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back down
-- not follow a threat. "Tom was going to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed down when I said I'd pay for the damages."

back off
-- not follow a threat."Tom was ready to call the police when I told him I'd wrecked his car, but he backed off when I said I'd pay for the damages."

back up
-- move backward; move in reverse. "You missed the lines in the parking space. You'll have to back up and try again."
-- drive a vehicle backwards (in reverse). "You're too close! Back your car up so I can open the garage door."
-- confirm a story, facts, or information. "If you don't believe me, talk to Dave. He'll back me up."
-- make a "protection" copy to use if there are problems with the original. "When my computer crashed, I lost many of my files. It's a good thing I backed them up."

beg off
-- decline an invitation; ask to be excused from doing something. "At first Lily said she would be at the party. Later she begged off."

blow up
-- inflate. "We needs lots of balloons for the party. Will you blow them up?"
-- explode; destroy by exploding. A-- "That old building really came down quickly! That's because the construction company used dynamite to blow it up."
-- suddenly become very angry. "Whe I told Jerry that I'd had an accident with his car, he blew up."

bone up on
-- review / study thoroughly for a short time. "If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better bone up on your Spanish."

break down
-- separate something into component parts. "We spent a lot of money at the supermarket. When we broke the total cost down, we spent more on cleaning supplies than food."
-- stop working / functioning. "Sharon will be late for work today. Her car broke down on the freeway."

break into
-- enter by using force (and breaking a lock, window, etc.) "Jane's apartment was burglarized last night. Someone broke in while Jane was at the movies."

break in
-- wear something new until it's / they're comfortable."These are nice shoes, but they're too stiff. I hope it doesn't take too long to break them in."
-- train; get someone / something accustomed to a new routine. "I hope I can learn my new job quickly. The manager hasn't scheduled much time for breaking me in."

break up
-- disperse; scatter. "What time did the party break up last night?"
-- end a personal relationship. "Tim and Julie aren't going steady any more. They got really angry with each other and broke up."

bring / take back
-- return something. "Yes, you can borrow my pen, don't forget to bring it back to me when you're finished."

bring off
-- accomplish something difficult; accomplish something people had considered impossible or unlikely. "No one thought Chuck could get an A in that course, but he brought it off. "

bring up
-- mention "We planned to discuss overtime pay in the meeting. Why didn't someone bring that topic up?"

bring up
-- raise; rear. "Lucy's parents died when she was a baby. Her grandparents brought her up."

brush up on
-- review / study thoroughly for a short time. "If you're going to travel to Peru, you'd better brush up on your Spanish."

burn down
-- become destroyed / consumed by fire. Note-- For upright things--trees, buildings, etc.--only."Lightning struck Mr. Kennedy's barn last night. It burned down before the fire fighters arrived."

burn up
-- become destroyed / consumed by fire. Note-- For people and non-upright things only."All of Mr. Kennedy's hay burned up when his barn burned down."
-- cause someone to become very angry. "Did you hear how rudely Fred talked to me? That really burned me up!"

butt in
-- impolitely interrupt (a conversation, an action). "Hey, you! Don't butt in! Wait for your turn!"

butter up
-- praise someone excessively with the hope of getting some benefit. "I guess Marty reall wants to be promoted. He's been buttering his boss up all week."