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- bring over To bring over means to take someone or something to another person’s place, often to visit or deliver it.
- bring round To bring round means to persuade someone to agree or to restore someone to consciousness.
- bring somebody up To bring somebody up means to raise and care for a child until they are grown.
- bring to To bring to means to cause someone to regain consciousness or awareness.
- bring up To bring up something is to introduce it in conversation.
- brush aside To brush aside means to dismiss something as unimportant or ignore it.
- brush up To brush up means to quickly improve a skill or knowledge by practicing or reviewing it.
- build in To build in means to include something as part of a plan, system, or design from the beginning.
- build into To build into something means to include a feature or plan as part of it from the beginning.
- build on To build on something means to use it as a starting point and make it stronger or more developed.
- build up To build up means to increase or develop something gradually over time.
- burn down To burn down means to be completely destroyed by fire.
- burn off To burn off means to remove something by burning it or by using energy through activity.
- burn out To burn out means to become so tired and stressed from work or pressure that you can’t continue effectively.
- burn up To burn up means to be completely destroyed by fire.
- buy in To buy in means to accept an idea or plan and support it.
- buy into To buy into something means to believe in it and accept it as true or worth supporting.
- buy off To buy off someone is to give them money or benefits to stop them causing trouble or to get their cooperation.
- buy out To buy out means to purchase all of a business or someone’s share so you control it fully.
- buy up To buy up means to quickly buy all or most of something available, often to gain control of it.