bou Idiom
about time
nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.
about to do something
on the point of doing something She was about to leave when the phone rang.
bounce back
recover from failure or sickness, try again Lana has the flu, but she bounces back quickly.
by leaps and bounds
by large amounts, by a lot The population of Calgary has grown by leaps and bounds.
caribouboo
a mistake made by a caribou, make a booboo """Why did the caribou get lost?"""
crazy about
like a lot, mad about Dad's crazy about sports. He really loves baseball.
dead-cat bounce
very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again "The broker said, ""It was a dead-cat bounce. Stocks remain low."""
don't know the first thing about it
do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.
go about
be busy with, start working on He has been going about his business all morning although he is feeling sick.
go on about
talk steadily, ramble, run off at the mouth """What was he saying?"" ""Oh, he was going on about taxes and the price of wheat."""
how about
will you have something or will you agree to something How about some coffee before we go to work?
how about that
that is interesting, you don't say How about that! We ran ten kilometres!
in two minds about something
undecided My niece is in two minds about whether or not she will come and visit me this summer.
just about
nearly, almost We just about fell into the lake. Our canoe nearly tipped over.
knock about
travel without a plan, go where one pleases We decided to go to Brazil and knock about for a couple of months.
mad about
like a lot, crazy about Olga's mad about Yorgi. She loves him too much!
make no bones about it
admit it, speak openly about it She's in love with her student. She makes no bones about it.
make no bones about something
make no secret, not keep from talking about something He has made no bones about the fact that he is not interested in applying for the supervisor
no bones about it
(See make no bones about it)
nose about/around
look for something private or secret, explore, pry The reporters spend a lot of time nosing around in the business of famous people.
nose around (about)
look for something kept private or secret, pry The secretary was nosing around in her boss's desk trying to discover what was going on.
nothing to write home about
not special or spectacular, no great shakes He's a nice guy, but nothing to write home about.
nuts about
likes a lot, passionate, crazy about Helen is nuts about Mozart. She loves his piano concertos.
on about
(See go on about)
out of bounds
off the playing field, across boundary lines Ramone kicked the soccer ball over my head and out of bounds.
put out about
bothered, annoyed, ticked off What's Jan put out about? She seems irritated.
see a man about a dog
go to the bathroom or washroom Excuse me. I have to see a man about a dog.
see about (something)
check into something I
send a bouquet
compliment a person, announce a compliment I would like send a bouquet to the volunteers at the Food Bank.
set about
begin, start We set about preparing the office for the move to a bigger building.
squawk about
complain about He is always squawking about the bad service in that restaurant.
talk about
if we are talking about, if you want to discuss Talk about cold! Last winter it was -43
that's the way the ball bounces
that is fate, that's life If Jon got the job, good for him. That's the way the ball bounces.
there are no two ways about it
there is no alternative His boss told him that there are no two ways about it and he will have to change his habits or he will be fired.
there's no two ways about it
"there is only one answer; cannot have two meanings" We have to get you on that plane. There's no two ways about it.
think twice about something
think very carefully You should think twice before you go ahead and quit your job.
turn about is fair play
you get what you give, what goes around... If you give pain you'll feel pain. Turn about is fair play.
wild about
like a lot, crazy about, mad about I'm just wild about Harry, but he doesn't care about me.
about that
1. in support of. Also about it
2. all that, pimp, playe ("I'm bout it")
3. a greeting, similar to "What's happening?"
all about
1. something you are very enthusiastic about or very into; something you want:
arse about
to mess around, to waste time
arse about face
back to front; something that is in a mess. or crooked eg."Look at the state of that shelf you just put up, it's all arse about face!"
bang on about
to talk incessantly and uninterestingly, to nag:"You're not going to change my mind by banging on about it!"
be 'bout it
to be in favor of or to want to do something:"You're going to get some beer? I'm 'bout it!"
boulder houlder
a brassiere. Jocular male usage [1950s]
boulya
crack cocaine
bounce
1. form of music from New Orleans. Check Mystikal's album for a song called "Neva gonna bounce"
2. a reference to the Bankhead Bounce, a dance made famous in Atlanta rap music
3. to leave, to get up, to break
4. of a man, to have sexual intercourse
5. to leave
6. to kill
bouncer
1. a person employed to eject troublemakers from clubs or events. These days they prefer the title of security
2. a liar
bouncers
the female breasts
bout it
1. real, not fake, true to the game: "I'm bout it, bout it" -- Master P (Bout it, bout it [1995])
2. see also bout it bout it
