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BE British & World English

Bachelor of Education

Be British & World English

the chemical element beryllium

be- British & World English

forming verbs:

Be in beryllium British & World English

the chemical element of atomic number 4, a hard grey metal

be at in be British & World English

be doing or trying to do

be of in of British & World English

possess intrinsically; give rise to

be away in be British & World English

leave or set out at once

get or be even in even1 British & World English

inflict similar trouble or harm on someone to that which they have inflicted on oneself

be long in long1 British & World English

take a long time to happen or arrive

be over in over British & World English

no longer be affected by

be sure in sure British & World English

do not fail (used to emphasize an instruction)

be oneself in be British & World English

act naturally, according to one’s character and instincts

could-be British & World English

able to be or become; possible

—— be damned in damn British & World English

used to express defiance or rejection of someone or something previously mentioned

glory be! in glory British & World English

expressing enthusiastic piety

praise be in praise British & World English

used as an expression of relief, joy, or gratitude

be toast in toast1 British & World English

be or be likely to become finished, defunct, or dead

would-be British & World English

desiring or aspiring to be a specified type of person

act or be one's age in age British & World English

behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one’s age and not to someone younger

be anyone's in anyone British & World English

be open to sexual advances from anyone

go or be bananas in banana British & World English

become (or be) mad or extremely silly

be for it in for British & World English

be in imminent danger of punishment or other trouble

be history in history British & World English

be perceived as no longer relevant to the present

be in for in in British & World English

have good reason to expect (something, typically something unpleasant)

let someone/thing be in let1 British & World English

stop interfering with someone or something

be someone's or the man in man British & World English

be the person perfectly suited to a particular requirement or task

be or come nowhere in nowhere British & World English

be badly beaten or completely unsuccessful in a race or competition

so be it in so1 British & World English

an expression of acceptance or resignation

be or make so bold as to do something in bold British & World English

dare to do something that might be considered audacious (used when politely asking a question or making a suggestion)

be a devil! in devil British & World English

said when encouraging someone to do something that they are hesitating to do

be or have a down on in down1 British & World English

feel hostile or antagonistic towards

be down to in down1 British & World English

be attributable to (a particular factor or circumstance)

go or be easy on in easy British & World English

refrain from being harsh with or critical of (someone)

be the end in end British & World English

be the limit of what one can tolerate

be any or no or much good in good British & World English

have some (or none or a lot of) merit

be hard on in hard British & World English

treat or criticize (someone) severely