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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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 lax
be left (out) in the cold
be left at the post
be left behind
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 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 lenient
be level pegging
be liable
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 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 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 Fort Knox
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 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 located
be locked in a time warp
be logical
be long in the tooth
be long-lived
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 to view
be lost without (someone or something)
be loyal
be loyal to
be lucid
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 of
be made up with (something)
be malevolent
be malicious
be man enough
be manifest
be master
be master of
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 mendacious
be mentioned in dispatches
be miles apart
be miles away
be mindful
be minting it
be misguided
be misinformed
be misled
be mistaken
be mixed
be mixed up in (something)
be mixed up with (someone)
be mollified
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 specific
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 motionless
be moved
be much of a muchness
be music to (one's) ears
be music to your ears
be mutinous
be mutton dressed as lamb
be mutually opposed
be my guest
be near
be near the knuckle
be near to (one's) heart
be near to impossible
be needy
be neither fish nor fowl
be neither one thing nor the other
be nervous
be nervous of (one's) (own) shadow
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 more
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 noisy
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 shout about
be nothing, not much, etc. to write home about
be null and void
BE number
be nurtured
be nuts about
be nuts about (someone or something)
be nutty about
be nutty about (someone or something)
be obedient
be obligated
be obliged
be oblique
be obstinate
be obstructive
be occupied in concentration
be occupied in study
be occupied with
be of (one's) own making
be of contrary sentiment
be of different opinions
be of greater significance
be of help
be of like mind
be of no account
be of one mind
be of one/the same mind
be of service
be of service
be of sound mind
be of the essence
be of the opinion
be of the opinion that
be of the opinion that...
be of the same mind
be of the same mind
be of two minds
be of unsound mind
be of use
be of use
be of value
be off
be off
be off (one's) chump
be off (one's) dot
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 offended
be offensive
be offered
be OK
be on
be on
be on (its/one's) last legs
be on (one's) (own) head
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) good behavior
be on (one's) high horse
be on (one's) mettle
be on (one's) pat
be on (one's) Pat Malone
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 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 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 nodding terms
be on nodding terms (with someone)
be on nodding terms with somebody
be on one’s guard
be on pins and needles
be on Queer Street
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 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 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 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 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)
be on to (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
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
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 one with
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 opposed to
be opposite
be opposite sides of the same coin
be ostentatious
be out
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 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 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 (someone)
be out to get someone
be out to lunch
be outdistanced
be outvoted
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 overawed
be overbearing
be overthrown
be packed (in) like sardines
be packing (heat)
be paid
be par for the course
be parallel
be part and parcel of
be part and parcel of (something)
be part and parcel of something
be part of
be part of the furniture
be partial

be partisan
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 patent
be patience, honesty, simplicity, etc. itself
be patient
be peaceful
be penny-wise and pound-foolish
be peremptory
be perfidious
be periodic
be perjured
be permanent
be permissible
be permitted
be perplexed
be persistent
be persuaded
be pertinent
be pertinent to
be petrified
be picked out of a hat
be pie-eyed
be pipped at the post
be pipped to the post
be piqued
be pissed off
be pissing in(to) the wind
be placated
be plain sailing
be played like a fiddle
be playing with fire
be pleased with
be plentiful
be pliant
be plugged into (something)
be PO'd
be poles apart
be poles/worlds apart
be poor
be possessed of
be possible
be pot luck
be potty about (something)
be preaching to the converted
be precise
be predisposed
be prejudiced
be prepared
be prepared
be prepossessed
be present
be present
be present and note
be present to answer
be preserved
be pressed for money
be pressed for space
be pressed for time
be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
be prevalent
be prewarned
be prodigal
be productive
be proffered
be profitable
be prolix
be prolonged
be promoted
be prone to
be proper
be proper to
be protracted
be provoked
be proxy for
be prudent
be public knowledge
be public property
be published
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 rights
be put to the sword
be putty in (one's) hands
be puzzled
be quaking in (one's) boots
be quaking in your boots
be quartered
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 quiescent
be quiet
be quiet
be quiet
Be quiet!
be quite something
be quits
be quits (with someone)
be racked
be rained off
be rained out
be raking over the coals
be raring to go
be rash
be rather steep
be rationally connected
be ready for
be ready to roll
be reasonable
be recalcitrant
be reconciled
be recusant
be regulated by
be related
be related to
be relevant
be remembered as (something)
be remembered as/for something
be remembered for (something)
be reminded of
be remiss
be remorseful
be resident in
be resigned
be resolute
be resolute in
be respondent
be responsible
be responsive
be revengeful
be rewarded
be rid of
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 rife
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
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 rotten to the core
be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
be rubbing your hands
be rubbing your hands with glee
be rude
be ruined
be ruled by
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 ruthless