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butter up
[butter up] {v.}, {informal} To try to get the favor or […]
button down
[button down] {v.}, {slang} (stress on "down") To state precisely, to […]
button one's lip
[button one's lip] also [zip one's lip] {v. phr.}, {slang} To […]
buttonhole
[buttonhole] {v.} To approach a person in order to speak with […]
buy for a song
[buy for a song] {v. phr.} To buy something very cheaply. […]
buy off
[buy off] {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a […]
buy out
[buy out] {v.} 1. To buy the ownership or a share […]
buy up
[buy up] {v. phr.} To purchase the entire stock of something. […]
call a halt
[call a halt] {v. phr.} To give a command to stop. […]
call a spade a spade
[call a spade a spade] {v. phr.} To call a person […]