backed into a corner—in a difficult situation—When the police went to the criminal’s house with an arrest warrant, the criminal knew he was backed into a corner.
bark up the wrong tree—look for something in the wrong place or do something in the wrong way—My friend thought her boyfriend would make a good husband, but I thought she was barking up the wrong tree.
Bear the brunt—suffer the worst of something—Middle class families in America bear the brunt of the American government’s outrageous spending.
beat around the bush—not say something directly because you don't want to answer a question—When I asked my neighbor about his job, he started beating around the bush. The next day, I found out that he had been fired.
beat the rap—to be found innocent of something you are guilty of—O. J. Simpson beat the rap for murder.
behind someone’s back—do something to someone without them knowing about it—It’s not polite to talk about people behind their back.
behind the times—old fashioned—If you don’t know how to use a computer, you are really behind the times!
beside the point/neither here nor there—something that doesn’t matter to you—Congress thought what the American people wanted was beside the point/neither here nor there. So, they voted for a tax increase.
