by the day
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem"
below the belt
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in an unfair manner; "they dealt with him unfairly"; "their accusations hit below the belt"
by the bye
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ introducing a different topic; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"
by the piece
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ one piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
below the belt
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing); "her accusations were below the belt"
behind-the-scenes
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ designed and carried out secretly or confidentially; "a sub-rosa report"; "has their under-the-table backing"
Basil the Great
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
battle of the Aisne
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
battle of the Coral Sea
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers
battle of the Bismarck Sea
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a naval battle in World War II; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943
battle of the Philippine Sea
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte
Battle of the Spanish Armada
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England
Battle of the Ardennes Bulge
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
Battle of the Bulge
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Battle of the Marne
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Battle of the Little Bighorn
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
Book of the Prophet Daniel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar