| A | B |
|---|
| according to Hoyle | strict adherence to rules |
| ad hoc | describing something created for a particular occasion |
| alma mater | school from which graduation from |
| at sixes and seven | state of confusion or disorder |
| baker's dozen | thirteen |
| beg the question | to assume what has still to be proven |
| behind the eight ball | uncomfortable position |
| bete noire | something/one dislikes |
| between Scylla & Charybdis | faced with two difficult choices |
| beyond the pale | totally unacceptable |
| bona fide | genuine; real |
| bury the hatchet | to agree to end a quarrel |
| buy a pig in a poke | obtain something sight unseen |
| can't hold a candle to | something/one inferior to another thing/one |
| carry a torch for | to be infatuated with |
| carry coals to Newcastle | to do something that is obviously unnecessary (superfluous) |
| carte blanche | power and authority to do as one wishes |
| cause celebre | a cause or issue that arouses public opinion |
| ad nauseam | to go on endlessly |
