| expression |
|
meaning |
| be black and blue |
|
covered with bruises |
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| blackball (verb) |
|
prevent someone from joining
a group by secretly voting
against him or her |
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| blackboard |
|
chalkboard (the traditional
color was black or dark gray) |
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| a black eye |
|
an eye that has been
injured; (the
skin around it
is
dark-colored) |
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| black coffee |
|
strong coffee served
without milk |
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|
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| blackhead |
|
a pimple (skin blemish) |
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| black ice |
|
ice that is dark in color and
dangerous because it is
difficult to see |
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| be in the black |
|
show a profit |
| |
|
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| blacklist |
|
list of people considered to
be dangerous or undesirable |
| |
|
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| blackmail |
|
force someone to pay money
to keep something undesirable
about him / her secret |
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|
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| black market |
|
place where money or
merchandise is sold illegally
at uncontrolled prices |
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|
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| black out |
|
(1) faint or lose consciousness;
(2) extinguish all outside lights
and cover all windows |
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| black sheep |
|
scoundrel; undesirable person |
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|
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| blacksmith |
|
someone who makes and
repairs items made of iron,
especially horse
shoes |
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|
have / get something
down in black and white |
|
have / get something
recorded in
writing |
