Idioms beginning with B
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Meaning: a small, poor country with a weak, corrupt or dishonest government
Example: If the current Prime Minister wins the election again, nobody can save our country from becoming a banana republic. Read more ➺
Meaning: to take indirect or unofficial route to get something done
Example: The agency was given to him because he slid into the contract through the back door. Read more ➺
Meaning: the subject of a dispute
Example: A serious bone of contention between the landowners and the developers was the compensation price for the land. Read more ➺
Meaning: do all in one's power (usually to achieve something or accommodate somebody)
Example: Banks are bending over backwards to provide facilities to the depositors. Read more ➺
Meaning: A very detailed description of events in the exact order they happened.
Example: Emily gave a blow-by-blow account of the office argument, explaining how the disagreement slowly became heated. Read more ➺
