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Below par: When something is not up to the standard or someone isn’t feeling or doing very well.

Below the belt: It refers to illegal punches in boxing that are below the belt, so it means saying something cruel or unfair, thus hitting below the belt.

Belt and braces/suspenders: Someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks.

Bend over backwards: To do everything to help someone or to achieve something.

Bend someone’s ear: To talk so long to a person that the listener gets tired of listening.

Benjamin of the family: The youngest child of the family.

Beside themselves: To be very nervous or emotional about something.

Best of a bad bunch: To be slightly less bad than the other bad people or things in a group.

Best of both worlds: If you have the best of both worlds, you benefit from different things that do not normally go together.

Best thing since sliced bread: If something is the best thing since sliced bread, it is excellent.

Bet your bottom dollar: If you can bet your bottom dollar on something, you can be absolutely sure about it.

Better late than never: Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.

Better safe than sorry: It is better to be cautious than take a risk and regret it later.

Better than a kick in the teeth: If something is better than a kick in the teeth, it isn’t very good, but it is better than nothing.

Better than a stick in the eye: If something is better than a stick in the eye, it isn’t very good, but it is better than nothing.

Better the devil you know: It is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk with an unknown person or thing.

Between the devil and the deep blue sea: If you are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, you have a difficult choice to make between two difficult options.

Between you and me and the cat’s whiskers: This idiom is used when telling someone something that you want them to keep secret.

Beyond our ken: Beyond your understanding.

Below par: When something is not up to the standard or someone isn’t feeling or doing very well.

Below the belt: It refers to illegal punches in boxing that are below the belt, so it means saying something cruel or unfair, thus hitting below the belt.

Belt and braces/suspenders: Someone who wears belt and braces is very cautious and takes no risks.