| Terms for subject Figurative (2430 entries) |
| Bruch (Trennung) | breakaway | |
| Bruch (einer Freundschaft, Beziehung) | breaking-off | |
| Brunnenvergifter (veraltet) | troublemaker | |
| brutal | boarish | |
| brutal | sledgehammer | |
| Brutstätte | breeding ground | |
| Brutstätte | seminary | |
| Brückenschlag (auch fig.) | bridge building | |
| buckeln (österr.) | to be servile | |
| buckeln (österr.) | to be subservient | |
| Bulle (fig. : bulliger Mann) | gorilla | |
| Buschtrommeln | bush telegraphy | |
| Butter bei die Fische! | Put up or shut up! | |
| Campagne | crusade | |
| Chaos | tailspin | |
| cum grano salis (geh.) | taken with a grain of salt | |
| cum grano salis (geh.) | taken with a pinch of salt | |
| Da geb' ich dir völlig Recht. | I'm right there with you. | |
| Da liegt der Haken. | There lies the rub. | |
| Da liegt der Haken. | There's the rub. |