buy a pig in a poke
- buy something without seeing
I have not seen that bike at all. I do not want to buy a pig in a poke.
by and large
- considering everything, generally speaking
By and large it was a nice weekend.
by and by
- in a short time
We will reach
by far
- greatly, very much
He is by far the best driver of the racing cars.
by fits and starts
- at irregular interval, with many stops and starts
My television works by fits and starts.
by hook or by crook
- by any way
He says that he will get this work done by hook or by crook.
by the way
- incidentally
By the way, he is a very good friend of mine.
by the skin of one's teeth
- by a narrow margin, just barely
He won the horse race by the skin on his teeth..
by the sweat of one's brow
- by hard work
The only way one can succeed is by the sweat of his brow.
calculated risk
- an action, the probability of which is estimated before some action is taken
She took a calculated risk by getting married to billy but their marriage seems successful.
call a spade a spade
- speak plainly
To call a spade a spade, he is a loser in life.
call it quits
- to stop an activity(temporarily)
They called it quits for the day and started packing their equipments.
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