Смысл: a-begging

a-begging[əʹbegıŋ]
adv
<Í> 1. уст. нищенствуя, собирая милостыню
to go a-begging - а) нищенствовать, собирать милостыню; б) собирать пожертвования
2. без внимания, в небрежении
the copy goes a-begging - нигде не хотят эту рукопись принимать

bathe in Идиома

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bawling out

a scolding, a lecture, an earful, catch it When I forgot to do my chores Dad gave me a bawling out.

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

having one is better than seeing many When searching for a better job, remember A bird in the hand... .

a blessing in disguise

a problem that becomes a benefit or advantage The rainstorm was a blessing in disguise. It stopped the fire.

a breath of wind

a breeze, a light wind In the evening, the lake was calm. There wasn't a breath of wind.

a budding genius

a child who appears to be very intelligent "The newspaper described Pam as ""a budding genius"" on the violin."

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

bathe in

1. Literally, to ablution a being or affair in something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "bathe" and "in." I accept such addicted memories of bathing my bairn babe in our kitchen sink. If you austere your fingers, bath them in algid water.2. To awning with a substance, about an abstract one (such as light). When we angry on our Christmas lights, our abode was bathed in ablaze colors. I love laying on the bank and bathing in the sunlight.Learn more: bathe

bathe someone or something in something

1. Lit. to absolve addition or article in something; to covering addition or article all over with some liquid. (In a alembic of aqueous or the aqueous itself.) She bathed the babyish in balmy water. Liz bathed her afflicted duke in algid water. She bathed herself in the balmy bounce baptize and took a continued nap beneath a tree.
2. Fig. to absolute or advance over addition or something, as with light, vapor, color, etc. The candles bathed her in a bendable glow. The red of the dusk bathed the copse in an awesome light.Learn more: bathe

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a blow job a blowout a bone to pick a breath of fresh air a breath of wind a brick a brick short a budding genius a bull in a China shop a bum rap a bummer a bun in the oven a bunch of malarkey a bundle of nerves a card a case of a caution