Maikling Kwento

Idiom | Meaning | Example | a babe in arms | a baby, a child who is wet behind the ears | Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada. | a babe in the woods | a defenseless person; a naive, young person | He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him. | a bad taste in my mouth | a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will | I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room. | a bad time | a lot of teasing, a rough time | The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts. | a ball-park figure | a number that is near the total; approximate figure | Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size. | a bar fly | a person who often goes to bars or lounges | Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly. | a bar star | a girl who goes to bars to drink and find friends | Lola was known as a bar star at Pinky's Lounge. | a bare-faced lie | a deliberate lie, a planned lie | His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie. | a barnburner | an exciting game, a cliff-hanger | When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game. | a barrel of laughs | a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh | Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs | a basket case | a person who is very nervous, in bad shape | If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case. | a bawling out | a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it | When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out. | a bed of roses | an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay | Who said that retirement is a bed of roses? | a bee in her bonnet | upset, a bit angry, on edge | Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet. | a beehive of activity | a busy place, a room full of working people | The kids are making crafts. It's a beehive of activity in there! | a big rig | a big truck, a semi-trailer truck | Do you have