Today is our topic of discussion-Idiom and Phrase
Idiom and Phrase
নিল কিছু Idioms and Phrases-এর তালিকা শিক্ষার্থীদের সুবিধার জন্য দেয়া হল :
A B C (primary knowledge, the rudiments, N): He does not know even the A B C of commerce.
Above all (more than anything else. ): Sheikh Farid was above all a saint.
Above board (open, beyond reproach,): His dealings are fair and above board.
After all (in spite of all that has been said or done or expected, xe, b
9): His father is after all an honest man.
All at once (suddenly.
All at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils.
All but (almost, nearly, ): My friend is all but ruined.
All of a sudden or, All on a sudden (unexpectedly, f):
All of a sudden he fell into a ditch and broke his leg.
All in all (all powerful. The manager is all in all in the office.
All the same (the same is the result, f): It is all the same to me whether you go or not.
All over with (finished, (): It is all over with the patient now.
An open question (an undecided matter, f): It still remains an open question.
Apple of discord (subject of quarrel, ): This plot of land is the apple of discord between the two families.
ঠিক As it were (so to say, f): The moon is, as it were the lamp of the earth.
As usual (as it commonly happens, f): I went there as usual. At a loss (confusedly in competent, ff: I am at a loss to
decide how todeal with the matter.
At all events (in any case,): At all events we shall start for Khulna tomorrow.
At bottom (in essential character. Mr. Amin is at bottom a good man.
At daggers drawn (at enmity. F: They are at daggers drawn with each other.
At home in (very familiar with, ff, *: He is quite at home in English.
At last (it refers to time,): The prince came at last.
At the latest (not later than, : Be off from here on Monday at the
latest.
At least (at the lower estimate): He is not your superior, he is at least your equal.
At large (in general, at liberty,, : This was popular with the people at large.
At one’s finger-ends (be thoroughly familiar with, C): I have my lessons at my finger-ends.
At one’s disposal (under one’s control, f: I can give you a job for it is at my disposal.
At a stretch (without a break, ): I can run five kilometers at a stretch.
At the eleventh hour (at the last moment ): He came to the spot at the eleventh hour.
At all (): I am not happy at all.
At length (free): They discussed the matter at length.
At one’s door (C): There is somebody at your door. A good many : I have a good many things to do.
At any rate (C): I have decided to go at any rate.
English
As long as (*): Don’t go out as long as the rain continues.
A variety of fae): We read books for a variety of reasons.
Above all (f): He is sincere, hardworking and above all honest.
At stake (At endangered position): Nowadays the animals of the world are at
stake.
At large (Freely): The birds fly in the sky at large.
A man of letters (A learned person): A man of letters is respected everywhere.
At random (aimlessly): They walked at random.
B
By means of (by dint of, You can succeed in life only by means of hard
work.
Beggar description (to be indescribable): The miseries of our locals beggar description due to recent flood.
Bag and baggage (All belongings): The man left the house bag and baggage.
Birds of the same feather (Persons of the same group): Birds of the same feather flock together.
Bring to light (to be known): The secret matter of their family has been brought to light.
Blue blood (Aristocracy) : She is proud of her blue blood.
Burning question (important issue): Population problem in our country is a
burning question.
By the by (In reference to conversation): By the by, are you satisfied with your
wife?
By dint of (By means of): He succeeded in life by dint of perseverance.
Beyond dispute (undoubtedly): He is, beyond dispute, a great person in our
locality.
Black and white (In a written form): You should submit your appeal in black and white.
Bolt from the blue (lightning without cloud): The death news of his father came to me as a bolt from the blue.
Bone of contention (A matter of dispute) The occurrence is a bone of contention for our family.
Bread and butter (livelihood): She earns her bread and butter very hard.
By heart (To memorise): It is your responsibility to learn the lesson by heart.
By turns (Serially): Weal and woe come by turns.
By hook or by crook (at any cost): They will harm her by hook or by crook.
By leaps and bounds (at a rapid motion): The price of daily commodities is increasing by leaps and bounds.
Call in question (to doubt, ): His honesty cannot be called in question.
Call into play (to bring into action, : Adversity calls into play the best qualities of a man.
Call to account (to call for an explanation, fr: He was called to
account by his boss.
Call to mind (to remember. I cannot call to mind what you told me on the way.
Carry into effect (to execute,): This plan was carried into effect.
Carry the day (to win, He joined the debate and carried the day.
Carry weight (to exert influence, : The advice of the president always carries weight with the Ministry.
Chicken-hearted man (a coward.): He is a chicken hearted man Close-fisted man (a miser,): Nobody likes a close fisted man.
Cock and bull story (a foolish story, I have really no time to listen cock and bull story.
Come to light (to be known, f): The secret has come to light.
Come true (to be proved true, m: The rumour about his death
has come true.
Come to terms (to yield. He was compelled to come to terms with the enemy.
Come to a head (to supperate, c): The boil has come to a head.
Come to nothing (not to be put into effect. The scheme for the irrigation of this area came to nothing for many reasons. Crocodile tears (false. Or, pretended grief, He shed crocodile tears at
the death of his enemy.
Crying need (urgent necessary. 2): Primary education is the crying need of the country.
Come round (To be sound): She has come round from fever.
Cats and dogs (in torrents): It has been raining cats and dogs since morning.
Carry out (To abide by): It is your duty to carry out every order of office. Close to (adjacent to) Their shop is close to ours.
D
Do away with : We should do away with this bad practice.
Double game (f): I don’t like his double game. Day after day (free: She waited for him day after day
Draw up (*): He drew up the agreement.
F
Fall flat (no to be effective, e frases: His lecture falls fleat on the audience.
Fall foul of to quarrel, : He is in the habit of falling foul of every body.
Fall in with (to agree with, 48 : I cannot fall in with your views.
Fair and square honest and just. He was fair and square in all his dealings.
Fair weather friend (false friend, 4: Never trust a fair weather friend
Fall a prey to (to fall a victim to, em: The deer fell a prey to the
Fall short of (be inadequate, 58 ): Your work fall short of our expectation
Far and near or. Far and wide (all around, g): The news spread for and wide.
Few and far between (at wide intervals, 38, from In this part of the country houses are few and far between.
Fight shy of (to avoid, af: Why do you try to fight shy of your teacher?
Fire and fury (violent passion, som resem: The language of the speaker was full of fire and fury.
First and foremost (of the greatest Importance প্রথম ও সর্বাধিক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। The first and foremost duty of a student is to read.
Find fault with (complain about, He is always in the habit of finding fault with everybody.
Fish out of water (a person in an uncomfortable position, we fe afe): He feels like a fish out of water.
Flesh and blood (human nature, : These are things which flesh and blood cannot bear.
For the time being (for the present. Please stay here for the time being.
For the sake of (on account of, f): He suffered much for the sake of
his country.
For good (for ever. Seem: He left Bangladesh for good,
Fool’s paradise (happiness on vain hopes, w: You should not live in a Jool’s paradise.
From hand to mouth (very poor, ff: The peasants of Bangladesh live from hand to mouth.
From head to foot (whole body. *): He eyed the rogue from head to foot.
From pillar to post (hither and thither. এক আশ্রয় হতে অন্য আশ্রমের He was driven from pillar to post
Fresh blood (new and enthusiastic person. We want fresh blood in the field of politics.
Free and easy (unrestrained, x): His free and easy manner won the
hearts of all Far and away (in every sense, first: Rabindranath is far and away the greatest poet of the world.
From bad to worse (gradually going bad, The patient’s
condition is going from bad to worse.
G
Go back (e): He went back home.
Get in (c): The train got in five hours late. Get to []: How can I get to Sadar Ghat?
Give way to (RPM): Sometimes reason gives way to unreason.
Go across (Tim): We went across the river by boat.
Go ahead fee: Go ahead with your plan.
Go back to (cou): I went back to my work
Go one’s own way (fice 26: I have always preferred to go my our way.
Grow out of (we wen: The boy has grown out of the shirt.
Guilty conscience (: He suffers from a grailty conscience.
Get at (*1987): The box could not get at the grapes.
Get on with (9) How are you getting on with your studies?
Get up (*): I get up at 6 O’clock in the morning
Gift of the gab (en): He has gift of the gab
Give in : I will never give in to him.
Gain ground (ph): He could not gain ground.
Get rid of [7: I must get rid of this situation, Go in for : I shall go in for the examination.
Go through: I have gone through the book
Gala day (a day of festivity. : The 26th of march is a gala day for all Bangladeshis.
Get rid of (give up, yo: Get rid of this bad habit.
H
Hard times (times of difficulty, Poet Madhusudan was then passing through very hard times.
Hang fire (to remain undecided, ere: The matter has been hanging fire for some time. of
Hang in the balance (to be in suspense, so: The fate
the prisoner is still hanging in the balance.
Hole and corner (secret : I do not like his hole and comer policy Haunted house (a house supposed to be haunted by a ghost, 990 f: It is not
possible for us to live in a haunted house.
Hold water (to stand scruting, wet: His argument does not hold
water.
Hold good (to prove valid, : This policy will hold good in the long run
Hue and cry (up roar, (*): They raised a hue and cry at the sight of a thief, Hush money (money given as bribe to
husk up matter. The manager offered the police a large sum as hush money.
Hard and fast (fixed, em: There is no hard and fast rule in this matter.
Hang together (to be consistent with, fefeat: The two statements of the accused do not hang together
Heart and soul (earnestly, :: Alam is trying heart and soul to win the prize.
Head and tail (not a jat of sense, I couldn’t make head and tail of what he said.
High time (far advanced time, It is the high time and you can start
High and low (all classes of society, All men high and low will die.
Hard and fast (specific, fixed. There is no hard and fast rule in this matter.
I
In accordance with (according to, : My friend acted in accordance with
your advice.
In as much as (since. ): In as much as you are repentant, I pardon you this
time.
In a fix in a difficult situation.): I am in a fix and so I am in need of
your help.
In black and white (in writing, fee): I must have your statement in black and white.
In cold blood (deliberately, fire): The man was murdered in cold blood.
In case (II.): In case you fail, what will you do?
In defence of (in support of, to: The convict pleaded in defence of his conduct.
In the event of (in case, ) What will you do in the event of your father’s
death? In fine (in short, to sum up.
In fine: it was a piece of swindling.
In the face of (in opposition to, fe fecefe: He proceeded with this work all alone in the face of opposition from all quarters.
In full swing (in full force. The work is going on in full suning.
In good stead (be of specialise, WP): My father’s advice will stand you in good stead at all times.
In keeping with (consistent with: What does he is hardly in keeping
with what he says.
In lieu of (instead of, fc: Mamun took up English in lieu of Bengali.
In no time (soon): Our captain will come here in no time.
In spite of (notwithstanding. They went out in spite of the rain.
In the long run (ultimately): You will have to suffer in the long run for your conduct.
In a dilemma (don’t know what to do, danger in both side. 5): He was in a dilemma because both the men were his relatives.
In favour of (to support someone, to work for someone, PR, They canvassed in favour of my brother.
In good faith (with good and honest intent, fe: He told me every thing in good faith
In order to (for the purpose of doing something, We went there in order to met the man.
In the guise (garb) of (in disguise of, He told a great lie in the guise of
an interesting story.
In the wake (train) of (just after. The police came in the wake of the accident
J
Jack of all trades someone who can do several different jobs instead of
specializing in one. The precious boy is a jack of all trades and master of none.
K
Keep body and soul together (to keep alive, cepace of: This blind beggar has no means to keep body and soul together.
L
Look after (To take care of): It is our responsibility to look after our parents.
Look for (To find): What are you looking for?
Long for (To wish): She longs for getting educated.
Lose heart (To be disappointed): Do not lose heart at the sight of danger.
M
Maiden Speech (First lecture): That was her maiden speech
Make sure (To ensure): Make sure that your daily food consists of all the
important elements.
Make haste (To be hasty): Do not make haste while doing any work.
N
Null and void (to be cancelled): The law has been null and void.
O
Odds and ends (stray things. f Difese: Your brain is filled with all sorts of odds and ends
On the brink of Or, On the verge of (very near to, f): The gentle man is on the brink of nan
On behalf of (as representative of, ): Our captain will speak on behalf of our club
On the contrary (on the other hand, rather than, I do not hate you, on the contrary I like you.
Of course (naturally, vee) Kamal succeeded in life and was of course praised by all.
On the score of Or. On ground of (on account of : The clerk was dismissed on the score of his long absence from office
One and all (everyone and separately, ce: The jurors, one codd all declared him innocent.
Once in a while rarely.): My uncle comes to our house once in a while.
Once and again (frequently, effent, I warned him once and again not
to go out. Once for all (now and for the time, 6): He left his native land once for
all Off and on (occasionally, My friend comes here off and on
Of no avail (of no use, : My effort was of no avail
Of late (recently, fa): Of life Rahim has become very rich.
On the eve of (just before, eo: Mr. Dulal went to Dhaka on the eve of the puja vacation.
On pain of (subject to penalty of. The man was forced to sign
the document on pain of continued harassment.
On the point of (about to sf): The patient is now on the point of death.
On the look out for (looking for, 1): Samal is
on the look out for a job.
On the whole (generally speaking, ca): The boy’s conduct was on the whole good.
Open secret (secret known to all, ctOS TEXTOSCORE WAT): It is an open secret
that this police man takes bribes.
Out and out (fully.): Nazrul Islam was out and out a rebel poet.
Out of doors fin or into the open air, Boys were playing out of
doors.
Out of gear (out of order. : War and famine throw human society out of
year.
Out of pocket (a loser, He is out of pocket by transaction.
Out of date fold fashion, ): The practice is now out of date.
P
Pull up (179) (819): He cannot pull the stake up.
Pass through (s): He passed through Dhaka to reach Gazipur.
Prepared for (5) I am prepared for the consequence.
Pros and cons ofertes: I know the pros and cons of the plan.
Put down (): You should put down the matter
Put up with (5)): I cannot put up with this insult
R
Red letter day (Memorable day): 21st February is a red letter day in our
history.
Run after (): He ran after money.
Rule out (M): The police have ruled out the suicide.
S
Salt of the earth (persons with very high qualities, es fo: Men like
vedyasagar and Lincoln were the salt of the earth.
Sheet anchor (the final support, ww): Alexander the Great’s Indian
expedition is the sheet anchor of Indian chronology.
Sit on the fence (to remain neutral. S): The man who sits on the fence
is very often misunderstood.
Skin and bone (skeleton, -5): This disease has left my friend skin and
bone.
Slow coach (a person who is slow in action, (914): You should not depend on a slow couch like him in such an urgent matter.
Snake in the grass la secret foe, He suspects his friend, but is unconcerned about the snakes in the grass.
So to say or, so to speak (by the by, : The head clerk is so to say all in this office.
Square meal (full meal, 7): The poor in Bangladesh want only two square meals a day.
Stand to (to stick to, s) My friend will ever stand to his promise.
Sum and substance (summary. The sum and substance of his speech is
this.
Storm in a tea pot (to uproar about practically nothing, free She raised a storm in a tea pot over the loss of a handkerchief
Safe and sound (safe and whole or healthy, without any danger, 10: The fighter plane bombed on the target and returned safe and sound.
Sum and substance (Gist): I can’t understand the sum and substance of the
poem
T
Talk big (to boast, He talks big about himself.
Tall talk (high-sounding talk, We should not rely upon a person who
always indulges in tall talk
Take heart (to be encouraged, ones : Mukul took heart at his teacher’s words.
Take to heart (to mortify, we : Mr. Khan took the insult to heart.
Take a fancy to (to like,): I took a fancy to his stick.
Take into account or consideration (to regard, facebos farfage cam): While
teaching the boys a teacher should take their age into account.
Tell upon (to affect, f): His sleeplessness will tell upon his health.
The dogs of war (devastating activities, 1): Nadir Shah let loose the dogs of war on Delhi.
Through and through (completely. He is wet through and through.
The three R’s (elementary education, o far: The boy learns the three R’s at home.
To a fault (excessively, y): She is generous to a fault.
To the contrary (in opposition, face): He will come on Sunday unless you write him to the contrary.
To a T (nicely.): This new office suits me to a T.
Tooth and nail (desperately. They fought tooth and nail for their
right.
To the backbone (in the inmost being.): This boy is wicked to the backbone.
To the letter (strictly,): Halem followed my instructions to the letter.
Turn tail (to escape, to run away. At last the pak army turned tail from Bangladesh.
Throw cold water (discourage, f): Nobody should throw cold water on the efforts of children.
Ups and downs (Rise and fall) : There are ups and downs in one’s life.
W
Well off (Solvent): The condition of their family is well off.
Weal and woe (Happiness and sorrow): Weal and woe come by turns.
With a view to (In order to): He went to Dhaka with a view to doing the work. Worthy of (Qualified): She is worthy of getting the prize.
Without fail (Surely): He will come here without fail.