Beef up
The idiom comes in two forms: Beef up something; or Beef something up And means to make something stronger. The police beefed up the... Read more →
Bee in one’s bonnet
To have an idea that continually stays in one's mind and occupies one's thoughts. My wife has a bee in her bonnet about going to Paris every... Read more →
Becoming on/to (someone)
To make someone look good. The pink dress looked very becoming on my girlfriend.
Become of (someone or something)
We use this when we do not know what happened to someone or something. I do not know what became of my pen. I do not know what became of my... Read more →
Become engaged with (someone)
To make a plan to marry someone. My sister has recently become engaged with her boyfriend.
Become engaged to (someone)
To make a plan to marry someone. My brother plans to become engaged to his girlfriend next month.
Beat’s me.
I don't know. A- What time does the course start? B- Beat's me.
Beat up (someone) or beat (someone) up
To harm someone by hitting or beating them. The young boy beat up one of the older students.
Beat the tar out of (someone)
To beat someone severely. The older boy beat the tar out of the young boy in the schoolyard.
Beat the rap
To escape conviction and punishment (for a crime). The man beat the rap and did not have to go to jail.