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

bang on the door • bang the door
bang on the door —knock on the door violently (with one’s
fist, etc.): The boys used to bang on the door with sticks.
bang the door —close the door violently so that it makes a
loud noise: Mr. Talboys strode out of the room, banging the
door after him.
bar girl • bar maid
bar girl —
1
. a woman who serves drinks at a bar: In her early
adulthood, Meili worked as a bargirl in order to pay off debts.
2. (sl.) a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to
men customers (also: B-girl): The soft purring caresses and
total availability of the bar-girls must have seemed irresistible.
bar maid — = bar girl 
1
: A few evenings a week she works
as a bar maid in a local pub in Glasgow.
bargain counter • bargaining counter
bargain counter —an area in a store where the goods are sold
at cut price: You need to be very careful not to be taken in by
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the bargain counters in some stores. Very often they’re full of
shoddy goods.
bargaining counter —a special advantage in negotiations:
The de facto occupation of parts of the Russian zone was an
important bargaining counter for obtaining satisfaction from
the Soviet Government on a number of questions.
bargain on something • bargain over something
bargain on something —count on smth.; depend on smth.:
Frankly, I did bargain on Fred’s resigning the position.
bargain over something —(also: bargain for something ) nego-
tiate about obtaining smth.: We will bargain with the supplier
over prices.
barge in on someone • barge into someone
barge in on someone —come rudely into a place and interrupt
people in their activities: Albert barged in on Ted without
knocking.
barge into someone —
1
. bump into smb., usually by accident:
She just barged into me and nearly knocked me over. 2. meet
a person by chance: I barged into him opposite the Old Ship,
and I told him about our air-raid.