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Beat down

Strong sunshine(separable)

“The sun WAS really BEATING DOWN and we couldn't stay outdoors.”

Beat out

Narrowly win in competition(inseparable)

“The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape.”

Beat up

Attack violently(separable)

“The mugger BEAT him UP and stole his wallet.”

Beaver away

Work hard

“She's BEAVERING AWAY before her exams.”

Beaver away at

Work hard doing something(inseparable)

“I have to BEAVER AWAY AT it or else I will fail the course.”

Bed down

Sleep somewhere less comfortable than normal

“We had to BED DOWN on the floor for the night.”

Bed out

Move a plant outside(separable)

“I BEDDED the plants OUT when the weather warmed up.”

Beef up

Make something stronger or more solid(separable)

“The company BEEFED UP their case when they saw that the public wouldn't accept their first explanation of the accident.”

Belong to

Be a member(inseparable)

“Their ideas BELONG TO the nineteenth century and seem old-fashioned now.”

Belong with

Be in the correct or appropriate location with other items(inseparable)

“Does this disc BELONG WITH those on the shelf?”

Belt out

Sing something loudly(separable)

“They BELTED OUT the national anthems before the game.”

Belt up

Be quiet

“She told the students to BELT UP because they were making so much noise.”

Bend down

Lower the top half of your body

“I BENT DOWN to pick it up off the floor.”

Bend over

Lower the top part of your body

“I BENT OVER to do my shoes up.”

Bend over backwards

Do a lot to try to help or please someone

“I BENT OVER BACKWARDS for them and they didn't even thank me.”

Big up

Exaggerate the importance(separable)

“He BIGS himself UP all the time.”

Bin off

End a relationship(separable)

“She was happy with what I did and BINNED me OFF.”

Bitch up

Spoil or ruin something(separable)

“I BITCHED UP the interview.”

Black out

Fall unconscious

“He BLACKED OUT and collapsed on the floor.”

Blank out

Censor text so that words cannot be read(separable)

“The email addresses were BLANKED OUT in the documents shown to the court.”

Blare out

A loud sound or music

“The music was BLARING OUT and I couldn't get to sleep.”

Blast off

Leave the ground- spaceship or rocket

“The space shuttle BLASTED OFF on schedule yesterday.”

Blaze away

Fire a gun repeatedly

“The shooters BLAZED AWAY at the pheasants.”

Bleed out

Cause sufficient blood loss to result in death(separable)

“They BLED OUT their calves.”