Idioms:

Bull in a china shop
Meaning: someone who is clumsy and upsets other people or plans
Bump into (someone)
Meaning: to meet someone by chance
Bump off (someone)
Meaning: to kill someone
Bundle of nerves
Meaning: a very nervous or anxious person
Bundle up
Meaning: to put on warm clothes, to dress warmly
Burn a hole in one`s pocket
Meaning: to stimulate someone to spend money quickly
Burn down
Meaning: to burn completely (usually used for buildings)
Burn one`s bridges behind one
Meaning: to do something that makes going back impossible
Burn (oneself) out
Meaning: to become very tired and almost sick from doing something for a long time or from working too hard
Burn out
Meaning: to stop working because of overuse
Burn (someone) in effigy
Meaning: to burn a dummy that represents a hated person
Burn the candle at both ends
Meaning: to work or play too hard without enough rest
Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: to study until very late at night
Burn up
Meaning: to burn completely (usually things and not buildings)
Burst at the seams
Meaning: to explode with pride or laughter, to be full to the breaking point
Burst in on (someone or something)
Meaning: to enter a room and interrupt someone or some activity
Burst into flames
Meaning: to catch fire suddenly
Burst into tears
Meaning: to begin to cry suddenly
Burst onto the scene
Meaning: to appear suddenly in some location
Burst out
Meaning: to leave quickly, to depart quickly
Burst out crying/laughing/singing
Meaning: to begin to cry/laugh/sing suddenly
Burst with joy
Meaning: to be full of happiness and feel that you will explode or burst
Burst with pride
Meaning: to be full of pride and ready to burst
Bury one`s head in the sand
Meaning: to refuse to see something, to know something unpleasant but not want to deal with it
Bury the hatchet
Meaning: to stop arguing and become friendly with someone
Business as usual
Meaning: to continue as usual
Busman's holiday
Meaning: a holiday where you spend your time doing the same thing that you would do if you were working
But for (someone or something)
Meaning: if it were not for someone or something
Butt in (on someone or something)
Meaning: to interrupt someone or something
Butter (someone) up or butter up (someone)
Meaning: to flatter someone
Button one's lip
Meaning: to become quiet, to not speak
Buy a lemon
Meaning: to purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away
Buy a pig in a poke
Meaning: to buy something without seeing it or knowing anything about it
Buy off (someone) or buy (someone) off
Meaning: to bribe someone
Buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out
Meaning: to purchase a business or a company, to buy all of someone's shares in a company
Buy (something) for a song
Meaning: to buy something cheaply
Buy (something) on credit
Meaning: to buy something now and pay for it later
Buy (something) sight unseen
Meaning: to buy something without seeing it first
Buy up (something) or buy (something) up
Meaning: to buy the total amount of something
English idioms from (Bull - Buy)
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