A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

bandbox 
(just out of a bandbox)
bandwagon 
(get on the bandwagon; on
the bandwagon)
bang 
(get a good bang for one’s buck;
go bang; go with a bang; have a
good bang for one’s buck)
bank 
(break into a bank; break the
bank; cry all the way to the bank;
laugh all the way to the bank)
banquet 
(bridal banquet)
bar 
(belly up to the bar; called to the
bar; called within the bar; crush bar;
public bar)
bargain 
(more than one bargains for)
barrel 
(at the bottom of the barrel; get
to the bottom of the barrel; in the
bottom of the barrel; lock, stock and
barrel)
barrier 
(crash barrier; crush barrier;
pain barrier)
base 
(get to first base; reach first base;
touch base)
basics 
(back to basics)
bat 
(off one’s own bat; off the bat)
bath 
(blood bath; take a bath; take an
early bath)
baton 
(take up the baton)
battle 
(line of battle; seven days’ battle,
the)
bay 
(keep someone at bay)
beam 
(high beam; high beams; off
one’s beam; off the beam)
bean 
(be full of beans; give someone
beans; not amount to a hill of beans;
not have a bean)
bear 
(natural born; not born yesterday;
play at bears; play the bear)
beat 
(dead beat; it beats me; it beats
my time)
beaten 
(dead beaten)
beating 
(take a beating; take some
beating)
beauty 
(sleeping beauty)
beaver 
(work like a beaver)
bed 
(double bed; feather bed; get into
bed with someone; go to bed; go to
bed in one’s boots; go to bed with
one’s boots on; go to bed with some-
one; make a bed; make down a bed;
make one’s bed; make up a bed; put
someone to bed; rose bed; take
someone to bed; take to bed; test
bed; tester bed; twin bed)