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BENJAMINS |
Money; Short for 100 dollar bills because of the picture of Benjamin Franklin is on them. Today's society is all about the "Benjamins." |
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BENT OUT OF SHAPE |
To get frustrated or upset. He is bent out of shape because he didn't get the promotion. |
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BESIDE HIMSELF |
To recant, retrospect....Phillip is beside himself now after finding out that even he could be hypnotized into doing something against his will. |
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BET |
OK; in agreement with; short for "You bet". "Can you get me there on time?", Sam asked the cabbie. The cabbie replied "Bet!" |
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BET YOUR BOOTS |
Very positive, usually said in reference to an uncertain statement: "You can bet your boots on that" |
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BETTER HALF |
Your spouse...My "Better half" drives my car. |
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BETTER LATE THAN NEVER |
Used as an excuse for being late...Marshall was late to class for the third time. Marshall said, "Better late than never," to one of his classmates and sat down quietly. |
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BIBLE THUMPER |
A religious person; someone who preaches from the bible all of the time. Mr. James is a bible thumper; he knows the bible from cover to cover and will undoubtedly tell you. |
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BICYCLE |
To avoid someone or to avoid issues,to leave;To get on one's bicycle." |
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BIG A |
In the north, it refers to the Big Apple, or New York City. In the south, it refers to Big Atlanta, Georgia. I was born in the Big A. |
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BIG BALLER |
Big spender; people who carry rolls of money that looks like large rolls of money or a large ball. There were some "Big Ballers with Big Money at the Golden 5 Club." |
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BIG BONED |
A large framed person. All members of my family are big boned. |
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BIG CHICKEN |
A large chicken head designating a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, USA and usually used to give directions...Go down Highway 41 until you get to the Big Chicken, Turn right at the Big Chicken and go to the first street. |
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BIG MONEY |
1) Big spender, a person who always have lots of money;Usually given to a person as a nickname. 2)can also relate to organizations that spend lots of money....I heard that a lot of "Big Money" is spent in the Golden 5 Club. |
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BIG SHOT |
The head of an organization; someone who is running things. Jim thinks that he is a big shot now, since he received the raise. |
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BIKINI STATE |
A name given to Florida by truck drivers because of the beaches...I think I'll go to the "Bikini State" for my vacation. |
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BIRD |
To point the middle finger at a person, usually done in disrespect ... He shot a "bird "at me. |
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER |
People with the same interest usually congregrate together. |
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BIRTHDAY SUIT |
Nude, that which you were born in;people are born naked, thus your birthday suit is speaking of a person without any clothes on..Ralph was undoubtedly embarrassed after locking himself out of his apartment wearing nothing but his birthday suit .. |
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BISCUIT |
Handgun. I need to buy a biscuit to protect my home. |
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BITE MY TONGUE |
1) Something that should not have been said. Mary said, "Instead of saying something nasty, I am going to bite my tongue". 2) If you are speaking fast and accidentally bite your tongue, superstitions says that you told a lie. |
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BITE THE BULLET |
To endure pain; put up with something unpleasant. Back in the Old West, a bullet was put in the mouth of a shooting victim for him to bite on when the doctor was removing a bullet from a gunshot. Because there was no anesthesia, the patient had to endure the pain by just biting on the bullet when the pain got unbearable. |
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BITE THE DUST |
Old western term meaning "To get killed". When cowboys died, most often during gun fights, they fell forward and when their faces hit the ground, it was referred to as to "biting the dust". |
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BITING HIS LIPS |
Being Silent....Willis is biting his lips on this issue. |
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BKA |
Better Known As.... This is Ronald, BKA Skip. |
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BLA, BLA, BLA |
Etcetra, etcetra, etcetra; used when it is obvious what the conversation is about. The entire conversation can be summed up with these three words: "I went to the doctor for a headache and he told me to take two asprin bla bla bla." |
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BLACK BOX |
1) The solution to problems. The black box is the recorder on planes and sometimes hold the answers as to why planes crash; 2) an imaginary box of solutions. 1) When we find the "Black Box" we will know why the plane crashed 2) We have a problem and we need a "Black Box". |
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BLACK FRIDAY |
The day after Thanksgiving; The beginning of the Christmas sales. Supposedly the busiest sale day of the year and when all businesses make a profit-black, indicating a profit...On Black Friday, I hardly ever visit the Malls. |
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BLACK ICE |
Frozen precipitation on asphalt that can't be seen and is very dangerous...The weatherman said to drive carefully this morning because of black ice on the roads. |
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BLACK MILK |
Chocolate milk. We had black milk for lunch yesterday. |
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