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Examples:be flexible and take advantage of the situation—fig. be cleared of an unfair charge—house of woman's husband-to-be—be unbearable (of pain, itch etc)—be put to a lot of trouble—be of a lower grade than—the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—be of upright moral character—be scared at the mere mention of—(usually used in the negative) be of help or use—be of less value than anticipated—(usu used in the negative) be of importance or to matter—be on the verge of saying what is on one's mind—be the one in charge of the family—be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc) (Internet slang used as an interjection)—(of people) be of one voice [idiom.]—(of a defect etc) be of no great matter [idiom.]—when a girl is of age, she must be married off [idiom.]—be of humble origin [idiom.]—be cut off from the rest of the world [idiom.]—be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) [idiom.]—A debt of blood must be paid in blood.—repent and be absolved of one's crimes—lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not be mentioned in the same breath—characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)—stand in awe of, to be alarmed—place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured be a stage in the development of Chinese characters—one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)—(of domesticated animals) be rebellious with unfamiliar people—get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful—be zealous in helping others out of a predicament—be promoted ahead of time—(of a nation) be destroyed—be full of frustrations and dashed hopes—period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)—fig. be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions—able think of everything that needs to be thought of—control a key point is to be master of the situation [idiom.]— |