Idioms

baptism of fire
a first experience of something (often difficult or unpleasant)
We went through a baptism of fire when we had to learn how to operate the small business.

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  • bargain for (something)
  • bargain on (something)
  • barge in on (someone or something)
  • bark is worse than one's bite
  • bark up the wrong tree
  • base one's opinion on (something)
  • batten down the hatches
  • bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out
  • be a new one on (someone)
  • be all ears
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  • eyes in the back of one's head
  • big shot
  • out of the running
  • in the worst way
  • have (something) on (someone)
  • by fits and starts
  • of course
  • come out of the blue
  • make a play for (someone)
  • on one's chest


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