Definition -to-be in British English

a force to be reckoned with (phrase) be (all) to the good (phrase) be a credit to someone (phrase) be a hard/tough act to follow (phrase) be a slave something (phrase) be a tribute to (phrase) be stranger to something (phrase) be able to do something (phrase) be about to do something (phrase) be agreeable to something (phrase) be alive to something (phrase) be an education ( someone) (phrase) be an inspiration to someone (phrase) be apt to do something (phrase) be ashamed to do something (phrase) be at liberty to do something (phrase) be at pains to do something (phrase) be big of someone (to do something) (phrase) be billed to sing/play etc (phrase) be called to the bar (phrase) be chained to something (phrase) be cruel to be kind (phrase) be dear to someone’s heart (phrase) be designed to do something (phrase) be distantly related to someone (phrase) be down to someone (phrase) be down to your last something (phrase) be for someone to do something (phrase) be glad to do something (phrase) be glued to something (phrase) be going to do something (phrase) be good to go (phrase) be guaranteed to do something (phrase) be happy to do something (phrase) be hard to beat (phrase) be hard-pressed (to do something) (phrase) be harnessed to (phrase) be junior to someone (phrase) be looking to do something (phrase) be married to something (phrase) be meant to be (phrase) be meant to do something (phrase) be of service to someone (phrase) be open to interpretation (phrase) be out to do something (phrase) be partial to (phrase) be quick to do something (phrase) be responsible to someone (phrase) be riveted something (phrase) be riveted to the spot (phrase) be seen to be doing something (phrase) be supposed to do/be something (phrase) be sure to do something (phrase) be surplus to requirements (phrase) be to the lions (phrase) be to do something (phrase) be too much to expect (phrase) be unclear something (phrase) be up to your eyeballs in something (phrase) be up to your eyes in something (phrase) be wedded to something (phrase) be witness to something (phrase) be/feel honour bound to do something (phrase) be/get accustomed to something (phrase) so bold as to do something (phrase) be/mean everything (to someone) (phrase) the world to someone (phrase) to someone’s disadvantage (phrase) bride-to-be (noun) can’t be fagged (to do something) (phrase) prey to (phrase) far be it from me to do something (phrase) if I live to be a hundred (phrase) it would be idle to do something (phrase) it’s (only) to be expected (phrase) was always going to be... (phrase) leave a to be desired (phrase) make no claim to be something (phrase) mother-to-be (noun) mum-to-be (noun) not be one to do something (phrase) not be up to much (phrase) not to be outdone () not to be sneezed at () not to be sniffed at () nothing to be ashamed of () nowhere () someone must be mad (to do something) (phrase) someone/something is believed to be (phrase) in contrast to (phrase) there’ll be hell to pay (phrase) to be continued (phrase) to be fair (phrase) to be honest (phrase) to be precise (phrase) to be sure (phrase) -to-be (suffix) too good to be last (phrase) you don’t have to be a genius (phrase)