意味:
a great deal 
たくさん（例えば”私達はパーティーでたくさん楽しんだ”）; 大量に（例えば”私はアルコールを大量に飲まない”）
eat イディオム
a bite to eat
a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.
a breath of fresh air
a nice change, a new presence Having Lan around the house is a breath of fresh air - she's so nice.
a breath of wind
a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.
a dead heat
a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.
a feather in your cap
an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.
at death's door
very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.
bad breath
unpleasant smell from the mouth, jungle mouth I've been eating garlic, so I may have bad breath.
bated breath
(See with bated breath)
beat
" exhausted; very tired (adj.)."
beat a dead horse
continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.
beat a hasty retreat
run away from, leave quickly When the boys heard the siren they beat a hasty retreat.
beat around the bush
speak indirectly or evasively Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision.
beat into one
teach by telling again and again, drill I have been trying to beat the history material into the student's head.
beat it
go, get lost Beat it, kid! Get going! Leave!
beat one
tire oneself out by thinking I have been beating my brains out all day trying to remember who we should invite to the party.struggle uselessly against something, not succeed after trying very hard You are beating your head against the wall trying to figure out what the new boss wants.
beat one's brains out
try very hard to understand or do something.
beat someone to the punch (draw)
do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.
beat the pants off
defeat by a large score, blow you away "Ho plays table tennis very well; she'll beat the pants off you."
beat the rap
have the charges removed or dropped, get off Every time the burgler was caught he was able to beat the rap.
beat up
hit and injure, defeat badly She cared for him when he got beat up, trying to ease his pain.
beat up on
hit and injure, defeat in a fight """Why does he beat up on people?"" ""Because his dad beat up on him."""
beat your head against a stone wall
try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.
beat your time
take away your girlfriend or boyfriend I can't believe that your friend would beat your time.
beater
a car that is in poor condition, clunker Why does he drive that old beater? He could buy a new car.
Beats me
I have no idea.
birds of a feather flock together
people who are similar become friends or join together Don
break a sweat
begin to sweat or perspire, work up a sweat For exercise to be beneficial, the athlete must break a sweat.
breath of fresh air
(See a breath of fresh air)
breath of wind
(See a breath of wind)
breathe a sigh of relief
feel relieved after a time of worry When we saw the children were safe, we breathed a sigh of relief.
breathe down my neck
watch everything I do, follow me as I work It's difficult to work with him breathing down my neck.
breathe down one
follow closely, threaten from behind My boss has been breathing down my neck all day to try and get me to work harder.
breathe easy
relax, breathe slower, stop worrying "Mother said, ""I won't breathe easy until this plane is on the ground!"""
breathe one's last
to die The man finally breathed his last after a long illness.
browbeat
force you to work, harass, hound, on my case "He browbeats his employees. He shouts, ""You! Get to work!"""
brush with death
nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.
by the seat of your pants
with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.
by the sweat of one
by hard work He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow.
catch one's death of cold
become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.
catch your death
become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.
cheat on
break a marriage promise, be unfaithful He cheats on his wife. Now he's sleeping with a waitress.
dead heat
(See a dead heat)
dead meat
finished, terminated, done for If you're caught driving drunk in Sweden, you're dead meat.
deadbeat
a person who never pays his debts There is a policy to penalize deadbeat fathers by the local government.
death row
the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.
death warmed over
(See look like death warmed over)
death wish
saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.
deathbed
(See on your deathbed)
dog eat dog
vicious competition, everybody for himself Will education prepare us for the dog-eat-dog world of business?
don't eat that
do not accept that, do not believe that "After hearing the report, Ben said, ""Don't eat that, guys."""