On cloud nine
Extremely happy. The children who took the YLTE last month just received the test scores and they were all on cloud nine.
Beat a path to (someone’s) door
To come to someone in great numbers. The new students beat a path to the door of Smart Center III, as it offered some great prices for Business... Read more →
Base one’s opinion on (something)
To form an opinion from something I based my opinion on the young girl's previous experiences and made up my mind she was the right one for this... Read more →
Beat a hasty retreat
To retreat or withdraw very quickly. The US soldiers beat a hasty retreat when the guerrillas attacked them.
Bear with (someone or something)
To be patient with someone or something, to endure someone or something. I apologize for not delivering the project on time. Please, bear with... Read more →
Bear the brunt of (something)
This idiom is used when we withstand the worst part or the strongest part of something. The small village by the sea bore the brunt of the... Read more →
Bear (something) out or bear (out) something
To prove that something is right. To confirm that something is right. Her frequent absences at work bore out the fact that she could never... Read more →
Bear one’s cross
To cope with a difficulty; to carry or bear a burden. Bringing up five children all by herself was the way that my sister had to bear her cross.
Bear in mind
To remember to remember a piece of information or to consider that something is so. We have to bear in mind that baby Jusra is only two years... Read more →
Bear fruit
To yield or give positive results. My hard work on the new website began to bear fruit when I started having 10.000 page views per day.