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Build a Better Mousetrap and the World Will Beat a Path to Your Door
proverbIf you invent or produce a truly superior product, consumers will actively seek you out even without aggressive promotion.
↗Build a following
phraseto gradually attract, develop, and grow a loyal group of admirers, readers, or social media followers
↗build a relationship
phrase B1to develop a good personal or business connection over time
↗build in
phrasal verb C1To include something as a permanent or integral feature of a habit, plan, or system; to make something an integral or permanent part of a plan or structure
↗Build into
phrasal verbTo incorporate something as a permanent or integral part of a system, plan, or treaty
↗build on
phrasal verb B2to use existing success or strengths as a foundation for further progress; to use an existing achievement, idea, or success as a base for further development
↗build stamina
phraseto develop greater physical endurance, energy, and capacity to sustain prolonged effort without tiring
↗build up
phrasal verbTo accumulate or increase gradually over a period of time
↗Build upon
phrasal verbTo use existing achievements, agreements, or progress as a base for further development
↗building
word A1a permanent structure with walls and a roof A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or office.; A structure with a roof and walls, such as a house, school, or office.
↗building manager
phrase B1a person responsible for the maintenance, security, and administration of a building
↗bulb
word A2a glass globe containing a filament producing light; or an underground stem a rounded glass part of an electric lamp that produces light when lit; also an underground storage organ in some plants
↗Bulk out
phrasal verbTo make a document, text, or treaty longer or more substantial by adding extra details or clauses
↗Bulk up
phrasal verbTo make something larger, stronger, or more formidable, especially armed forces or diplomatic presence
↗Bull in a China Shop
idiomA person who behaves in a reckless, clumsy, or tactless manner in a sensitive situation
↗bullet
word B1A metal projectile fired from a firearm or gun.
↗bump into
phrasal verbTo meet someone unexpectedly without prior arrangement
↗Bump off
phrasal verbTo assassinate or deliberately eliminate someone
↗Bump up
phrasal verbTo suddenly increase or raise an amount, level, quota, or rate
↗bunch
word B1a number of things of the same kind fastened or growing together
↗Bunch up
phrasal verbTo form a tight, compact group or move very close together
↗Bundle off
phrasal verbTo send someone away hastily or summarily, often for safety or expulsion
↗Bundle up
phrasal verbTo dress warmly in multiple layers of clothing against the cold
↗Bunk off
phrasal verbTo deliberately avoid attending work, school, or an official session without permission
↗Buoy up
phrasal verbTo keep someone cheerful, confident, or hopeful during difficult times; to support economically
↗burden
word B1a heavy responsibility, worry, or load; to make someone carry that load a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry; a heavy load, especially one that is difficult to carry
↗bureaucracy
word B2a system of government or management characterized by complex rules, procedures, and red tape
↗burgeon
word C2To begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
↗burgeoning
word C1Beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing.
↗burger
word A1a cooked patty of minced meat or vegetables in a sliced round bun
↗Burgers and Dogs
idiomInformal, casual cookout food (hamburgers and hot dogs), symbolic of relaxed camaraderie
↗burial site
word B2An area of ground or a designated place where bodies are buried.
↗burn
word A2to damage something with fire or heat; also an injury from heat to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire; to be on fire; to damage with fire or heat to destroy or damage by fire
↗Burn Bridges
idiomTo permanently destroy relationships or connections, making reconciliation or return impossible
↗burn down
phrasal verbTo destroy or be destroyed completely by fire
↗Burn off
phrasal verbTo disappear or clear away due to heat or sunlight; to eliminate through heat or physical exertion
↗Burn off calories
phrasal verbto expend or eliminate energy stored from food through vigorous physical activity
↗burn out
phrasal verbto become completely exhausted, physically and mentally, through prolonged overwork and severe stress
↗Burn the candle at both ends
idiomto exhaust oneself by working or studying late into the night and waking early; To exhaust oneself by working excessively hard early in the morning and late into the night
↗Burn the midnight oil
phraseto study or work late into the night; to stay up late at night working diligently or studying intensely; To work or study late into the night with great dedication
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