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
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	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 water	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 file	সাধারণ লোক	We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country
Red letter day	স্মরয় দিন	The 16^th 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.

A Unit 2001-02

24. He raised his eyebrow at my explanation.

A. show surprise or disapproval

B. show agreement

C. show happiness

D. show indifference

25. In July, he decided to turn over a new leaf and work much harder.

A. get ready for the rainy season

B. change his address

C. to begin a new course of improved behavior,

habit, etc.

D. plant new trees.

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