
be/mean nothing to somebody
be/mean the world to somebody
be/run low
be/run short of something
be/stand in awe of somebody/something
be/stay one jump ahead
be/take all day, morning, etc.
be/talk at cross purposes
beggars can't be choosers
beside oneself, to be
better (to be) safe than sorry
better be going
big mouth, have a
big on
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
blotto(ed)
blue funk, to be in a
blue in the face, to be/until one is
born to (be or do something)
born with a silver spoon in mouth
bound to (be or do something)
bound to, be
burn out
burned out, to be
can't (do something) for toffee
can't be arsed
can't be bad
can't be bothered
can't be doing with (something)
can't be doing with something
can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
can't be in two places at once
carry away
cat's paw, (be made) a
catch napping
caught dead, wouldn't be
caught with one's pants down, be
cease to be
chance would be a fine thing
chief cook and bottle washer
children should be seen and not heard
chilled to the bone
chilled to the marrow
chock-a-block, to be
clean bill of health, to have a/be given a
climbing the walls
come a poor second
come a poor third
come as a revelation
come as/be a revelation
come down on (one) like a ton of bricks
come in on the ground floor
come on stream
come out to be
come under fire
could be better
could be worse
couldn't be better
couldn't be happier
couldn't get elected dogcatcher
cracked up
cracked up to be
crazy about, be
crystal clear, be
cup of tea
curtains for, be.
cut from the same cloth
cut out for, to be
cut out to be
cut out to be (something)
cut to the bone
cut up
die for
die to
do something/be for show
down in the dumps, to be
duty bound, to be
earn one's keep
ears must be burning
eat, drink and be merry
eat, drink, and be merry
eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die
end of the world, it's not/wouldn't be the
enough to be going on with
enough/something to be going on with
everything's going to be OK
fall between two stools
fall prey to (someone or something)
fall wide of the mark
far be it for/from me to...
far be it from
far be it from (someone) to (do something)
far be it from me
far be it from me to
far be it from me to (do something)
far be it from me to do something, but...
far be it from one to
feel duty bound to (do something)
feel hard done-by
feel honor-bound to (do something)
feel honored
feel like jelly
feel lost without (someone or something)
feel out of sorts
feel sick at heart
feel sorry for (oneself)
feel sorry for (someone)
firing on all cylinders
fit to be tied
flat-footed, to be caught/catch
flesh and blood
for show
force to be reckoned with
fuck off
fuck up
get above (oneself)
get carried away
get done for (something)
get in(to) a flap
get in(to) a tizz(y)
get into (someone's) bad books
get mixed up in (something)
get mixed up with (someone)
get off/be let off lightly
get on (one's) high horse
get on (one's) soapbox
get on top of (something)
get one up on (someone or something)
get out of control
get rid of
get riled up
get run off (one's) feet
get rushed off (one's) feet
get shot of (someone or something)
get sick
get steamed up
get the ax
get thin on top
get tired of (something)
get tough
get wise to
get wise to (someone or something)
get/be given the chop
glory be
go at (one) hammer and tongs
go at it hammer and tongs
go in fear of (one's) life
go on (and on) about (something)
go on the prowl
go on the razzle
go on the scrounge (for something)
go on the stage
go out of (one's) mind
go soft in the head
go up
good for (someone or something)
good graces, to be/get in one's
good to be here
green about the gills
hanged for a sheep (as well) as a lamb, (might) as well be
hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
happy as a clam
happy to
hard hit, be
hard on
hard put, be
hate the sight of (someone or something)
hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something
have (got) a short fuse
have all one's buttons
have done with (someone or something)
have nothing to do with (someone or something)
have one over (the) eight
have one up on (someone or something)
have the bug
have to be moving along
have to be seen to be believed
have to do with (something)
have to shove off
he, she, etc. could/might be forgiven for doing something
head and shoulders above, to be
head over heels (in love), to be/fall
hell to pay
hell to pay, there'll be
hoist by/with (one's) own petard
hold(ing) the bag, to/be left
home free, to be
honour bound
hot under the collar, to be
hung out to dry, to be
if need be
if needs be
if truth be known/told
if truth be told
in a pickle, to be/get
in arms
in awe of, be
in bad with, be
in clover, to be/live
in good with, be
in harness
in hospital
in on, be
in over one's head, to be
in the blood
in the can
in the dark, to be/keep someone
in the picture, be
in the right, be
in the same boat as, to be
in touch, be
in with, be
it can't be helped
it remains to be seen
it'll be a frosty Friday
it'll be all right on the night
it's all (the) one to me
it's all go
it's easy to be wise after the event
jump in (at) the deep end
jump in/be thrown in at the deep end
keen about, be
keep (going) on about (something)
keep cool
keep in touch
keep in trim
keep in with (someone)
keep quiet
kids will be kids
know what it is to be (something)
know what it is to be/do something
leave a great deal to be desired
leave a lot to be desired
leave a lot, much, etc. to be desired
leave alone
leave holding the bag
leave it be
leave lots to be desired
leave much to be desired
leave something to be desired
leaves of three, let it be
left to one's own devices, to be
let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good
let alone
let be
let bygones be bygones
let it be known
let it be known/make it known that...
let it/(one) be
let there be light
let's be having you
lie at the bottom of (something)
live in a world of (one's) own
lock in
look (all) set (to do something)
look a picture
look to
look to (someone or something)
look to be (something)
loose ends, to be at
make (someone or something) out to be (something)
make a fortune
make a hit
make a hit with (someone)
make bold
make head or tail of something, to be unable to
make it known
make out to be
make so bold
make strange bedfellows
may the Force be with you
may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as a lamb
mean nothing to (one)
mean the world to (someone)
meant to be
measure for drapes
measure the drapes
might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb
million miles away
monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a
napping, to be caught/catch
no better than (one) ought to be
no better than (one) should be
no better than you should be
no expense is spared
no one should be judge in his own cause
no one will be (any) the wiser
not about to
not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be
not all is cracked up to be
not all it's cracked up to be
not all, everything, etc. somebody/something is cracked up to be
not amount to a hill of beans
not anything to write home about
not as young as (one) used to be
not as young as one used to be
not be a barrel of laughs
not be a bed of roses
not be a patch on somebody/something
not be able to do something for toffee
not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other
not be about to do something
not be above
not be above doing something
not be all beer and skittles
not be all day
not be all morning
not be all there
not be cut out for something
not be fussed
not be getting any younger
not be having any of it
not be in the business of doing something
not be in the same league/class/street
not be long for this world
not be lost on (someone)
not be made of money
not be much of a something
not be much to look at
not be somebody's cup of tea
not be somebody's day
not be someone's bag
not be the end of the world
not be the only pebble on the beach
not be the word for it
not be whistling Dixie
not be your cup of tea
not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be
not getting any younger
not know one end (of something) from another
not know/not be able to tell one end of something from the other
not on
not something to write home about
not take all day
not take all morning
not the be-all and end-all
not to be sneezed at
not to be sneezed/sniffed at
not to be sniffed at
not up to much
not up to scratch
not up to snuff
not worth the paper it's written on
not worth writing home about
nothing could be further from (something)
nothing could be further from my mind
nothing could be further from my mind, the truth, etc.
nothing to be sneezed at
nothing to be sniffed at
nothing to sneeze at
nowhere to be found
nowhere to be found/seen
nuts about, be
of service to someone, be
of the essence
of two minds, be
off guard
off the hook, to get/to be let
old enough to be (one's) father
old enough to be (one's) mother
old enough to be mother
old enough to be someone's father
on (one's) (own) head be it
on cloud nine, to be sitting
on its last legs
on one's high horse, to be
on one's last legs, to be
on one's toes, to be
on one's way
on pins and needles, to be
on somebody's head be it
on tenterhooks, to be
on the ball, be
on the carpet, to be/call/put
on the fence, be
on the fence, to be/sit
on the go
on the go, to be
on the in, be
on the level, to be
on the make, to be
on the rocks, to be
on the ropes, to be
on the same page, to be
on the scene, be
on the side of the angels, to be
on the up
on the up and up
on the wagon, to be
on the warpath, to be/go
on thin ice, to be/skate
on top of the world, to be
on your head be it
out for, be
out of the wood
out of, be
over the hill, to be
own man/person, to be one's
own person, be one's
own worst enemy, to be one's
plugged in, be
powers that be
powers that be, the
promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken
prove (to be) (something)
prove to be
pulled out of (one's) ass
put (one) at a disadvantage
put out to grass/pasture, to be
put somebody/be at a disadvantage
put to it, be
put upon, be
red in the face, be
remain to be seen
right up one's alley, to be
right/wrong place at the right time, to be in the
rocket scientist, you don't have to be a
rooted to the spot
rough on, be
rules are made to be broken
run short of (something)
sackcloth and ashes, to be in
sacrifice (something) on the altar of
scared silly/stiff/to death, to be
screw someone out of
sell someone on
set in one's ways, be
set on
seventh heaven, to be in
shaken up
she'll be apples
she'll be right
she'll be right(, mate)
short on looks
sick as a dog, to be
slated for, be
somebody wouldn't be seen/caught dead...
somebody, who will/shall remain/be nameless
spick and span
stand in awe of (someone or something)
stand shoulder to shoulder
stand stock still
stand up and be counted
stay one jump ahead
stay stock still
stay young at heart
strain at the leash
strapped for (something)
stuck for, be
stuck on, be
subject to, be
sweet on, be
take (something) to be (something)
take aback
take holy orders
take to
taken aback
taken with, be
talk at cross purposes
talk through (one's) hat
tanked up
tarred with the same brush, to be
that will be the day
that would be telling
that'll be the day
the be-all and end-all
the end of the line
the meat in the sandwich
the nature of the beast
the order of the day
the place to be
the powers that be
the proof is in the pudding
the rest is (just) gravy
the salt of the earth
the soul of discretion
the talk of the town
the worse for wear
there will be hell to pay
there will be the deuce to pay
there will be the devil to pay
there'll be hell to pay
there's a lot/much to be said for (something)
thin on the ground
thin on top
three sheets to the wind
through the mill, to go/to be put
tickled pink/to death, to be
to be (more) exact
to be (more) precise
to be honest
to be named later
to be on the safe side
to be precise
to be reckoned with
to be safe
to be said for
to be sure
to blame, be
to thine own self be true
toast, to be
too close for comfort
too good to be true
too hot to handle
torn between, be
touched by, be
turn out to be
twist in the wind, be left to
two of a kind
two sides of the same coin
under a cloud
under a cloud, to be
under one's wing, to be/take someone
under the gun
under the weather
under thumb
up a gum tree
up a tree
up against
up against a brick wall
up alley
up and about
up and running
up for
up in arms
up in the air
up on something, be
up shit creek (without a paddle)
up the creek
up to
up to no good
up to one's ears/eyes/eyebrows, to be
up to scratch
up to scratch, (to come/be)
up to the mark
used to
walk a tightrope
wanna be
wannabe
wash up
water over the dam
water under the bridge
wear (one's particular profession's) hat
welcome to, be
well out of, be
well-heeled, to be
wet behind the ears
what a time to be alive
what has been seen cannot be unseen
what is cracked up to be
what(ever) will be, will be
who shall remain nameless
wide of the mark
wild about, be
will be along
will be the death of
with child
with it
with it, be
with it, to be/to get
within an ace of, to be
worked up, be
worlds apart
worried sick
worse for wear
worth its weight in gold
worth one's salt, to be
would not be seen dead
wouldn't be caught dead (doing something)
wouldn't be caught dead at (something)
wouldn't be caught dead in (something)
wouldn't be caught dead with
wouldn't be seen dead
wouldn't be seen dead (doing something)
wouldn't be seen dead at (something)
wouldn't be seen dead in
wouldn't be seen dead in (something)
wouldn't be seen dead with
wouldn't want to be in shoes
writ large
wrong scent, to be on the
you be the judge of that
you can't be a little bit pregnant
you can't be half pregnant
you can't be too careful
you don't have to be a rocket scientist
you don't have to be a rocket scientist (to do something)
you have got to be kidding (me)
you have to be cruel to be kind
you must be joking
you must be joking!
you must be kidding (me)
you'll be the death of me
you'll, he'll, etc. be lucky
you've got to be in it to win it
you, he, etc. will be lucky
zone out

词组	be
释义	be See: (I'd be) happy to (do something) (I'll be) hanged if I know! (I'll) be seeing ya (I'll) be seeing you (I) wouldn't want to be in (someone's) shoes (Well) I'll be a monkey's uncle! (Well,) I'll be blowed! (Well,) I'll be darned! (Well,) I'll be durned! (as) happy as can be (as) mad as hops (be) careful what you wish for(, (because) you just might get it) (be) with you in a minute (be) with you in a moment (if the) truth be known (if the) truth be told (it's) (all) Greek to me (it's) better to be a live dog than a dead lion (it's) better to be late than be dead on time (it's) good to be here (it's) nice to be here (it) couldn't be helped (just) to be safe (not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be (not) the be-all and end-all (one had) better be going (one's) goose is cooked (one's) nerves are shot (one) (had) better be off (one) can't be arsed (one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent) (one) could be forgiven for (doing something) (one) has got to be pushing off (one) has got to be shoving off (one) has to be pushing off (one) has to be shoving off (one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent) (one) might be forgiven for (doing something) (one) should be so lucky (one) will be forgiven for (doing something) (one) will be lucky (one) won't be (doing something) again in a hurry (one) would be forgiven for (doing something) (one) would be lucky (someone or something) be damned (someone or something) is going to be the death of (one) (someone or something) to be reckoned with (someone or something) will be the death of (one) (someone) will be sorry (something) be damned (something) to be had (something)-to-be (the) youth must be served (well) I'll be a monkey's uncle (well,) I'll be hanged! (well,) I'll be! (will there be) anything else? -to-be Appearances can be deceiving Be happy to Be quiet! Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion Better safe than sorry Boys will be boys Caesar's wife must be above suspicion Can I be excused? Could I be excused? Down with Everything's going to be all right Everything’s going to be okay Evil be to him who evil thinks Glory be! How (something) can you be? I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb I must be off I wasn't brought up in the woods to be scared by owls I'll be a monkey's uncle I'll be a monkey's uncle! I'll be blowed I'll be damned I'll be damned if I (do something) I'll be darned! I'll be hanged I'll be hanged if I (do something) I'll be seeing you I'll be! I'm be damned if I (do something) I'm not made of money I'm/I'll be damned if... If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him If you can't be good, be careful If you would be well served, serve yourself If you're born to be hanged, then you'll never be drowned It is better to be born lucky than rich It is easy to be wise after the event It will be your ass! It'll be a cold day in hell It'll be a long day in January It's time we should be going Johnny-be-good Judge not, lest ye be judged Let it be May I be excused? Neither a borrower nor a lender be Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. One cannot be in two places at once One cannot love and be wise Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken Shall I be mother? So be it That'll be the day! That’ll be the day! There ought to be a law! What can't be cured must be endured What must be, must be What'll it be? What's done cannot be undone What’ll it be? Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise With you in a minute Yesterday wouldn't be too soon You had to be there You'll be sorry you asked You're out of your mind! You've got to be kidding! Youth must be served a door must be either shut or open a force to be reckoned with a law unto a word (once) spoken cannot be recalled a/the feeling (that) (something is/will be the case) acknowledge (one) to be right acknowledge to be right act (one's) age act shoulder to shoulder act/be your age all ears, to be all in one piece all in, be all it's cracked up to be all over the shop all there all things to all men, to be all things to all people, be all thumbs, to be all wet, to be always be on (one's) guard an open book, he/she is (like an) and be done with it appearances can be deceiving as the case may be as to be at a loss, to be at loggerheads, to be at one at one's wits' end, to be at pains, be at at sea, to be/all at someone's feet, be at the receiving end at wits' end be be (a bit) on the expensive side be (a bit) on the heavy side be (a bit) on the large side be (a little) slow on the uptake be (a) one for (something) be (a) party to (something) be (a) witness to (something) be (all) brothers/sisters under the skin be (all) choked up be (all) for (someone or something) be (all) of a piece be (all) out to (do something) be (all) part of life's rich pageant be (all) part of life's rich tapestry be (all) set (to do something) be (all) shot to hell be (all) skin and bone(s) be (as) blind as a bat be (as) busy as a bee be (as) clean as a new pin be (as) clean as a whistle be (as) cold as ice be (as) cool as a cucumber be (as) dead as a doornail be (as) easy as ABC be (as) easy as falling off (of) a log be (as) easy as one-two-three be (as) easy as pie be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log be (as) flat as a pancake be (as) fresh as a daisy be (as) green as a gooseberry be (as) happy as a clam (at high tide) be (as) hard as nails be (as) mad as a hatter be (as) nutty as a fruitcake be (as) old as the hills be (as) pleased as punch be (as) pure as the driven snow be (as) quiet as a mouse be (as) right as rain be (as) sick as a dog be (as) sick as a parrot be (as) silent as the grave be (as) snug as a bug in a rug be (as) sober as a judge be (as) solid as a rock be (as) sound as a dollar be (as) stiff as a board be (as) strong as an ox be (as) stubborn as a mule be (as) thick as a brick be (as) thick as a shit be (as) thick as a short plank be (as) thick as shit be (as) thick as thieves be (as) thick as two short planks be (as) thin as a rail be (as) thin as a rake be (as) thin as a stick be (as) tough as nails be (as) tough as old boots be (as) tough as shoe leather be (as) ugly as sin be (as) white as snow be (batting) on a losing wicket be (batting) on a sticky wicket be (dead) set on (something) be (down) on (one's) uppers be (flat) on (one's) back be (just) as well be (just) good friends be (just/right) up (one's) street be (like) a bird in a gilded cage be (like) water off a duck's back be (living) on another planet be (not) (one's) bag be (not) (one's) brother's keeper be (not) (one's) department be (not) (one's) style be (not) (one's) type be (not) a patch on be (not) a pretty sight be (not) all beer and skittles be (not) all fun and games be (not) all moonlight and roses be (not) as black as (someone or something) is painted be (not) backward in coming forward be (not) big on (something) be (not) comme il faut be (not) on speaking terms be (not) out of the woods be (not) supposed to (do something) be (not) the end of the world be (not) the marrying kind be (not) well up on (something) be (of) no use to man or beast be (on) the right side of (an age) be (on) the wrong side of (an age) be (one's) (own) lookout be (one's) baby be (one's) for the asking be (one's) for the taking be (one's) last resort be (one's) life be (one's) man/woman be (one's) middle name be (one's) own man/woman/person be (one's) own master be (one's) own mistress be (one's) own worst enemy be (one's) pigeon be (one's) place (to do something) be (one's) spiritual home be (one's) strong point be (one's)/the main squeeze be (oneself) again be (only) to be expected be (out) in left field be (out) on the piss be (out) on the razzle be (really) something be (right) down (one's) alley be (right) on the money be (right) up (one's) arse be (right) up there with (someone or something) be (sitting) in the catbird seat be (sitting) on (one's) tail be (sitting) on top of the world be (someone's) call be (someone's) funeral be (someone's) huckleberry be (someone's) strong suit be (something) itself be (something) to the good be (still) going strong be (strictly) for the birds be (stuck) in a rut be (the) bomb be (the) devil's advocate be (the) keeper of (something) be (walking) on thin ice be (well) on the/(one's) way to/towards (something) be (with)in sight be OK be PO'd be a (fully) paid-up member of something be a (something) in the making be a (something) through and through be a (something) to (one's) fingertips be a barrel of laughs be a bed of nails be a bit much be a bit off be a bit steep be a bit/rather steep be a blessing in disguise be a box of birds be a bundle of laughs be a bundle of nerves be a card-carrying member (of something) be a chapter of accidents be a chip off the old block be a closed book be a cougar be a credit to be a credit to (someone or something) be a crock of shit be a crying shame be a cut above be a dab hand be a dab hand at be a dab hand at something/at doing something be a dead cert be a dead duck be a dead loss be a dead ringer for be a devil be a devil! be a different kettle of fish be a dime a dozen be a double-edged sword be a double-edged sword/weapon be a double-edged weapon be a drag on (one) be a fan of (someone or something) be a far cry from be a fate worse than death be a figment of (one's/the) imagination be a fine figure of a (man or woman) be a firm believer in (something) be a foil for (someone) be a foil to (someone) be a force to be reckoned with be a game of two halves be a ghost of (someone or something's) former self be a ghost of (someone's or something's) former self be a go be a go-between be a goner be a great believer in (something) be a great one for (doing something) be a great one for something/for doing something be a great/firm believer in something be a happy camper be a hard act to follow be a hit with (someone) be a howling success be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon be a huckleberry above a persimmon be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon be a keeper be a laugh a minute be a law unto (oneself) be a law unto yourself be a licence to print money be a license to print money be a little off be a load off (one's) mind be a long shot be a loud mouth be a man be a man/woman of his/her word be a mass of (something) be a mass of something be a matter of (doing something) be a matter of opinion be a matter of record be a matter of something/doing something be a mixed blessing be a moot point be a moot point/question be a moot question be a mug's game be a nasty piece of work be a no-no be a one-way street be a pain in the arse be a pain in the neck be a peach be a picture be a piece of cake be a poor second be a poor third be a question of time be a recipe for (something) be a revelation be a roaring success be a rough trot be a shadow of (someone or something's) former self be a shadow of (someone's or something's) former self be a shadow/ghost of your/its former self be a shining example be a shining example (of someone or something) be a shoo-in be a sight for sore eyes be a sign of the times be a slam dunk be a slave of (something) be a slave to (something) be a slave to/of something be a snap be a soft touch be a soft touch for (someone or something) be a sport be a square peg be a square peg (in a round hole) be a steal be a sure thing be a tall order be a thing of the past be a thorn in (one's) flesh be a thorn in (one's) side be a thorn in (someone's) side be a thorn in your flesh/side be a toss-up be a wake-up be a waste of space be a weight off (one's) mind be a weight off (one's) shoulders be a weight off your mind be a weight off your shoulders be a whole other kettle of fish be a world away be a/the model of (something) be a/the poor man's (someone or something) be a/the poor man's sb/sth be able to (do something) in (one's) sleep be able to count (someone or something) on one hand be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand be able to count somebody/something on one hand be able to do something in your sleep be about be about to (do something) be about to do something be above (oneself) be above board be above par be above suspicion be above/beyond suspicion be absorbed by (something) be across (something) be across something be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow be after be after (doing something) be after (one's) blood be after doing something be after/out for somebody's blood be against be against (someone or something) be ahead be ahead of (someone or something's) time be ahead of (someone's or something's) time be ahead of the game be ahead of the pack be ahead of/before/in advance of your time be alive and kicking be alive and well be alive with be all be all (one) could do (not) to (do something) be all (the) one (to someone) be all Greek to someone be all about (someone, something, or oneself) be all about somebody/something be all brawn and no brain(s) be all dressed up and nowhere to go be all ears be all eyes be all fingers and thumbs be all for something/for doing something be all fur coat and no knickers be all go be all hat and no cattle be all heart be all het up be all in be all in (one's)/the mind be all in a day's work be all in somebody's/the mind be all like be all mouth be all one to be all over be all over (one) be all over bar the shouting be all over somebody be all over the shop be all right be all roses be all smiles be all somebody can/could do to do something be all sweetness and light be all talk be all talk (and no action) be all that be all the rage be all the same to (one) be all the same to somebody be all the worse for wear be all things to all men be all things to all men/people be all things to all people be all thumbs be all very well be all wet be along be along the lines of (something) be an apology for be an easy touch be an item be an open book be an soft touch be an unknown quantity be another kettle of fish be another matter be another of life's great mysteries be another thing be another/a different matter be anybody's guess be anybody's/anyone's guess be anyone's be anyone's/anybody's call be armed to the teeth be around be art and part of be art and part of (something) be as (something) as all get-out be as (something) as they come be as American as apple pie be as bald as a coot be as bright as a button be as brown as a berry be as clear as crystal be as clear as day be as clear as mud be as cool as a cucumber be as cute as a button be as daft as a brush be as dead as a dodo be as deaf as a post be as dry as a bone be as dull as dishwater be as fit as a fiddle be as full as a boot be as gentle as a lamb be as good as (one's) word be as good as dead be as good as gold be as good as gone be as good as new be as good as your word be as happy as Larry be as happy as a sandboy be as high as a kite be as honest as the day is long be as keen as mustard be as light as a feather be as mad as a March hare be as mad as a hornet be as nice as pie be as nothing (compared) to (someone or something) be as nothing to be as old as Methuselah be as plain as the nose on (one's) face be as poor as church mice be as regular as clockwork be as safe as houses be as scarce as hen's teeth be as sharp as a tack be as slippery as an eel be as sound as a bell be as stiff as a ramrod be as straight as a die be as well be as white as a sheet be as/like oil and water be asking for trouble be asleep at the switch be asleep at the wheel be at be at (one's) beck and call be at (one's) command be at (one's) disposal be at (one's) service be at (one's) wits' end be at (one) hammer and tongs be at (someone or something) be at (someone's) feet be at a crossroads be at a disadvantage be at a loose end be at a loss be at an end be at cross purposes be at daggers drawn be at death's door be at each other's throats be at full strength be at half-mast be at home be at it be at it hammer and tongs be at loggerheads be at odds be at odds (with) be at pains be at pains to do something be at peace be at peace with the world be at sea be at sixes and sevens be at somebody's command be at somebody's service be at someone's beck and call be at the bottom of (something) be at the bottom of something be at the end of (one's) rope be at the end of (one's) tether be at the end of your tether be at the helm be at the mercy of (something) be at the receiving end be at the wheel be at work be at your wits' end be at/below full strength be au fait with be away with the fairies be back in business be back in harness be back on the rails be backed into a corner be bad news be badly off be badly off for (something) be badly off for something be badly turned out be bang on be banging (one's) head against a brick wall be banging your head against a brick wall be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall be barking mad be barking up the wrong tree be batting a thousand be baying for blood be baying for someone's blood be beat be beating the bushes be beating the bushes (for someone or something) be before (one's) time be before somebody's time be behind be behind the eight ball be behind the times be below full strength be below par be below the belt be below/under par be beside (oneself) be beside the point be better off be better off dead be better placed be better than a kick in the pants be beyond (one's) ken be beyond (one) be beyond caring be beyond hope be beyond somebody be beyond suspicion be beyond the pale be beyond/past caring be big of (one) be bitten by the bug be bitten by/have the bug be bitter and twisted be blasted to smithereens be bleeding red ink be blind to be blowing in the wind be blown away be blown away by something be blown off course be blown out of the water be blown to smithereens be bone dry be bone idle be bored to death be bored witless be born that way be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth be born with a silver spoon in your mouth be born yesterday be bouncing off the walls be bound and determined be bound to (be or do something) be boxing clever be brain dead be breaking a butterfly on a wheel be breathing down (one's) neck be breathing down someone's neck be breathing fire be bricking it be bright and breezy be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed be bringing up the rear be broad in the beam be brother's keeper be brothers/sisters under the skin be brought down a notch (or two) be brought down a peg (or two) be brought in from the cold be brought to account be brought to book be built like a brick shithouse be built like a tank be built on sand be bulging at the seams be bumping along the bottom be burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burning a hole in your pocket be burnt to a crisp be burnt, worn, etc. to a frazzle be bursting at the seams be bursting to (do something) be bursting to do something be bursting/bulging at the seams be busted be careful be careful not to (do something) be carried away be carried out feet first be carved in stone be carved/set in stone be cast in a (some kind of) mold be cast in a mould be cast in cement be cast in concrete be cast in the same mould be caught flat-footed be caught in a time warp be caught in the act be caught in the crossfire be caught in the middle be caught napping be caught off (one's) guard be caught on the hop be caught on the wrong foot be caught short be caught with (one's) pants down be caught with (one's) trousers down be caught with chaff be caught with your pants down be caught/taken short be center stage be chafing at the bit be chalk and cheese be champing at the bit be champing/chomping at the bit be chasing (one's) (own) tail be chasing rainbows be chasing tail be chasing your tail be child's play be chilled to the marrow be chomping at the bit be chucking (it) down be cleaned out be climbing the walls be close to (one's) heart be close to home be close to the bone be close to the mark be close to/near the mark be close/dear/near to somebody's heart be clued in be cocksure of (oneself) be coining it be cold comfort be coming apart at the seams be common knowledge be common/public knowledge be compos mentis be comprised of be conspicuous by (one's) absence be cooked be cooked to a turn be cooking on gas be cooking with gas be crazy about (someone or something) be crook on be crook on (one) be cruel to be kind be crystal clear be curtains be curtains for (someone or something) be curtains for someone/something be cut adrift be cut from the same cloth be cut out for be cut out for (something) be cut out for somebody/something be cutting (one's) own throat be cutting it fine be cutting your own throat be damned if you do and damned if you don't be dead and buried be dead from the neck up be dead from the waist down be dead in the water be dead meat be dead on (one's) feet be dead on the vine be dead set against (someone or something) be dead set against something be dead set on (something) be dead set on something be dead to the world be descended from be descended from (someone or something) be devoured by (something) be devoured by something be different sides of the same coin be doing OK be doing OK/okay be doing a land-office business be doing well be dollars to doughnuts that be dollars to doughnuts that (something happens) be done be done and dusted be done for be done in be done like a (dog's) dinner be done to a turn be done to death be done with (someone or something) be doped to the gills be down be down in the dumps be down in the mouth be down on (one's) luck be down on (one) like a ton of bricks be down on (someone or something) be down on your luck be down to (do something) be down to (one) be down to (something) be down to somebody/something be down to something be down to the wire be down with (something) be downhill all the way be dragged kicking and screaming be dragged through the mud be dragging (one's) feet be dragging your feet be dressed (up) to the nines be dressed to kill be driven, pushed, etc. from pillar to post be dropping like flies be duck soup be duty bound be dying for (something) be dying for something/to do something be dying of (something) be dying of something be dying to (do something) be easy meat be easy on the ear be easy on the eye(s) be eating (one's) dust be eating (someone's) dust be economical with the truth be engraved in (one's) memory be engraved in (one's) mind be engraved on (one's) heart be engraved on/in your heart/memory/mind be etched on (one's) heart be etched on (one's) memory be etched on (one's) mind be etched on your heart/memory/mind be even be even (with someone) be every inch a/the (something) be expecting be fair be fair game be fair! be falling over (oneself) to (do something) be falling over yourself to do something be far and away be far and away the (something) be far/further/furthest removed from (something) be far/further/furthest removed from something be fast on the draw be fast/quick on the draw be fed up to the back teeth be few and far between be fighting a losing battle be fighting fit be fighting for (one's)/its life be fighting for your life be fighting mad be firing on all cylinders be first among equals be first out of the box be first past the post be fit to be tied be flat broke be flesh and blood be floating on air be flogging a dead horse be flying a kite be flying blind be flying high be fond of (someone or something) be footloose and fancy-free be for be for a good cause be for it be for show be for the best be for the chop be for the high jump be for/in a good cause be forsworn be fresh from be fresh out of be fresh out of something be friends with be friends with 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thrilled to death be thrilled to pieces be through be thrown in the deep end be thrown into the scale (of something) be thrown off balance be tickets be tickets (for someone or something) be tickled pink be tickled to death be tied (up) in knots be tied to (one's) mother's apron strings be tied to (something's) apron strings be tied to something's apron strings be tied to your mother's apron strings be tight-arsed be tight-assed be tight-lipped be tipping (it) down be tired and emotional be tired of (something) be tired to death of (something) be to be expected be to blame be to do with (something) be to the good be toast be toes up be togged out (in something) be togged out/up be togged up (in something) be too be too clever by half be too many for be too many for (someone) be too much be too much (for one) be torn between be torqued off be touch-and-go be touched by (something) be touched with (something) be touched with something be touching cloth be touching cotton be tough be tough on (someone or something) be trapped in a time warp be treading on eggshells be turfed be turfed out be twice the man or woman that someone is be twice the man/woman be twice the man/woman that (someone) is be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs be two a penny be two sides of the same coin be unable to hear (oneself) think be unable to hear yourself think be under (one's) feet be under (one's) wing be under (someone's) spell be under a microscope be under control be under no illusion be under orders be under par be under suspicion be under the cosh be under the illusion that be under the impression that be under the impression that... be under the microscope be under the pump be under the spell of (someone) be under the wing of (someone) be under way be up be up (one's) alley be up (one's) ass be up (oneself) be up a/the creek (without a paddle) be up against it be up and around be up and down be up for (something) be up for grabs be up on be up on (something) be up the creek without a paddle be up the duff be up the pole be up the spout be up the stick be up to (one's) (old) tricks be up to (one's) chin in (something) be up to (one's) ears in (something) be up to (one's) eyeballs in (something) be up to (one's) eyes in (something) be up to (one's) neck in (something) be up to (one's) old tricks be up to (one) be up to (something) be up to ninety be up to par be up to somebody be up to the mark be up to your ears in something be up to your eyes/eyeballs in something be up to your neck in something be up to your tricks be up to/above par be up with the chickens be up with the crows be up with the lark(s) be up your street be up/rise with the lark be upon be upon (someone or something) be waiting for the other shoe to drop be waiting in the wings be walking a tightrope be walking on air be walking on eggshells be wasting (one's) breath be wasting your breath be water off a duck's back be water under the bridge be way off beam be welcome to (something) be well aware of (something) be well aware of something be well away be well in be well in (with) be well off be well off for (something) be well off for something be well out of (something) be well out of something be well placed be well rid of be well rid of (someone or something) be well turned out be well up on something be well versed in (something) be well, badly, etc. turned out be well, ideally, better, etc. placed for something/to do something be whistling Dixie be whistling in the dark be whistling in the wind be wide of the mark be wide open be wide open to (something) be wild about (someone or something) be wise after the event be wise to (someone or something) be with (one) be with (one) in spirit be with it be with somebody be with somebody in spirit be within a whisker of (something) be without equal be witness to something be worked up be working overtime be worlds away be worlds/a world away be worn to a frazzle be worried sick be worse off be worth (one's) while be worth it be worth its/(one's) weight in gold be worth your weight in gold be worth your/its weight in gold be wrapped up in (someone or something) be wrapped up in somebody/something be wringing (one's) hands be wringing your hands be written all over (one's) face be written all over somebody's face be written all over your face be young at heart be your own man be your own man/woman be your own master/mistress be your own worst enemy be your strong point/suit be yourself be, come, etc. within a whisker of something/of doing something be, come, get, etc. in on the ground floor be, etc. in/out of touch be, feel, etc. out of sorts be, get, etc. out of control be, go, etc. out/out of the window be, keep, etc. in touch be, keep, etc. in trim be, live, etc. in a world of your own be, look, etc. set be, stand, act, etc. shoulder to shoulder be, stay, etc. young at heart be, stay, stand, etc. stock-still be-all and end-all be-all and end-all, the be/be born/be made that way be/come a poor second, third, etc. be/come down on somebody like a ton of bricks be/come on stream be/come to the fore be/come under fire be/come up against a brick wall be/fall prey to something be/fall wide of the mark be/feel duty/honour bound to do something be/feel hard done by be/feel honoured be/feel like jelly be/feel lost without somebody/something be/feel out of it/things be/feel sick at heart be/feel sorry for somebody be/feel sorry for yourself be/get above yourself be/get carried away be/get done for something/for doing something be/get even with somebody be/get in a fix be/get in on something be/get in on the act be/get in/into a tizzy/tizz be/get mixed up in something be/get mixed up with somebody be/get on top of something be/get on your high horse be/get on your soapbox be/get riled up be/get run/rushed off your feet be/get shot of somebody/something be/get soaked to the skin be/get steamed up be/get thin on top be/get tired of something/doing something be/get tough be/get wise to somebody/something be/get/go beyond a joke be/get/have one up on somebody be/go against the grain be/go along for the ride be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs be/go back to square one be/go in fear of your life be/go on record be/go on the prowl be/go on the rampage be/go on the scrounge be/go on the stage be/go on the wagon be/go on the warpath be/go out like a light be/go out of your mind be/go out on the razzle be/go over the top be/go soft in the head be/go up the spout be/go weak at the knees be/go/keep on about something be/go/keep on at somebody be/have done with somebody/something be/have nothing to do with somebody/something be/have one over the eight be/have to do with somebody/something be/keep in with somebody be/lie at the bottom of something be/live in each other's pockets be/live on borrowed time be/look a picture be/look past it be/make a hit with somebody be/make so bold be/make strange bedfellows be/mean nothing to somebody be/mean the world to somebody be/run low be/run short of something be/stand in awe of somebody/something be/stay one jump ahead be/take all day, morning, etc. be/talk at cross purposes beggars can't be choosers beside oneself, to be better (to be) safe than sorry better be going big mouth, have a big on blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed blotto(ed) blue funk, to be in a blue in the face, to be/until one is born to (be or do something) born with a silver spoon in mouth bound to (be or do something) bound to, be burn out burned out, to be can't (do something) for toffee can't be arsed can't be bad can't be bothered can't be doing with (something) can't be doing with something can't be helped. and couldn't be helped can't be in two places at once carry away cat's paw, (be made) a catch napping caught dead, wouldn't be caught with one's pants down, be cease to be chance would be a fine thing chief cook and bottle washer children should be seen and not heard chilled to the bone chilled to the marrow chock-a-block, to be clean bill of health, to have a/be given a climbing the walls come a poor second come a poor third come as a revelation come as/be a revelation come down on (one) like a ton of bricks come in on the ground floor come on stream come out to be come under fire could be better could be worse couldn't be better couldn't be happier couldn't get elected dogcatcher cracked up cracked up to be crazy about, be crystal clear, be cup of tea curtains for, be. cut from the same cloth cut out for, to be cut out to be cut out to be (something) cut to the bone cut up die for die to do something/be for show down in the dumps, to be duty bound, to be earn one's keep ears must be burning eat, drink and be merry eat, drink, and be merry eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die end of the world, it's not/wouldn't be the enough to be going on with enough/something to be going on with everything's going to be OK fall between two stools fall prey to (someone or something) fall wide of the mark far be it for/from me to... far be it from far be it from (someone) to (do something) far be it from me far be it from me to far be it from me to (do something) far be it from me to do something, but... far be it from one to feel duty bound to (do something) feel hard done-by feel honor-bound to (do something) feel honored feel like jelly feel lost without (someone or something) feel out of sorts feel sick at heart feel sorry for (oneself) feel sorry for (someone) firing on all cylinders fit to be tied flat-footed, to be caught/catch flesh and blood for show force to be reckoned with fuck off fuck up get above (oneself) get carried away get done for (something) get in(to) a flap get in(to) a tizz(y) get into (someone's) bad books get mixed up in (something) get mixed up with (someone) get off/be let off lightly get on (one's) high horse get on (one's) soapbox get on top of (something) get one up on (someone or something) get out of control get rid of get riled up get run off (one's) feet get rushed off (one's) feet get shot of (someone or something) get sick get steamed up get the ax get thin on top get tired of (something) get tough get wise to get wise to (someone or something) get/be given the chop glory be go at (one) hammer and tongs go at it hammer and tongs go in fear of (one's) life go on (and on) about (something) go on the prowl go on the razzle go on the scrounge (for something) go on the stage go out of (one's) mind go soft in the head go up good for (someone or something) good graces, to be/get in one's good to be here green about the gills hanged for a sheep (as well) as a lamb, (might) as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be happy as a clam happy to hard hit, be hard on hard put, be hate the sight of (someone or something) hate, be sick of, etc. the sight of somebody/something have (got) a short fuse have all one's buttons have done with (someone or something) have nothing to do with (someone or something) have one over (the) eight have one up on (someone or something) have the bug have to be moving along have to be seen to be believed have to do with (something) have to shove off he, she, etc. could/might be forgiven for doing something head and shoulders above, to be head over heels (in love), to be/fall hell to pay hell to pay, there'll be hoist by/with (one's) own petard hold(ing) the bag, to/be left home free, to be honour bound hot under the collar, to be hung out to dry, to be if need be if needs be if truth be known/told if truth be told in a pickle, to be/get in arms in awe of, be in bad with, be in clover, to be/live in good with, be in harness in hospital in on, be in over one's head, to be in the blood in the can in the dark, to be/keep someone in the picture, be in the right, be in the same boat as, to be in touch, be in with, be it can't be helped it remains to be seen it'll be a frosty Friday it'll be all right on the night it's all (the) one to me it's all go it's easy to be wise after the event jump in (at) the deep end jump in/be thrown in at the deep end keen about, be keep (going) on about (something) keep cool keep in touch keep in trim keep in with (someone) keep quiet kids will be kids know what it is to be (something) know what it is to be/do something leave a great deal to be desired leave a lot to be desired leave a lot, much, etc. to be desired leave alone leave holding the bag leave it be leave lots to be desired leave much to be desired leave something to be desired leaves of three, let it be left to one's own devices, to be let (the) perfect be the enemy of (the) good let alone let be let bygones be bygones let it be known let it be known/make it known that... let it/(one) be let there be light let's be having you lie at the bottom of (something) live in a world of (one's) own lock in look (all) set (to do something) look a picture look to look to (someone or something) look to be (something) loose ends, to be at make (someone or something) out to be (something) make a fortune make a hit make a hit with (someone) make bold make head or tail of something, to be unable to make it known make out to be make so bold make strange bedfellows may the Force be with you may/might as well be hanged/hung for a sheep as a lamb mean nothing to (one) mean the world to (someone) meant to be measure for drapes measure the drapes might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb million miles away monkey's uncle, I'll be/am a napping, to be caught/catch no better than (one) ought to be no better than (one) should be no better than you should be no expense is spared no one should be judge in his own cause no one will be (any) the wiser not about to not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be not all is cracked up to be not all it's cracked up to be not all, everything, etc. somebody/something is cracked up to be not amount to a hill of beans not anything to write home about not as young as (one) used to be not as young as one used to be not be a barrel of laughs not be a bed of roses not be a patch on somebody/something not be able to do something for toffee not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other not be about to do something not be above not be above doing something not be all beer and skittles not be all day not be all morning not be all there not be cut out for something not be fussed not be getting any younger not be having any of it not be in the business of doing something not be in the same league/class/street not be long for this world not be lost on (someone) not be made of money not be much of a something not be much to look at not be somebody's cup of tea not be somebody's day not be someone's bag not be the end of the world not be the only pebble on the beach not be the word for it not be whistling Dixie not be your cup of tea not everything (someone or something) is cracked up to be not getting any younger not know one end (of something) from another not know/not be able to tell one end of something from the other not on not something to write home about not take all day not take all morning not the be-all and end-all not to be sneezed at not to be sneezed/sniffed at not to be sniffed at not up to much not up to scratch not up to snuff not worth the paper it's written on not worth writing home about nothing could be further from (something) nothing could be further from my mind nothing could be further from my mind, the truth, etc. nothing to be sneezed at nothing to be sniffed at nothing to sneeze at nowhere to be found nowhere to be found/seen nuts about, be of service to someone, be of the essence of two minds, be off guard off the hook, to get/to be let old enough to be (one's) father old enough to be (one's) mother old enough to be mother old enough to be someone's father on (one's) (own) head be it on cloud nine, to be sitting on its last legs on one's high horse, to be on one's last legs, to be on one's toes, to be on one's way on pins and needles, to be on somebody's head be it on tenterhooks, to be on the ball, be on the carpet, to be/call/put on the fence, be on the fence, to be/sit on the go on the go, to be on the in, be on the level, to be on the make, to be on the rocks, to be on the ropes, to be on the same page, to be on the scene, be on the side of the angels, to be on the up on the up and up on the wagon, to be on the warpath, to be/go on thin ice, to be/skate on top of the world, to be on your head be it out for, be out of the wood out of, be over the hill, to be own man/person, to be one's own person, be one's own worst enemy, to be one's plugged in, be powers that be powers that be, the promises are like pie crust(s): (they are) made to be broken prove (to be) (something) prove to be pulled out of (one's) ass put (one) at a disadvantage put out to grass/pasture, to be put somebody/be at a disadvantage put to it, be put upon, be red in the face, be remain to be seen right up one's alley, to be right/wrong place at the right time, to be in the rocket scientist, you don't have to be a rooted to the spot rough on, be rules are made to be broken run short of (something) sackcloth and ashes, to be in sacrifice (something) on the altar of scared silly/stiff/to death, to be screw someone out of sell someone on set in one's ways, be set on seventh heaven, to be in shaken up she'll be apples she'll be right she'll be right(, mate) short on looks sick as a dog, to be slated for, be somebody wouldn't be seen/caught dead... somebody, who will/shall remain/be nameless spick and span stand in awe of (someone or something) stand shoulder to shoulder stand stock still stand up and be counted stay one jump ahead stay stock still stay young at heart strain at the leash strapped for (something) stuck for, be stuck on, be subject to, be sweet on, be take (something) to be (something) take aback take holy orders take to taken aback taken with, be talk at cross purposes talk through (one's) hat tanked up tarred with the same brush, to be that will be the day that would be telling that'll be the day the be-all and end-all the end of the line the meat in the sandwich the nature of the beast the order of the day the place to be the powers that be the proof is in the pudding the rest is (just) gravy the salt of the earth the soul of discretion the talk of the town the worse for wear there will be hell to pay there will be the deuce to pay there will be the devil to pay there'll be hell to pay there's a lot/much to be said for (something) thin on the ground thin on top three sheets to the wind through the mill, to go/to be put tickled pink/to death, to be to be (more) exact to be (more) precise to be honest to be named later to be on the safe side to be precise to be reckoned with to be safe to be said for to be sure to blame, be to thine own self be true toast, to be too close for comfort too good to be true too hot to handle torn between, be touched by, be turn out to be twist in the wind, be left to two of a kind two sides of the same coin under a cloud under a cloud, to be under one's wing, to be/take someone under the gun under the weather under thumb up a gum tree up a tree up against up against a brick wall up alley up and about up and running up for up in arms up in the air up on something, be up shit creek (without a paddle) up the creek up to up to no good up to one's ears/eyes/eyebrows, to be up to scratch up to scratch, (to come/be) up to the mark used to walk a tightrope wanna be wannabe wash up water over the dam water under the bridge wear (one's particular profession's) hat welcome to, be well out of, be well-heeled, to be wet behind the ears what a time to be alive what has been seen cannot be unseen what is cracked up to be what(ever) will be, will be who shall remain nameless wide of the mark wild about, be will be along will be the death of with child with it with it, be with it, to be/to get within an ace of, to be worked up, be worlds apart worried sick worse for wear worth its weight in gold worth one's salt, to be would not be seen dead wouldn't be caught dead (doing something) wouldn't be caught dead at (something) wouldn't be caught dead in (something) wouldn't be caught dead with wouldn't be seen dead wouldn't be seen dead (doing something) wouldn't be seen dead at (something) wouldn't be seen dead in wouldn't be seen dead in (something) wouldn't be seen dead with wouldn't want to be in shoes writ large wrong scent, to be on the you be the judge of that you can't be a little bit pregnant you can't be half pregnant you can't be too careful you don't have to be a rocket scientist you don't have to be a rocket scientist (to do something) you have got to be kidding (me) you have to be cruel to be kind you must be joking you must be joking! you must be kidding (me) you'll be the death of me you'll, he'll, etc. be lucky you've got to be in it to win it you, he, etc. will be lucky 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