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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms-
Meaning-
Sentence-
Above all- সর্বোপরি
Above all, he is a good man.
Above board - সংশয়হীনভাবে নির্দোষ
His activities are open and above board
Achilles’ heel- দুর্বলতা
Hankering for votes is the Achilles’ heel of the leaders of our country
All but - প্রায়
The poor villagers are all but ruined
Above all, he is a good man.
Above board - সংশয়হীনভাবে নির্দোষ
His activities are open and above board
Achilles’ heel- দুর্বলতা
Hankering for votes is the Achilles’ heel of the leaders of our country
All but - প্রায়
The poor villagers are all but ruined
Apple of discord- বিবাদের বিষয়
The land has become an apple of discord between the two brothers
At a loss - হতবুদ্ধি, কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ়
I am now at a loss and don’t know the solution.
At all events - যাই ঘটুকনা কেন
I shall stand by him at all events
At bay- কোনঠাসা
The tiger was at bay in the bush
At one’s finger ends - নখদর্পণে
All these facts are his fingers ends.
At daggers drawn - শত্রুতা
The two children are at daggers drawn now.
At one’s wit ‘s end - হতবুদ্ধি
He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
At stake - বিপদে পড়া
His life is at a stake now.
Bad blood - - মনোমালিন্য,দুঃসম্পর্ক
Now there is a bad blood between the two sisters.
Beat about the bush - কাজের কথা না বলে আজেবাজে কথা বলা
Please come to the point without beating about the bush
Birds of feather - - একরকম স্বভাবের লোক
Birds of feather flock together
Black sheep -কুলাঙ্গার
He is a black sheep for the family.
By all means - সর্বপ্রকারে
Try to complete it by all means
By fits and starts - মাঝেমাঝে
He works by fits and starts
By hook or by crook - যেকোনমূল্যে
You must do this work by hook or by crook
By leaps and bounds - অতি দ্রুত গতিতে
The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds
Bid fair - - ভালো কিছু আশা করা
He bids fair to be a good doctor
Big gun - - নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি
The man behind the police is a big gun of our locality
Bird’s eye view - মোটামুটিধারণা
He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken are from an airplane
Bone of connection - - বিবাদের বিষয়
The paternal property is the bone of contention among the family members.
Book worm - - গ্রন্থকীট
Don’t be a book worm.
Bring to book - শাস্তি দেওয়া
The students should be bring to book for their misconduct
Build castle in the air - আকাশ কুসুম রচনা করা
Don’t waste your time in building castle in the air
Breathe one’s last - মারা যাওয়া
The old man breathes his last on Sunday last.
Call to mind - স্মরণ করা
I cannot call to mind your cell number
Call in question - সন্দেহ করা
No one can call his honesty in question
Carry the day - জয়লাভ করা
The boys carried the day in the debate competition
Chip of the old block - বাপকা বেটা
Mr. Mukherjee is the chip of the old block
Crying need - জরুরী
Mass education is a crying need for India
Crocodile tears - মায়াকান্না
He shed crocodile tears at our misery
Cock and bull story - আষাঢ়ে গল্প
You must be ashamed of your cock and bull story
Cut a sorry figure - খারাপ ফল করা
He cuts a sorry figure in the examination
Cut to the quick - মর্মাহত হওয়া
I was cut to the quick by his birds
D-F
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Dead against - তীব্র বিরোধী
I am dead against his proposal
Dead language - যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয়
Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
Dead of night - মধ্যরাত্রি
The robbers broke into the house at head of night
Die in harness - কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া
Dr. Sen died in harness
Do yeoman’s service - বিশেষ উপকার করা
Freedom fighters have done yeoman’s service for country.
End in smoke - ব্যর্থ হওয়া
At daggers drawn - শত্রুতা
The two children are at daggers drawn now.
At one’s wit ‘s end - হতবুদ্ধি
He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
At stake - বিপদে পড়া
His life is at a stake now.
Bad blood - - মনোমালিন্য,দুঃসম্পর্ক
Now there is a bad blood between the two sisters.
Beat about the bush - কাজের কথা না বলে আজেবাজে কথা বলা
Please come to the point without beating about the bush
Birds of feather - - একরকম স্বভাবের লোক
Birds of feather flock together
Black sheep -কুলাঙ্গার
He is a black sheep for the family.
By all means - সর্বপ্রকারে
Try to complete it by all means
By fits and starts - মাঝেমাঝে
He works by fits and starts
By hook or by crook - যেকোনমূল্যে
You must do this work by hook or by crook
By leaps and bounds - অতি দ্রুত গতিতে
The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds
Bid fair - - ভালো কিছু আশা করা
He bids fair to be a good doctor
Big gun - - নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি
The man behind the police is a big gun of our locality
Bird’s eye view - মোটামুটিধারণা
He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken are from an airplane
Bone of connection - - বিবাদের বিষয়
The paternal property is the bone of contention among the family members.
Book worm - - গ্রন্থকীট
Don’t be a book worm.
Bring to book - শাস্তি দেওয়া
The students should be bring to book for their misconduct
Build castle in the air - আকাশ কুসুম রচনা করা
Don’t waste your time in building castle in the air
Breathe one’s last - মারা যাওয়া
The old man breathes his last on Sunday last.
Call to mind - স্মরণ করা
I cannot call to mind your cell number
Call in question - সন্দেহ করা
No one can call his honesty in question
Carry the day - জয়লাভ করা
The boys carried the day in the debate competition
Chip of the old block - বাপকা বেটা
Mr. Mukherjee is the chip of the old block
Crying need - জরুরী
Mass education is a crying need for India
Crocodile tears - মায়াকান্না
He shed crocodile tears at our misery
Cock and bull story - আষাঢ়ে গল্প
You must be ashamed of your cock and bull story
Cut a sorry figure - খারাপ ফল করা
He cuts a sorry figure in the examination
Cut to the quick - মর্মাহত হওয়া
I was cut to the quick by his birds
D-F
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Dead against - তীব্র বিরোধী
I am dead against his proposal
Dead language - যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয়
Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
Dead of night - মধ্যরাত্রি
The robbers broke into the house at head of night
Die in harness - কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া
Dr. Sen died in harness
Do yeoman’s service - বিশেষ উপকার করা
Freedom fighters have done yeoman’s service for country.
End in smoke - ব্যর্থ হওয়া
All his plans ended in smoke.
Fall flat - -ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া
My advice feels flat on him.
Fight shy - এড়িয়ে চলা
Why do you fight shy of your teacher?
Fish out of water - অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থা
When he came to the village , he felt like fish out of water
Fish in a troubled wate - এলোমেলো অবস্থার সুযোগ নেয়া
Fall flat - -ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া
My advice feels flat on him.
Fight shy - এড়িয়ে চলা
Why do you fight shy of your teacher?
Fish out of water - অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থা
When he came to the village , he felt like fish out of water
Fish in a troubled wate - এলোমেলো অবস্থার সুযোগ নেয়া
He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water
Far and wide - সর্বত্র
His fame spread far and wide
Flesh and blood - রক্তমাংসের শরীর
Flesh and blood cannot bear with these such insults
For good - চিরদিনের জন্য
He left the house for good
From hand to mouth - দিন আনে দিন খায়
The poor man live from hand to mouth
G-I
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Gala day - বিশেষ দিন
The Eid –Ul-Fitr is a gala day for Muslims.
Get rid of - মুক্তি পাওয়া
Try to get rid of the rogue.
Gift of the gab - বাকপটুতা
An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
Hard nut to crack - কঠিন সমস্যা
The problem of adult education is really hard nut to crack
Head and ears - সম্পূর্ণরূপে
He is over head and ears in debt
Hold water - ধোপে টেকা
This policy will not hold water in this situation.
Hue and cry - শোরগোল
The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief
Hush money - ঘুষ
He offered a hush money to disclose the file.
In a fix - মুশকিলে পতিত হওয়া
The man is in a fix with his new hairstyle.
In full swing - পুরোদমে
The school is in full swing after the vacation
In lieu of - পরিবর্তে
Give me this pen in lieu of that
In cold blood - ঠান্ডা মাথায়
They committed this murder in cold blood
In no time - শীঘ্র
He will finish the work in no time
Ins and out - খুঁটিনাটি
I know ins and outs of this file
In vogue - চালু
This custom is not in vogue at present
In a nutshell - সংক্ষেপে
Tell the whole story in a nutshell
In one’s teens - তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মাঝে
She is yet in her teens
In the long run - পরিণামে
You will have to suffer in the long run
Irony of fate - ভাগ্যের পরিহাস
He could not succeed by irony of fate.
k-m
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Kith and kin - নিকট আত্মীয়
He has no relation with his kith and kin
Lion’s share - বড় মাপের অংশ
He took the lion’s share of the profit
Lame excuse -বাজে ওজর
The lame excuse will not do.
Maiden speech - প্রথম বক্তৃতা
His maiden speech fell flat on the audience
Man of letters -পন্ডিত ব্যক্তি
You are truly a man of letters
Man of straw -অপদার্থ
We do not care for a man of straw like you.
Make both ends meet - আয় ব্যয় মেলানো
I cannot make both ends meet with my small income
Moot point - অমীমাংসিত বিষয়
Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
N-P
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Nip in the bud -অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট হওয়া
All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
Null and void - বাতিল
The deed has been null and void now.
Now and then -মাঝে মাঝে
He comes here now and then
Of course - অবশ্যই
Of course, you know what that meant.
On the contrary -বিপরীত পক্ষে
I do not hate him; on the contrary I love him.
On the wane - হ্রাসমান
His fame is on the wane now.
On the whole - মোটের ওপর
On the whole, his conduct is good
Out of date - সেকেলে
This fashion is out of date
Out of sorts - সামান্য অসুস্থ
The baby is out of sorts after playing.
Out of order - বিকল
the radio has become an out of order
Out of temper - ক্রুদ্ধ
The teacher is out temper to see the overall results.
Part and parcel - অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ
Education is part and parcel to build a civilized nation.
Pros and cons - খুঁটিনাটি
You should consider the pros and cons of the system
R-T
Idioms
meaning
Sentence
Rank and fil - সাধারণ লোক
We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country
Red letter day - স্মরয় দিন
The 16th December is a red letter day for us.
Round the clock - সমস্ত দিন
He is working round the clock
Set free - মুক্ত করা
The prisoners were set free
Slow coach -অলস
You cannot expect much from a slow coach.
Slip of the pen - লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশত সামান্য ভুল
The mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
Slip of the tongue - বলায় সামান্য ভুল
This is a slip of the tongue; don’t lay much stress on it.
Square meal - পেট ভরা আহার
He is too poor to have a square meal everyday
Stone’s throw - অতি নিকটে
Our school is at a stone’s throw from our house
Tooth and nail - তীব্রভাবে
He fought tooth and nail for the sake of country
To the backbone - হাড়ে হাড়ে
I know this boy to the backbone
U-W
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Ups and downs -- উত্থান পতন
There are ups and downs in a man’s life.
Up and doing - উদ্যোগী
Be up and doing and then you will be succeed in your life
White elephant - অত্যন্ত ব্যয়সাপেক্ষ বিলাসিতা
At last the department proved to be a white elephant
Weal and woe - সুখ-দুঃখ
Human life is full of weal and woe.
Widow’s mite - দরিদ্রের ক্ষুদ্র দান
Far and wide - সর্বত্র
His fame spread far and wide
Flesh and blood - রক্তমাংসের শরীর
Flesh and blood cannot bear with these such insults
For good - চিরদিনের জন্য
He left the house for good
From hand to mouth - দিন আনে দিন খায়
The poor man live from hand to mouth
G-I
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Gala day - বিশেষ দিন
The Eid –Ul-Fitr is a gala day for Muslims.
Get rid of - মুক্তি পাওয়া
Try to get rid of the rogue.
Gift of the gab - বাকপটুতা
An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
Hard nut to crack - কঠিন সমস্যা
The problem of adult education is really hard nut to crack
Head and ears - সম্পূর্ণরূপে
He is over head and ears in debt
Hold water - ধোপে টেকা
This policy will not hold water in this situation.
Hue and cry - শোরগোল
The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief
Hush money - ঘুষ
He offered a hush money to disclose the file.
In a fix - মুশকিলে পতিত হওয়া
The man is in a fix with his new hairstyle.
In full swing - পুরোদমে
The school is in full swing after the vacation
In lieu of - পরিবর্তে
Give me this pen in lieu of that
In cold blood - ঠান্ডা মাথায়
They committed this murder in cold blood
In no time - শীঘ্র
He will finish the work in no time
Ins and out - খুঁটিনাটি
I know ins and outs of this file
In vogue - চালু
This custom is not in vogue at present
In a nutshell - সংক্ষেপে
Tell the whole story in a nutshell
In one’s teens - তের থেকে উনিশ বছর বয়সের মাঝে
She is yet in her teens
In the long run - পরিণামে
You will have to suffer in the long run
Irony of fate - ভাগ্যের পরিহাস
He could not succeed by irony of fate.
k-m
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Kith and kin - নিকট আত্মীয়
He has no relation with his kith and kin
Lion’s share - বড় মাপের অংশ
He took the lion’s share of the profit
Lame excuse -বাজে ওজর
The lame excuse will not do.
Maiden speech - প্রথম বক্তৃতা
His maiden speech fell flat on the audience
Man of letters -পন্ডিত ব্যক্তি
You are truly a man of letters
Man of straw -অপদার্থ
We do not care for a man of straw like you.
Make both ends meet - আয় ব্যয় মেলানো
I cannot make both ends meet with my small income
Moot point - অমীমাংসিত বিষয়
Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
N-P
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Nip in the bud -অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট হওয়া
All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
Null and void - বাতিল
The deed has been null and void now.
Now and then -মাঝে মাঝে
He comes here now and then
Of course - অবশ্যই
Of course, you know what that meant.
On the contrary -বিপরীত পক্ষে
I do not hate him; on the contrary I love him.
On the wane - হ্রাসমান
His fame is on the wane now.
On the whole - মোটের ওপর
On the whole, his conduct is good
Out of date - সেকেলে
This fashion is out of date
Out of sorts - সামান্য অসুস্থ
The baby is out of sorts after playing.
Out of order - বিকল
the radio has become an out of order
Out of temper - ক্রুদ্ধ
The teacher is out temper to see the overall results.
Part and parcel - অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ
Education is part and parcel to build a civilized nation.
Pros and cons - খুঁটিনাটি
You should consider the pros and cons of the system
R-T
Idioms
meaning
Sentence
Rank and fil - সাধারণ লোক
We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country
Red letter day - স্মরয় দিন
The 16th December is a red letter day for us.
Round the clock - সমস্ত দিন
He is working round the clock
Set free - মুক্ত করা
The prisoners were set free
Slow coach -অলস
You cannot expect much from a slow coach.
Slip of the pen - লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশত সামান্য ভুল
The mistake is due to a slip of the pen.
Slip of the tongue - বলায় সামান্য ভুল
This is a slip of the tongue; don’t lay much stress on it.
Square meal - পেট ভরা আহার
He is too poor to have a square meal everyday
Stone’s throw - অতি নিকটে
Our school is at a stone’s throw from our house
Tooth and nail - তীব্রভাবে
He fought tooth and nail for the sake of country
To the backbone - হাড়ে হাড়ে
I know this boy to the backbone
U-W
Idioms
Meaning
Sentence
Ups and downs -- উত্থান পতন
There are ups and downs in a man’s life.
Up and doing - উদ্যোগী
Be up and doing and then you will be succeed in your life
White elephant - অত্যন্ত ব্যয়সাপেক্ষ বিলাসিতা
At last the department proved to be a white elephant
Weal and woe - সুখ-দুঃখ
Human life is full of weal and woe.
Widow’s mite - দরিদ্রের ক্ষুদ্র দান
A windows mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man
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