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- be verb DESCRIPTION
- be verb ALLOW
- be verb FUTURE
- be verb CAN
- be verb EXIST
- be auxiliary verb CONTINUE
- be auxiliary verb PASSIVE
- be-all noun
- bride-to-be noun
- mother-to-be noun
- to-be suffix
- would-be adjective
- be vested with sth, at
- be taken aback
- be able to do sth
- be better able to do something
- be about to do sth
- be of no/little account
- be acquainted with sth
- be an advertisement for sth
- be after sb/sth
- be agreed
- be on/off (the) air
- be in the altogether
- be answerable for sth
- be answerable to sb
- be apt to do sth/be apt to be sth
- not be arsed
- be doing/in articles
- be attached to sb/sth
- be au fait with sth
- be awake to sth
- be called to the Bar
- be admitted to the Bar
- the be-all and end-all
- be on/walking the beat
- be beneath you
- be beside the point
- be at your best
- be better off
- be big in somewhere/sth
- be on the bill
- be blessed with sth
- be blind to sth
- be in bloom
- be born
- can't be bothered
- be bound and determined
- I'll be bound
- be out of bounds
- be in breach of sth
- be the butt of sb's jokes
- be all right/fine by sb
- let bygones be bygones
- be capped
- be carpeted with sth
- as the case might be
- whatever the case might be, at as the case might be
- be catapulted into sth
- be caught without sth
- be at the centre of sth
- be of good cheer
- be in a class of your own
- be in a class by itself/of its own
- be out of your class
- be in a cleft stick
- be coming up
- be good company
- be composed of sth
- be of concern
- be concerned with sth/sb
- be in conference
- be confined to somewhere/sth
- be conscious of sth/sb
- be highly/well considered
- be consumed by/with sth
- be in/out of contention for sth
- be under contract
- be conversant with sth
- be cool with sth
- be crawling with sth
- be a credit to sb/sth
- be on/off the danger list
- be demonstrative of sth
- be descended from sb
- be beyond description
- be deserving of sth
- be the despair of sb
- be devoid of sth
- be in difficulties
- be in difficulty, at be in difficulties
- be a disaster
- be a disgrace
- be a disgrace to sb/sth
- be mentioned in dispatches
- be disposed to do sth
- be well/favourably, etc. disposed to/towards sth/sb
- be in a dither about sth
- be doing
- be sb's doing
- be on the door
- be dotty about sb/sth
- be draped in/with sth
- be driving at sth
- be duty bound to do sth
- be in earnest
- be elevated to sth
- be employed in doing sth
- be in sb's employ
- be in employment
- be enshrined in sth
- be the envy of sb
- be of the essence
- (only) to be expected
- be expecting (a baby)
- be expressive of sth
- be of French/German/Chinese, etc. extraction
- be a faff
- be a fag
- to be fair
- be away with the fairies
- be familiar with sth/sb
- far be it from me to
- be at fault
- be in fear of your life
- be no fear of sth
- be found
- be in no fit state to do sth
- be on the flat
- be in/out of focus
- be no fool
- be nobody's fool, at be no fool
- be on an equal/firm, etc. footing
- be all for sth
- a force to be reckoned with
- be on good/great, etc. form
- be in good/great, etc. form, at be on good/great, etc. form
- be like Fort Knox
- be without foundation
- be fresh out
- be fringed with sth
- be fronted with
- be full of sth
- be full of your own importance
- be full of yourself
- be in full swing
- be gagging for/to do sth
- be gagging for it
- be in the general interest
- be getting on
- be given to sth
- be glowing
- be going to do/be sth
- be no good
- be not any/much good, at be no good
- be so good as to
- be good enough to, at be so good as to
- be grounded
- be grounded in sth
- be under guard
- be on guard, at stand/keep guard
- be anyone's guess
- be had
- be hard on sb
- be having a baby/twins, etc.
- be in hiding/go into hiding
- be a short hop
- be hot on sth
- be a howling success
- be ill-disposed towards sb
- be under the impression
- be in and out of somewhere
- be incumbent on/upon sb
- be in its infancy
- be insensible of/to sth
- be intent on sth/doing sth
- be jonesing for sth
- be jumping
- be just possible
- be kicking yourself/could have kicked yourself
- be like a kid in a candy store
- be in the know
- be lacking
- be lacking in sth
- be in leaf/come into leaf
- be at liberty to do sth
- be like to do sth
- be littered with sth
- be loaded down with sth
- be loaded with sth
- be loath to do sth
- be located in/near/on/etc.
- be at loggerheads (with sb)
- be looking to do sth
- be on the lookout for sth/sb
- be in love
- be mad about sb/sth
- be mad for sb/sth
- be made to do sth
- be no match for sth/sb
- be a matter of confidence/luck/waiting, etc.
- be no laughing matter
- be at the mercy of sb/sth
- be a mirror of sth
- be the mode
- be much of a muchness
- be in the nature of things
- be no need to do sth
- be good/bad news
- be in the news
- be under/on oath
- (be) much obliged
- be obliged if
- not be one to do sth
- be one for sth
- be online
- be an open book
- be opposed to sth
- be on order
- be under orders
- be overlaid with sth
- be packed
- be at pains to do sth
- be without parallel, at have no parallel
- be in the pay of sb
- be sb's pet
- be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard
- be on the phone
- be a pig to do/play, etc.
- be (as) plain as a pikestaff
- be pleased to do sth
- be pooped
- be poor in sth
- be in a position to do sth
- be possessed of sth
- be potty about sth/sb
- be predicated on sth
- be predisposed to/towards sth
- be prepared to do sth
- be pressed for time/money/space, etc.
- be privy to sth
- be programmed to do sth
- promise to be good/exciting, etc.
- be prone to sth/do sth
- be on the prowl
- be out of puff
- be pushed for time/money
- be (hard) pushed to do sth
- be pushing fifty/sixty, etc.
- be quick to do sth
- be quits
- be raring to do sth
- be no reasoning with sb
- be received into sth
- be reconciled
- be beyond/past redemption
- be UK on/US in general release
- be remanded on bail
- be remembered for sth
- be reported to be/do sth
- be no respecter of sth
- be respectful of sth
- be responsible for sb/sth/doing sth
- be responsible to sb/sth
- be responsible for sth/doing sth
- be responsible for your actions
- be resting
- be rid of sth/sb
- be riveted
- be in service
- be in/under the shadow of sth
- be shorn of sth
- be sheeting
- be in the shops
- be short (of sth)
- be in short supply
- be sick
- be snowed in
- be speeding
- be no spring chicken
- be streaked
- be stuck with sb/sth
- be stumped
- be your style
- be subject to sth
- be a sucker for sth
- be supposed to
- be sure of/about sb
- be sure of yourself
- be sure of sth
- be sure of getting/winning sth
- be sure to
- be swimming in/with sth
- be tailor-made for sth
- be in a bad/foul, etc. temper
- be tempted
- be (a) testimony to sth
- be as thin as a rake
- be as thin as a rail, at be as thin as a rake
- be under threat of sth
- be through (to sth)
- be tied to sth/sb
- be (all) out of time
- be tipping (it) down
- be tired of sth/sb
- to be going on with
- be in/out of touch
- be on the track of sb/sth
- be on the trail of sb/sth
- be trailing
- be in training for sth
- be good training for sth
- be trapped
- be trapped into (doing) sth
- be a tribute to sth/sb
- be a trick of the light
- be true to yourself
- be out of true
- be tucked away/along, etc.
- be in/out of tune with sb/sth
- be tuned in
- be beautifully/well, etc. turned out
- be twinned with
- be sb's type
- be unable to do sth
- be unaccountable to sb/sth
- be under an impression/belief
- be undone
- be unequal to sth
- be unfamiliar with sth
- be unused to sth
- be upon you
- be up to sb
- be up to sth
- be used to sth/sb
- be at variance with sb/sth
- be versed in sth
- be in good voice
- be wet through
- be willing (to do sth)
- be with sb
- be with it
- be witness to sth
- be wont to do sth
- be worth it
- be worth sth
- be worth having/doing sth
- be brought/called to account
- be a hard/tough act to follow
- be up against it
- be walking/floating on air
- be alive and well/kicking
- be all (that) you can do
- be all in
- be sb all over
- be all go
- be not all there
- be not amused
- be no angel
- be on the side of the angels
- be another matter/thing
- be another story
- not anywhere to be found
- be an apology for sth
- be in apple-pie order
- be up in arms
- be the armpit of sth
- be sb's for the asking
- be asking for it/trouble
- be on sb's ass
- be up sb's ass
- be on sb's back
- be backward in coming forward
- be in a bad way
- be a badge of sth
- be your bag
- be in the bag
- be on the ball
- be in the same ballpark
- be in the (right) ballpark
- be bang on
- be barking up the wrong tree
- be a barrel of laughs/fun
- be like a bear with a sore head
- be in bed with
- be (as) busy as a bee
- be the bee's knees
- Beggars can't be choosers.
- be behind sb (all the way)
- be the belle of the ball
- be beside yourself
- be on your best behaviour
- be the best thing since sliced bread
- be better than sex
- be big of sb
- be big on sth
- be no big deal
- be (strictly) for the birds
- be a bit much
- be a bit of all right
- not be as black as you are painted
- be (down) in black and white
- be in the black
- be wearing blinkers
- be wearing blinders, at be wearing blinkers
- be after sb's blood
- be in the/your blood
- be in blossom
- be blowed if ...
- (well) I'll be blowed!
- be in bondage to sth
- be in sb's good/bad books
- be on the books
- not be born yesterday
- be at the bottom of sth
- Boys will be boys.
- be in business
- be none of sb's business
- be the business
- not be in the business of
- be on the cards
- be in the cards, at be on the cards
- be on the carpet
- be on the case
- be cast in the same mould
- be the cat's whiskers
- be like chalk and cheese
- chance would be a fine thing
- be a chapter of accidents
- be chasing your tail
- be child's play
- Children should be seen and not heard.
- be off your chump
- make no claim to be sth
- be in the clear
- be too clever by half
- be climbing the walls
- be watching the clock
- be close to the bone
- be too close for comfort
- be on cloud nine
- be under a cloud
- be (as) cold as ice
- be cold comfort
- be on a collision course
- be as crazy/rich, etc. as they come
- be in command (of yourself)
- be in good company
- be conspicuous by your absence
- be convulsed with laughter/rage, etc.
- be in convulsions
- be cooking
- be in a tight corner
- be out for the count
- not be all it's cracked up to be
- be crazy about sb/sth
- be the creature of sb/sth
- be riding/on the crest of a wave
- be at a crossroads
- be cruel to be kind
- not be sb's cup of tea
- be curtains for sb
- be cut up
- not be cut out for sth
- be (as) daft as a brush
- be damned if you do and damned if you don't
- (Well) I'll be damned!
- be dancing in the streets
- be in the dark
- not be sb's day
- that'll be the day
- be (as) dead as a/the dodo
- be as dead as a doornail
- be dead in the water
- be dead on your feet
- be dead to the world
- be at death's door
- be in at the death
- be on your deathbed
- be in deep water
- be sb's department
- be between the devil and the deep blue sea
- be devoured by sth
- be dying for/to do sth
- be a dime a dozen
- be two/ten a penny, at be a dime a dozen
- can't be doing with sth
- Do as you would be done by.
- be down on sb
- be (all) downhill
- be a drag on sb/sth
- be (living) in a dream world
- be dripping with sth
- be in the driving seat
- be in the driver's seat, at be in the driving seat
- be fit/ready to drop
- be (as) dull as ditchwater
- be done and dusted
- be all ears
- be out on your ear
- be up to your ears in sth
- your ears must be burning
- be easy game/meat
- be an easy mark, at be easy game/meat
- be in your element
- be out of your element
- not be the end of the world
- be endowed with sth
- be engraved on your memory/mind
- be your epitaph
- be etched somewhere
- be etched with sth, at be etched somewhere
- be etched on/in your memory
- be nothing to get excited about
- be all eyes
- be more to sth than meets the eye
- be one in the eye for sb
- be up to your eyes in sth
- be up to your eyeballs in sth
- be in your face
- be wiped off the face of the Earth, at disappear off the face of the Earth
- be fading away/fast
- can't be fagged
- be on familiar terms
- be in the family way
- be a far cry from sth
- be kind/generous, etc. to a fault
- be free with your favours
- be no mean feat
- be (as) light as a feather
- be like feeding time at the zoo
- be all fingers and thumbs
- be all thumbs, at be all fingers and thumbs
- be an artist/professional, etc. to your fingertips
- be firing on all cylinders
- be in the first flush of
- be a big fish in a small pond
- be like a fish out of water
- be neither fish nor fowl
- be (as) fit as a fiddle
- be (as) fit as a flea, at be (as) fit as a fiddle
- fit to be tied
- be of/have no fixed abode/address
- be (as) flat as a pancake
- be (only) flesh and blood
- be sb's own flesh and blood
- be floating on air
- be flying high
- be foaming at the mouth
- be off your food
- be back on your feet
- be cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey
- be as fresh as a daisy
- be in the front line
- be full of beans
- be full of the joys of spring
- be in full cry
- not be all fun and games
- be in a funk
- be ahead of the game
- be new to this game
- be gasping
- be gasping for sth
- be green about the gills
- be gimlet-eyed, at have gimlet eyes
- be glued to sth
- be a glutton for sth
- be a glutton for punishment
- be gone on sb
- be no go
- Be good, and if you can't be good, be careful.
- be a great one for sth
- be green with envy
- be in the grip of sth
- be in the groove
- be stuck in a groove
- be on your guard
- Be my guest.
- be under the gun
- be gunning for sb
- be within hailing distance of somewhere
- be half the battle
- be half the dancer/writer, etc. you used to be
- I'll be hanged if...
- I'll be hanged if I know
- You might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb.
- not be a happy bunny
- be no hard and fast rules
- be hard up (for sth)
- be back in harness
- and be done with it, at and have done with it
- be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- be in over your head
- be off your head
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlights
- I must be hearing things.
- be all heart
- be heavily into sth
- be heavy on sb
- be hell on wheels
- there'll be hell to pay
- be hell-bent on sth
- it can't be helped
- be on a hiding to nothing
- be as high as a kite
- be for the high jump
- be in a hole
- be in the hole
- be holed up
- be home and dry
- be home and hosed, at be home and dry
- be home free
- be on your honour
- be a hoot
- be on the horns of a dilemma
- be hot on sb's track/trail
- be hot stuff
- be in hot water
- be too hot to handle
- be over the hump
- be hung-up on sth
- be on ice
- be ill at ease
- be the (living/spitting) image of sb
- be nothing/not much/very little in it
- be well in there
- be an item
- I'll be jiggered
- be just the job
- be joined in marriage/matrimony
- be no joke
- you must be joking
- you've got to be joking, at you must be joking
- be jumping up and down
- be another/a different kettle of fish
- be in at the kill
- be knee-high to a grasshopper
- be knocking (on) 60/70, etc.
- be laid up
- be in the land of nod
- be in the land of the living
- be at large
- be up with the lark
- be the last word in sth
- be in a lather
- be laughed out of court
- be laughing
- will be laughing, at be laughing
- be laughing all the way to the bank
- be laughing on the other side of your face
- be a law unto yourself
- be in a different league
- be in league with sb
- be out of your league
- not be in the same league
- be left holding the baby
- be left holding the bag, at be left holding the baby
- leave sb be
- leave a lot to be desired
- be out in left field
- be a legend in your own lifetime
- let sb be
- let it be known
- be on the level
- be a licence to print money
- be a pack of lies
- be a tissue of lies, at be a pack of lies
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant
- be one/another of life's great mysteries
- be of like mind
- be in line for sth
- be in line to do sth
- be in line to the throne
- be in line with sth
- be on the line
- be out of line with sth
- be locked together
- be long in the tooth
- be looking for trouble
- be not much to look at
- be in the loop/be out of the loop
- be at a loose end
- be losing it
- be at a loss
- be lost for words
- be lost on sb
- be lost without sb/sth
- be no/little love lost between
- be bad luck on sb
- be down on your luck
- be in/out of luck
- be the luck of the draw
- You'll be lucky!
- You should be so lucky!, at You'll be lucky!
- be out to lunch
- be sb's main squeeze
- be made for sb/sth
- be made of money
- be make or break for sb/sth
- be on the make
- be an actor/athlete/chef, etc. in the making
- be the making of sb
- be man enough to do sth
- be off the mark
- be quick/slow off the mark
- be up to the mark
- be marked out as sth
- be marked as sth, at be marked out as sth
- be chilled/frozen to the marrow
- not be the marrying kind
- be a martyr to sth
- be your own master
- be (only) a matter of time
- be a matter of life and/or death
- be a matter of opinion
- be a matter of record
- be that as it may
- be meant for each other
- be meat and drink to sb
- be more to this than meets the eye
- be on the mend
- be in the middle of sth
- be sb's middle name
- be miles away
- be one in a million
- be (like) a millstone around/round your neck
- be bored/drunk, etc. out of your mind
- be of sound/unsound mind
- be of the same mind
- be of one mind, at be of the same mind
- be in a minority of one
- be no mistaking sth
- be mixed up with/in sth
- be in the money
- I'll be a monkey's uncle!
- be a monument to sth
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth
- be in one of your moods
- be in the mood
- be over the moon
- be all mouth
- be all mouth and no trousers, at be all mouth
- be down in the mouth
- be on the move
- be on the move, at make a move
- be murder
- be music to sb's ears
- be a name to conjure with
- be the nature of the beast
- be up to your neck (in sth)
- be up to your neck in sth
- be neither here nor there
- be neither one thing nor the other
- be the new sth
- be news to sb
- be next door to sth
- be a nine days' wonder
- be (right) under your nose
- not be up to much
- be nothing for it
- be nothing if not generous/honest/thorough, etc.
- be nothing less than sth
- be nothing short of...
- be nothing special
- be nothing to it
- nowhere to be found
- be off your nut
- be nuts about/over sth/sb
- be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
- be no object
- be at odds
- be no oil painting
- be (as) old as the hills
- be not on
- be on about
- be a one
- be at one
- be as one, at be at one
- be one of a kind
- not to be outdone
- be all over sb
- be your own person/woman/man
- on your own head be it
- be ahead of the pack
- be par for the course
- be up to par
- be part and parcel of sth
- be (a) party to sth
- be past it
- be past your sell-by date
- not be a patch on sth
- be at peace with the world
- be penny-wise and pound-foolish
- be two/ten a penny
- be a dime a dozen, at be two/ten a penny
- be in a (pretty/right) pickle
- be no picnic
- be a picture
- be the picture of health/innocence, etc.
- be not your pigeon
- be on pins and needles
- be pissing in the wind
- be pitched into sth
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face
- be (as) plain as a pikestaff, at be (as) plain as the nose on your face
- be plain sailing
- be smooth sailing, at be plain sailing
- be on another planet
- be playing at sth
- be plenty more where sb/sth came from
- be on the point of (doing) sth
- be sb's poodle
- be as poor as church mice
- the powers that be
- be at a premium
- not be a pretty sight
- not be just a pretty face
- be easy prey
- be your pride and joy
- be the pride of somewhere/sth
- be in the process of doing sth
- be in the public eye
- be in the pudding club
- be on the pull
- be as pure as the driven snow
- be pushing up (the) daisies
- be (like) putty in sb's hands
- be a question of doing sth
- be out of the question
- be no question of (doing) sth, at be out of the question
- be quids in
- be on the rack
- be (all) the rage
- be ready to do sth
- be ready to roll
- be at/on the receiving end
- be a recipe for disaster/trouble/success, etc.
- to be reckoned with
- be on record, at go on record
- be like a red rag to a bull
- be in the red
- be on relief
- it remains to be seen
- be far removed from sth
- be several/many removes (away) from sth
- be a reproach to sb/sth
- be above/beyond reproach
- be resigned to sth
- be your last resort
- be no/without rhyme or reason
- be riddled with sth
- be riding for a fall
- be riding high
- be as right as rain
- be not (quite) right in the head
- be not in your right mind
- be on the right lines
- be on the right track
- be on the road to sth
- be (caught) between a rock and a hard place
- be (as) solid as a rock
- be the new rock 'n' roll
- be on a roll
- be rotten to the core
- Rules are made to be broken.
- be ruled by sb
- be running on empty
- be running a fever
- be running at sth
- be on the run
- be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth
- (just) to be on the safe side
- be the salt of the Earth
- be in the same boat
- be all the same to sb
- there's little to be said for sth
- there's something to be said for
- there's a lot to be said for, at there's something to be said for
- be out for/after sb's scalp
- be scattered to the four winds
- be on the scene
- be a rich seam to mine
- have to be seen to be believed
- wouldn't be seen dead
- Unto thine own self be true.
- be of service (to sb)
- be (dead) set against sth
- be set fair
- be set in your ways
- be set on/upon sth
- be in seventh heaven
- be shacked up
- be a shadow of your former self
- be in/under sb's shadow
- can't be shagged
- be in good shape
- be sharp-tongued, at have a sharp tongue
- be (like) sheep
- be in the shithouse
- be in sb's shoes
- sb should be shot
- be caught/taken short
- be short notice
- not be short of a bob or two
- be shot through with sth
- I should be so lucky!
- be shrouded in secrecy/mystery
- be two sides of the same coin
- be different/opposite sides of the same coin, at be two sides of the same coin
- be sitting pretty
- be six feet under
- be skating on thin ice
- be no skin off sb's nose
- be no skin off sb's back/teeth, at be no skin off sb's nose
- be skin and bone(s)
- be a slam dunk
- be a slave to sth
- be no slouch
- be all smiles
- not to be sneezed at
- not to be sniffed at
- be snowed under (with sth)
- be soft on sb
- be (really) something
- be something of a sth
- be getting somewhere
- be out of sorts
- be as sound as a bell
- be in the soup
- be on speaking terms
- not be on speaking terms
- be under sb's spell
- be the spitting image of sb
- be the spit and (image) of sb, at be the spitting image of sb
- be spoiling for a fight
- be spoilt for choice
- be up the spout
- be on the stage
- stand (up) and be counted
- be staring at sth
- be in/get into a state
- be stinking rich
- not be set/carved in stone
- not be carved/etched in stone, at not be set/carved in stone
- be straining at the leash
- be no stranger to sth
- be streets ahead
- be up your street
- be up your alley, at be up your street
- be stretching it
- be struck dumb
- be going strong
- be as stubborn as a mule
- be stuck on sb/sth
- to be sure
- be sweet on sb
- be (all) sweetness and light
- be on sb's tail
- be like taking candy from a baby
- be as easy as taking candy from a baby, at be like taking candy from a baby
- be like talking to a brick wall
- be all talk (and no action)
- be just talk, at be all talk (and no action)
- be the talk of somewhere
- be the talk of the town
- be a tall order
- be in a tearing hurry
- be there for sb
- be (as) thick as thieves
- be thin on the ground
- be thin on top
- be hearing/imagining/seeing things
- be one thing after another
- be one thing after the other, at be one thing after another
- be on to a good thing
- not be thinking straight
- be in a tight corner/spot
- be pressed for time
- be on the tip of your tongue
- too good to be true
- be on top of sth
- be on an upward/downward trajectory
- be treading water
- be asking for trouble
- be in two minds
- be of two minds, at be in two minds
- be two of a kind
- be up there with sb
- be up yourself
- be on your uppers
- be quick/slow on the uptake
- be (of) (any/some) use
- be (of) no use
- be the very thing
- be a victim of your own success
- be a victory for common sense
- not be in sb's vocabulary
- be in the wars
- be on the same wavelength
- be on the way to sth
- be out of the way
- be welcome to
- be just as well
- be as well, at be just as well
- be wet behind the ears
- be where it's at
- be in a whirl
- be wide of the mark
- be wild about sth/sb
- be none the wiser
- It's easy to be wise after the event.
- not be beyond the wit of man/sb
- be out of the woods
- be at work
- be in work/out of work
- be worlds apart
- be none the worse
- be your own worst enemy
- be worth your/its weight in gold
- be worth your while
- be wrapped up in sth/sb
- be wreathed in smiles
- be writ large
- be yourself
