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bark worse than one's bite
Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions.
She was always scolding her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite.
The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite.
base on balls
First base given to a baseball batter who is pitched four balls outside of the strike zone.
He was a good judge of pitchers and often received bases on balls.
basket case
A person who has had both arms and both legs cut off as a result of war or other misfortune. A helpless person who is unable to take care of himself, as if carted around in a basket by others.
Беспомощный человек, который не в состоянии смотреть за собой, как если бы был засунут в корзину кем-то другим.
He is going to turn into a basket case if he continue drinking.
Он совсем сойдет с ума если продолжит пить.
Stop drinking, or else you'll wind up a basket case!
bat a thousand
Добиться успеха.
The salesman was batting a thousand during his sales trip to Europe.
Продавец хорошо преуспел во время своей коммерческой поездки в Европу.
bat an eye
bat an eyelash
without batting an eye
without batting an eyelash
To show surprise, fear, or interest; show your feelings. Used in negative sentences.
Bill told his story without batting an eyelash, although not a word of it was true.
When I told him the price of the car he never batted an eye.
bats in one's belfry
bats in the belfry
Wild ideas in his mind; disordered senses; great mental confusion.
Безумные идеи в голове; нарушенные чувства; умственный беспорядок.
When he talked about going to the moon he was thought to have bats in his belfry.
You know Annie? She always looks strange, she must has bats in her belfry.
Ты знаешь Энни? Она всегда выглядит странно, наверно, у неё что-то не так с головой.
batting average
Degree of accomplishment (originally used as a baseball term).
Dr. Grace has a great batting average with her heart transplant operations.
battle of nerves
war of nerves
A contest of wills during which the parties do not fight physically but try to wear each other out.
It has been a regular battle of nerves to get the new program accepted at the local state university.