Sep 21, 2015

Important Idioms

Idioms And Phrases
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1) Right and left (এলো পাতাড়ি) - The teacher caned the boy right and left.
2) Rise and fall (উত্থান - পতন ) - There is rise and fall in every man's life.
3) Run a risk (ঝুঁকি নেওয়া) - He ran a risk in the business and was profited.
4) Safe and sound (নিরাপদে)- I reached my destination safe and sound.
5) See the light (জন্ম গ্রহণ করা) - Many children see the light every hour in India.
6) set fire to (আগুন লাগানো) - The angry mob set fire to many cars.
7) Short cut (সংক্ষিপ্ত) - Jerry used a short cut from the orphanage to the cabin.
8) Shoulder to shoulder (সবাই মিলেমিশে) - We should do work shoulder to shoulder .
9) Silver tongue (মিষ্ঠ ভাষী)- He is a man of silver tongue.
10) Sine die (অনির্দিষ্ট কাল) - The college was closed for sine die.
11) Slip of tongue (মুখ ফসকে উক্তি বের হওয়া) - He made a slip of the tongue in his speech.
12) Slow and steady (ধীর স্থির ব্যক্তি)- A proverb goes that slow and steady wins the race.
13) Slow coach (অলস ব্যক্তি) - A slow coach man can never shine in life.
14) So and so (এরকম থাকা) I asked him how he was and he replied that he was so and so.
15) Stand by (সমর্থন করা ) I shall stand by you in time of danger.
16) Step by step (ক্রমশঃ) - He advanced step by step.
17) Strike work (ধর্মঘট করা) - The drivers have struck work.
18) Subject to (অধীন) Man is subject to death.
19) Summer friends (সু সময়ের বন্ধু) - Summer friends remain away in time of danger.
20) Take after (একই রকম হওয়া) - The girl takes after her mother.
21) Take heart (সাহস করা) - We should take heart in any kind of danger.
22) Through and through (পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খু রুপে)- He read the poem through and through.
23) To go to the dogs (গোল্লায় গোল্লায়)- He has gone to the dogs by keeping evil company.
24) To the back bone (হাড়ে হাড়ে) - The boy is wicked to the backbone.
25) To the brim (কানায় কানায়) - The river was full to the brim.
26) To the point (সঠিক)- The boy answered the question to the point.
27) To the utmost (যথাসাধ্য)- I tried to the utmost of my ability to have a job.
28) Under age (অপ্রাপ্ত বয়স্ক)- He could not cast his vote because he was under age.
29) up to (পর্যন্ত) - I have done the exercises up to page 40.
30) Upper hand (প্রধান্য) - He got the upper hand in the selection.
31) Ups and downs (উত্থান পতন)- There is ups and downs in a man's life.
32) Up-to-date (আধুনিক) - Now-a-days ladies are very up to date.
33) Victim of (বলি)- He is a victim of circumstances.
34) Well off (স্বচ্ছল) - Jim and Della were not well off.
35) Well up (সুপন্ডিত)- Dr. Shahidullah was well-up in Bengali language.
36) well-to-do (সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ) - He was not born in a well-to-do family.
37) With a view to (উদ্দেশ্য)- He goes to college with a view to attending the class.
38) Without fail (অবশ্যই) - You must attend the meeting without fail.
39) Worthy of (যোগ্য) - He is worthy of a good job.
40) Yellow dog (হীন ব্যক্তি) - A yellow dog is always hated by all.

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