| blank cheque | If you give someone a blank cheque, you authorize them to do what they think is best in a difficult situation. Tom was given a blank cheque and told to negotiate the best deal possible. |
| wet blanket | To refer to someone as a wet blanket means that they spoil other people's fun, or make an event less enjoyable than it could have been. Come on Mike! Don't be such a wet blanket. You're spoiling the party! |
| blessing in disguise | This expression refers to something that is unpleasant at first but later turns out to have advantages. Missing the plane was a blessing in disguise - that's how he met his wife. She was a hostess on the next flight! |
| blind alley | If you go up a blind alley, you follow an ineffective course of action which leads nowhere or produces no results. The suspect's 'revelations' lead the police up a blind alley. |
| blind as a bat | Someone whose vision is very poor, or who is unable to see anything, is (as) blind as a bat. Without his glasses, the old man is as blind as a bat. |
| blind leading the blind | This expression describes a person with very little ability trying to help or guide a person with no ability. Don't ask Sofia to translate it. She hardly speaks a word of English herself. It would be the blind leading the blind. |
| blind someone with science | If someone tries to blind you with science, they confuse you with their knowledge by using difficult or technical words. When you ask Tim for a simple explanation, he blinds you with science. |
| blink of an eye | If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens nearly instantaneously, with hardly enough time to notice it. The pickpocket disappeared in the blink of an eye. |
| on the blink | If a machine is on the blink, it is not working properly and needs servicing or repair. What a nuisance! The photocopier is on the blink again. |
| blockbuster | Something that is outstanding, impressive or particularly successful, such as a film or a book ,is called a blockbuster. The TV series was a blockbuster. |
| makes your blood boil | If something makes your blood boil, it makes you really angry. His condescending attitude made my blood boil! |
| makes your blood run cold | If something makes your blood run cold, it shocks or scares you a lot. The look in the prisoner's eyes made my blood run cold. |
| blood out of a stone | This expression refers to something that is very difficult to obtain. Negotiating a reduction from that company is like getting blood from a stone! |
| blood, sweat and tears | A project or action which involves blood, sweat and tears requires a lot of effort and hard work. His success wasn't due to luck; it was blood, sweat and tears all the way. |
| blot one's copy-book | Someone who blots their copy-book does something to spoil their good record or reputation. He blotted his copy-book when he was arrested for speeding. |
| blow away the cobwebs | If something blows away the cobwebs, it makes you feel more lively and refreshes your ideas. Let's get out of the house. A walk on the beach will blow away the cobwebs! |
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