Meaning: abatable

'əbeɪtəbl
adj.
capable of being abated

bl Idiom, Proverb

a black mark

a mark beside your name means you are bad If you cause an accident, you get a black mark beside your name.

a blackout (TV)

refusal to broadcast an event during that event A blackout is intended to encourage fans to attend an event.

a blackout (war)

a policy that requires lights to be turned off Blackouts prevented bombers from seeing their targets at night.

a blank look

eyes show that a person does not understand, the lights are on but... When I called her name, she gave me a blank look, as though she didn't know me.

a blast

a great time, a lot of fun The students were having a blast until the teacher walked in.

a blessing in disguise

a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.

a blow job

giving oral sex to a man, fellatio If you want a blow job, you'll have to shower first.

a blowout

to win by a large score, no contest """Did the Flames win?"" ""Ya, 11-2. It was a blowout."""

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a double-edged sword

a device that can help you and hurt you Truth is a double-edged sword. It can imprison me or set me free.

a howling blizzard

a very bad snowstorm, a winter storm A howling blizzard delayed us. It was snowing and blowing.

a mental block

a problem with learning a subject or concept I have a mental block when I try to do algebra. I can't think.

air was blue

(See the air was blue)

all his marbles

normal, sensible Dan talks to the door. I wonder if he's got all his marbles.

all the marbles

all the money, the top prize How does it feel to be playing in the final - for all the marbles?

ask for trouble

behave in a way that trouble is likely He is asking for trouble if he misses another class.

at first blush

when first seen, without careful study At first blush he seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.

baby blues

feeling sad when you are pregnant After seven months, Karly had the baby blues. She was feeling sad.

bad blood

anger or a bad relationship due to past problems with someone There has always ben a lot of bad blood between the two supervisors.

be to blame

be responsible for something bad or unfortunate He

between the devil and the deep blue sea

in a difficult position, no place to go, between a rock..., Sophie's choice "If he ran, they would shoot him; if he stayed in the shop, the gas would kill him. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea."

blab

tell everybody, tell secrets I told you I like Kevin, and you blabbed it to everybody.

blabbermouth

a very talkative person--especially one who says things that

black and white

thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.

black eye

an eye injury that causes the skin to turn black """How'd you get the black eye?"" ""Fighting - in a hockey game."""

Black Friday

the day the stock market crashed (failed) in 1929 In the 1980s, there were days to remind us of Black Friday.

black-listed

excluded, not be invited, not allowed to join Gore was black-listed because he led the demonstration.

black mark

(See a black mark)

black out

remove the nameplate and trim from a vehicle James Dean drove a blacked-out Merc in Rebel Without A Cause.

black sheep

the bad one, the one who does bad things He's the black sheep in that family - always in trouble.

black sheep (of the family)

a person who is a disgrace to a family or group The man is the black sheep in his family and is the only member who has not made a success of his life.

blackout

(See a blackout)

blank

defeat by preventing any goals, skunk In soccer, Italy blanked Ireland 2-nil.

blast

(See a blast)

blast you

scold you, yell at you Ms. Zank blasted me for using her computer. She was angry.

blasted

dad-blamed, darn, doggone Where's the blasted hammer? It's never here when I need it!

bleeding heart

one who begs for sympathy for victims, have a soft spot... "Hector is a bleeding heart for wolves. ""Save the wolves,"" he tells people in his speeches."

blessing in disguise

(See a blessing in disguise)

blind date

going out with a boy or girl you have not met Kate met Jeff on a blind date. They got married a year later.

blind leading the blind

someone who doesn

blood from a stone

(See get blood from a stone)

blood is thicker than water

blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""

blood is up

excited, angry, ready to fight Kerry is friendly, but when his blood is up, he's dangerous.

blood money

money paid to the relative of a murdered person, dirty money The widow refused to take blood money from the men who murdered her husband.

blood runs cold

one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.

bloody well

very truly, damn well He bloody well knows my name because I bloody well told him.

blotto

exhausted, bushed After studying for twelve hours, she was blotto - very tired.

blow a bundle

spend a lot of money, lose a lot of money gambling When Al went to Vegas, he blew a bundle - he lost a lot of money.

blow a kiss

kiss your hand and blow across it, throw a kiss Taea can blow a kiss, and she's only eighteen months old!

blow it

cause a big mistake, ruin it, screw up Karen won't blow it this time. She'll skate a perfect program.