be

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(as) mad as a wet hen
(as) mad as hops
(if the) truth be known
(if the) truth be told
(I'll be) hanged if I know!
(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be
(one's) nerves are shot
(something) be damned
(well,) I'll be hanged!
(well,) I'll be!
(will there be) anything else?
a force to be reckoned with
acknowledge (one) to be right
acknowledge to be right
all in one piece
all in, be
all it's cracked up to be
all things to all people, be
and be done with it
Appearances can be deceiving
as to be
at pains, be at
at someone's feet, be
be
be (a bit) on the expensive side
be (a bit) on the heavy side
be (a bit) on the large side
be (a/the) model of
be (all) for (someone or something)
be (all) of a piece
be (all) part of life's rich pageant
be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
be (as) blind as a bat
be (as) busy as a bee
be (as) clean as a whistle
be (as) cold as ice
be (as) dead as a doornail
be (as) easy as one-two-three
be (as) easy as rolling off (of) a log
be (as) flat as a pancake
be (as) fresh as a daisy
be (as) green as a gooseberry
be (as) hard as nails
be (as) mad as a hatter
be (as) nutty as a fruitcake
be (as) old as the hills
be (as) pleased as punch
be (as) pure as the driven snow
be (as) quiet as a mouse
be (as) right as rain
be (as) sick as a dog
be (as) silent as the grave
be (as) snug as a bug in a rug
be (as) sober as a judge
be (as) solid as a rock
be (as) sound as a dollar
be (as) stiff as a board
be (as) strong as an ox
be (as) stubborn as a mule
be (as) thick as a brick
be (as) thick as a shit
be (as) thick as a short plank
be (as) thick as thieves
be (as) thin as a rail
be (as) tough as old boots
be (as) ugly as sin
be (as) white as snow
be (batting) on a losing wicket
be (down) on (one's) uppers
be (flat) on (one's) back
be (like) a bird in a gilded cage
be (living) on another planet
be (not) (one's) bag
be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
be (not) (one's) department
be (not) a patch on
be (not) a pretty sight
be (not) all beer and skittles
be (not) all fun and games
be (not) all moonlight and roses
be (not) as black as (someone/something) is painted
be (not) backward in coming forward
be (not) big on (something)
be (not) comme il faut
be (not) on speaking terms
be (not) out of the woods
be (of) no use to man or beast
be (one's) for the asking
be (one's) for the taking
be (one's) last resort
be (one's) own man/woman/person
be (one's) own master
be (one's) own worst enemy
be (one's) pigeon
be (one's/the) main squeeze
be (out) on the piss
be (out) on the razzle
be (really) something
be (right) on the money
be (sitting) in the catbird seat
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be (sitting) on top of the world
be (someone's) call
be (someone's) funeral
be (someone's) huckleberry
be (someone's) strong suit
be (strictly) for the birds
be (stuck) in a rut
be (the) bomb
be (the) devil's advocate
be (walking) on thin ice
be [glad etc.] to see the back of
be a (something) in the making
be a (something) through and through
be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
be a [athlete etc.] in the making
be a [crisis etc.] in the making
be a [Londoner etc.] through and through
be a barrel of laughs
be a bed of nails
be a bit much
be a blessing in disguise
be a bundle of laughs
be a bundle of nerves
be a card-carrying member (of something)
be a chapter of accidents
be a closed book
be a credit to
be a crock of shit
be a cut above
be a dab hand
be a dead cert
be a dead loss
be a dead ringer for
be a different kettle of fish
be a dime a dozen
be a far cry from
be a fate worse than death
be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
be a figment of imagination
be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
be a fine figure of a man
be a force to be reckoned with
be a fully paid-up member of
be a game of two halves
be a happy camper
be a hard act to follow
be a howling success
be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
be a huckleberry above a persimmon
be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon
be a laugh a minute
be a law unto
be a law unto (one)self
be a licence to print money
be a license to print money
be a load off (one's) mind
be a load off mind
be a long shot
be a loud mouth
be a man
be a matter of opinion
be a matter of record
be a mixed blessing
be a model of
be a nasty piece of work
be a no-no
be a one-way street
be a pain in the arse
be a pain in the neck
be a patch on
be a piece of cake
be a pretty sight
be a recipe for (something)
be a recipe for [disaster etc.]
be a roaring success
be a rough trot
be a sight for sore eyes
be a sign of the times
be a slave to (something)
be a sure thing
be a tall order
be a thing of the past
be a thorn in (someone's) side
be a thorn in flesh
be a waste of space
be a weight off (one's) shoulders
be a weight off shoulders
be a whole other kettle of fish
be about
be above board
be absorbed by (something)
be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
be afraid of own shadow
be after
be after (one's) blood
be after blood
be against
be ahead
be ahead of the game
be ahead of the pack
be alive and kicking
be alive and well
be alive with
be all
be all (the) one (to someone)
be all beer and skittles
be all brawn and no brain(s)
be all brawn and no brains
be all dressed up and nowhere to go
be all ears
be all eyes
be all fingers and thumbs
be all fun and games
be all fur coat and no knickers
be all heart
be all in
be all in (one's/the) mind
be all in a day's work
be all in the/ mind
be all it's cracked up to be
be all moonlight and roses
be all mouth
be all over
be all over the shop
be all smiles
be all sweetness and light
be all talk
be all talk (and no action)
be all that
be all the rage
be all there
be all things to all men
be all thumbs
be all very well
be all wet
be along
be along the lines of (something)
be an [artist.] to fingertips
be an apology for
be an easy touch
be an open book
be another different kettle of fish
be another matter
be another of life's great mysteries
be another thing
be anybody's guess
be armed to the teeth
be around
be as (something) as they come
be as [crazy etc.] as they come
be as [fast etc.] as all get out
be as American as apple pie
be as bald as a coot
be as black as are is painted
be as blind as a bat
be as bright as a button
be as brown as a berry
be as busy as a bee
be as clean as a whistle
be as clear as crystal
be as clear as day
be as clear as mud
be as cold as ice
be as cool as a cucumber
be as cute as a button
be as daft as a brush
be as dead as a dodo
be as dead as a doornail
be as deaf as a post
be as dry as a bone
be as dull as dishwater
be as easy as abc
be as easy as falling off a log
be as easy as pie
be as fit as a fiddle
be as flat as a pancake
be as fresh as a daisy
be as full as a boot
be as gentle as a lamb
be as good as (one's) word
be as good as dead
be as good as gold
be as good as gone
be as good as new
be as good as word
be as happy as a sandboy
be as happy as Larry
be as happy as Larry sandboy
be as hard as nails
be as high as a kite
be as honest as the day
be as honest as the day is long
be as keen as mustard
be as light as a feather
be as mad as a hatter
be as mad as a hornet
be as mad as a March hare
be as nice as pie
be as nutty as a fruitcake
be as old as Methuselah
be as old as the hills
be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
be as plain as the nose on your face
be as pleased as Punch
be as poor as church mice
be as pure as the driven snow
be as quiet as a mouse
be as regular as clockwork
be as right as rain
be as safe as houses
be as scarce as hen's teeth
be as sharp as a tack
be as sick as a dog
be as sick as a parrot
be as silent as the grave
be as slippery as an eel
be as snug as a bug in a rug
be as sober as a judge
be as solid as a rock
be as sound as a bell
be as sound as a dollar
be as stiff as a board
be as stiff as a ramrod
be as straight as a die
be as strong as an ox
be as stubborn as a mule
be as thick as thieves
be as thick as two short planks
be as thin as a rake
be as thin as a stick
be as tough as old boots
be as ugly as sin
be as white as a sheet
be as white as snow
be as/like oil and water
be asking for trouble
be asleep at the switch
be asleep at the wheel
be at
be at (one's) beck and call
be at (one's) wit's end
be at a crossroads
be at a loose end
be at a loss
be at beck and call
be at daggers drawn
be at death's door
be at each other's throats
be at half-mast
be at home
be at it
be at it hammer and tongs
be at loggerheads
be at odds
be at odds (with)
be at odds with
be at one
be at pains
be at peace with the world
be at sea
be at sixes and sevens
be at the bottom of
be at the bottom of (something)
be at the end of (one's) rope
be at the end of tether
be at the helm
be at the mercy of
be at the mercy of (something)
be at the receiving end
be at the wheel
be at wits' end
be au fait with
be away with the fairies
be back in business
be back in harness
be back on the rails
be backed into a corner
be backward in coming forward
be bad news
be bag
be bang on
be banging head against a brick wall
be barking mad
be barking up the wrong tree
be batting a thousand
be baying for blood
be beat
be before (one's) time
be before time
be behind
be behind the eight ball
be behind the times
be below par
be below the belt
be beside
be beside (oneself)
be beside the point
be better off dead
be beyond (one's) ken
be beyond ken
be beyond the pale
be big of
be big of (one)
be big on
be bitter and twisted
be blasted to smithereens
be blind to
be blown away
be blown to smithereens
be bone dry
be bone idle
be bored to death
be born with a silver spoon in mouth
be born yesterday
be bouncing off the walls
be bound and determined
be brain dead
be bright and breezy
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
be broad in the beam
be brother's keeper
be brought down a notch (or two)
be brought down a peg (or two)
be brought in from the cold
be brought to account
be built like a brick shithouse
be built like a tank
be built on sand
be bulging at the seams
be bumping along the bottom
be burnt to a crisp
be busted
be careful
be carried out feet first
be carved in stone
be cast in cement
be cast in concrete
be cast in the same mould
be caught in a time warp
be caught in the crossfire
be caught in the middle
be caught napping
be caught off (one's) guard
be caught on the hop
be caught short
be caught with (one's) pants down
be caught with pants down
be center stage
be centre stage
be chafing at the bit
be chalk and cheese
be champing at the bit
be chasing tail
be chief cook and bottle washer
be child's play
be chilled to the bone
be chilled to the marrow
be chomping at the bit
be cleaned out
be climbing the walls
be close to home
be close to the bone
be close to the mark
be clued in
be cocksure of (oneself)
be coining it
be cold comfort
be coming apart at the seams
be comme il faut
be compos mentis
be comprised of
be conspicuous by (one's) absence
be conspicuous by absence
be cooked
be cooked to a turn
be cooking on gas
be cup of tea
be cut adrift
be cut from the same cloth
be cut to the bone
be damned
be damned if do and damned if don't
be dead and buried
be dead from the neck up
be dead from the waist down
be dead in the water
be dead meat
be dead on feet
be dead on the vine
be dead to the world
be department
be descended from
be done
be done in
be done like a (dog's) dinner
be done like a dinner
be done to a turn
be done to death
be doped to the gills

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pellegrino	-	Italian
Timotei	-	Bulgarian, Romanian
Jasminka	-	Croatian
Yeho'ash	-	Biblical Hebrew
Tawnie	TAW-nee	English (Rare)
ArsÈNe	-	French