bear in mind
Remember; do not forget. Carry in y our recollection.
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bear oneself
to conduct or behave oneself in a particular way
bear sign
doughnuts
bear somebody in mind
Remember someone when making a decision
bear up
to endure or cope with a difficult situation
bear with
to be patient with someone or something
bear-leader
A tutor in a private family. In the old days of the "grand tour" the term was much more in use and of course more significant than it is now.
bear-up
And ~Bearer-up~.—See BONNET.
beard splitter
A man much given to wenching.
beard the lion in his den
To confront or challenge someone in their own territory
bearded clam
Vulva
bearded women
St. Paula the Bearded, a Spanish saint of uncertain date of whom it is said that when being pursued by a man she fled to a crucifix and at once a beard and moustache appeared on her face, thus dis- guising her and saving her from her would-be ravisher.
bearings
I'll bring him to his bearings; I'll bring him to reason. Sea term.
beast
To drink like a beast, i.e. only when thirsty.
Beast of Belsen
In World War II the name applied to Joseph Kramer, commandant of the notorious Belsen Concentration Camp.
beast with two backs
A couple engaged in intimate physical activity
beasts of heraldry
In English heraldry all manner of creatures have been borne as charges or as crests, the principal being the lion, bear, bull, boar, cat, swallow (called a martlet), pelican, unicorn, stag.
beat
Exhausted.
beat
The allotted range traversed by a policeman on duty.
beat a dead horse
to continue trying to achieve something that is no longer possible
beat a retreat
To withdraw or back down from a situation
beat as one
to act or move in perfect harmony
beat Banaghan
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat feet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat like a jungle drum
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat off
to repel or fight off something
beat off with a stick
to have numerous people attracted or interested
beat one's brain
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat one's swords into ploughshares
To convert instruments of war into tools for peaceful use
beat one's swords into plowshares
To convert instruments of war into tools for peaceful use
beat out the chest
to proudly show off one's strength or accomplishments
beat someone round the ears
to scold or criticize someone severely
beat someone's arse
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat someone's ass
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat someone's brains out
to try very hard to think of something
beat the bishop
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat the bushes
Search thoroughly and energetically for something
beat the clock
Complete a task before a deadline expires
beat the cock
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat the crowd
to do something before others do
beat the daylights out of
to defeat or punish someone severely
beat the drum for
To actively support or promote something
beat the dust
to leave or escape a place quickly
beat the odds
Succeed despite low chances or unfavorable circumstances
beat the pants off
to defeat or outdo someone thoroughly
beat the poop out of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat the shit out of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
beat the stuffing out of
to hit or attack someone very severely
beat to the punch
To act before someone else does
beat with the ugly stick
to be very unattractive
beatemest
Best.
beaten black and blue
So that the skin is black and blue with the marks of the beating.
beater-cases
Boots. Nearly obsolete. TROTTER CASES is the term nowadays.
beating the devil's tattoo
Tapping on the table with one's finger a wearisome number of times, or on the floor with one's foot; repeating any rhythmical mechanical sound with annoying pertinacity.
beats me
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Beau Feilding
Robert Feilding (d. 1712), called "Handsome Feilding" by Charles IJ. He died in Scotland Yard, London, after having been convicted of bigamously marrying the Duchess of Cleveland, a former mistress of Charles II. He figures as Orlando in Steele's Taller (Nos. 50 and 51).
Beau Hewitt
' The model for "Sir Fopling Flutter," hero of Etheredge's Man of Mode.
beau ideal
Properly, the ideal Beautiful, the abstract idea of beauty, ideal, m the French, being the adjective, and beau, the substantive: but in English the parts played by the words are usually transposed, and thus have come to mean the ideal type or model of anything in its most consummate perfection.
beau monde
The fashionable world; people who make up the coterie of fashion.
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