Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

one up (on something)
- to study or review (something)
I decided to take a course at night to bone up on my Spanish.
boot out
- to make someone leave, to get rid of someone
The boy was booted out of high school for smoking on the school grounds.
bore (someone) stiff/to death
- to bore someone very much
Most of the guests at the wedding were bored stiff with the long speeches.
born out of wedlock
- to be born to an unmarried mother
The young mother had two children born out of wedlock.
born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth
- to be born rich, to have more than everything that you need since birth
The boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.
boss (someone) around
- to keep telling someone what to do
The little girl always wants to boss her friends around.
bottle (something) up
- to hold one's feelings inside of you
My aunt bottles up all of her feelings and has much stress because of it.
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