Idioms and Phrases

Idioms and Phrases

• Far and wide : (me©G) - His Reputation spread far and wide.
• At length : (we¯—vwiZ) - The matter was discussed at length in the meeting.
• Keep pace with : (mgvb Zv‡j Pjv) - He is trying to keep pace with the life - style of the city.
• In full swing : (cy‡iv`‡g) - Our classes are going in full swing.
• Crying need : (Ri“ix cÖ‡qvRb) - Education is the crying need of a nation.
• By and by : (µ‡g µ‡g) - You will recover by and by.
• On the sly : (‡Mvc‡b) - He used to look at the watch on the sly.
• All at once : (nVvr) - All at once, I saw a crow.
• Bad egg : (Lvivc ‡jvK) - There is no bad egg on our committee .
• Make a mess : (RMvwLPzix Kiv) - The untrained clerk made a mess of the whole programme .
• Lag behind : (cðv`c`) - Nowadays women of our country do not lag behind.
• On the contrary : (wecixZ c‡¶) - Rahim hates karim ; on the contrary, karim loves him (R) very much.
• Hue and cry :  (‰n ˆP) - Don”t make hue and cry here.
• Slow and steady : (axiw¯’i e¨vw³) - A proverb goes that “slow and steady wins the race”.
• In the midst of : (gv‡S) - He lives in the midst of plenty.
• From time immemorial : (mœiYvZxZ Kvj †_‡K) : Man has been living in society from time immemorial.
• Bear the brent : (Pvc mn¨ Kiv) - The old bridge could not bear the brent of the loaded truck.
• At a loss : (nZeyw×) – She is at a loss what to do.
• A lot : (cªPzi cwigv‡b) – He earns a lot to all.

·         Come across : (mnmv †`wL‡Z cvIqv) – I came across your old letters today.

• Up and down : (Gw`K-‡mw`K) - The thief ran up and dowan for a shelter.
• At last : (Kgc‡¶) - You will pay her at least TK – 100.
• Carryon : (Pvwj‡q hvIqv) – It is your duty to carryon the work.
• In vogue : (cÖPwjZ) – The system is tillin vogue.
• By means of : (Dcv‡q) – He became rich by means of hard labour.
• Narrow escape : (`vi“b †e‡P hvIqv) – I was lucky because I had a narrow escape from a serious accident.
• Acid test : (AwMœ-cix¶v) – All of us have to face the acid test in life.
• Heart and soul : (g‡b-cÖv‡b) – Try heart and soul to better your result.
• Fresh blood : (bZzb †jvK) – We need some fresh blood in our factory.
• Part and parcel : (Awe‡”Q` Ask) – A library is a part and parcel of a collage.
• Run short : (dzwi‡q hvIqv) Ñ His mony run short.
• All in all : (m‡e©me©v) Ñ He is all in all in the family.

·         By dint of : (Øviv) Ñ He succeeded by dint of hard labour.

·         Get rid of : (gy³ nIqv) Ñ We should get rid of false friends.

·         In live of / in stead of : (cwie‡Z©) Ñ He took history inve of economics.

·         A slow coach : (Ajm e¨w³) Ñ He is a slow coach in his family.

·         Blue blood : (AvwfRvZ¨) Ñ She is proud of her blue blood .

·         First and foremost : (me‡P‡q ¸i“Z¡c~b©) Ñ The first and foremost duty of a student is to read with attention.

·         Bag and baggage : (Zwí-Zívmn) Ñ She left the hotel bag and baggage.

·         By hook or by cook : (‡h †Kvb DcvqB) Ñ I will have the chance by hook or by cook.

·         In black and white : (wjwLZfv‡e) Ñ You should show your appeal in black and white.

·         Dirty money : (‡bvsiv / SzwKc~b© Kv‡Ri Rb¨ AwZwi³ A_©) Ñ We should not hanker after dirty money.

·         Bell the cat : (GwM‡q Avmv) Ñ Everybody wants to be free from the problem but who will bell the cat.

·         By the by : (K_v cÖm‡½) Ñ By the by, karim told me about his plan.

·         In a nutshell : (ms‡¶‡c) Ñ tell me the story in a nutshell .

·         Look forward to : (Avmv Kiv) Ñ I look forward to meeting you next week.

·         Maiden speech : (cÖ_g e³…Zv) Ñ Rahim”s maiden speech pleased all.

·         From hand to mouth : (w`‡b Av‡b,w`b Lvq) Ñ The poor live from hand to mouth.

·         On a large scale : (e¨vcKfv‡e) Ñ He takes bribe on a large scale.

·         Few and far between : (K`vwPZ/weij) Ñ They come here few and far between.

·         Skin through : (fv‡jvK‡i civ) Ñ He never skins through his text.

·         Safe and sound : (wbivc‡`) Ñ He reached home safe and sound.

·         Beyond all doubt : (wbtm‡›`‡n) Ñ Beyond all doubt he is an honest man.

·         Gala day : (Avb‡›`i w`b) Ñ The victory day is a gala day of our country.

·         Null and void : (evwZj) – The law has been made null and void.

·         Black and blue : (wbg©gfv‡e) Ñ She has been oppressed black and blue.

·         Cut a sorry figure : (Lvivc Kiv) Ñ He cut a sorry figure in the exam.

·         Man of letters (weØvb e¨wK—) Ñ He is a man of letters.

·         On behalf of : (c‡¶) Ñ I thank you on behalf of the students.

·         Armed to the teeth : (A‡bK A¯¿ _vKv) Ñ The soldiers are armed to the teeth.

·         Chicken- hearted : (fxi“) Ñ A chicken- hearted man like you can not do it.

·         At a stones throw : (AwaK `y‡i bq) Ñ Our college is at a stones throw from our house.

·         Big guns : (wewkó e¨w³eM©) Ñ The big guns always try to hold power.

·         Make fun of : (cwinvm Kiv) Ñ You should not make fun of the poor.

·         Go through : (fvj K‡i cov) Ñ I have gone through the book.

·         Make room : (¯’vb K‡i †`qv) Ñ Please make room and let me go.

·         Build castles in the air : (AvKvk Kzmyg Kíbv Kiv) Ñ He always build castles in the air.

·         Sixes and sevsn : (wek„•Ljfv‡e) Ñ The books on the table are at sixes and sevsn.

·         Take pity on : (Ki“bv Kiv) Ñ We should take pity on the poor.

·         Take care of : (hZœ †bqv) Ñ We all should take care of our health.

·         Flash and blood : (i³-gvs‡mi †`n)Ñ Flesh and blood can not bear this insult.

·         Lion”s share : (‡ewkifvM Ask)Ñ He takes the lions share of the business.

·         In front of : (m¤§y‡L) Ñ There is a play ground in front of our college.

·         Well off : (¯^P&Qj)Ñ His father is not well off.

·         Put up with : (mn¨ Kiv)Ñ I can”t put up with his violent temper.

·         In order to : (D‡Ïk¨)Ñ He works hard in order to succeed in life.

·         Ups and downs : (D_vb cZb)Ñ There is ups and downs in a man”s life.

·         Call a spade a spade : (mwZ¨ K_v †mvRvmywR ejv) Ñ An honest man is bold enough to call a spade a spade.

·         Lame excuse : (ev‡R IRi) Ñ He will not be comineed of your lame excuse.

·         Pros and cons : (LywU bvwU) Ñ I know the pros and cons of the matter.

·         Turn over a new leaf : (bZzbfv‡e Rxeb ïi“ Kiv) Ñ He want to America to turn over a new leaf.

·         Make both ends meet : (‡Kvb g‡Z Rxeb hvcb Kiv) Ñ We are making both ends meet owing to poverty.

·         At stake : (wec`vcbœ) Ñ Now his life is at stake.

·         Live from hand to mouth : (w`b Av‡b w`b Lvq) Ñ They live from hand to mouth.

·         Turn a deaf ear to : (Kvb bv ‡`qv) Ñ You turned a deaf ear to my speech.

·         Green horns : (AbwfÄ e¨w³eM©) Ñ The green horns are easily tricked.

·         In the twinkling of an eye : (‡Pv‡Li cj‡K) Ñ The plane disappeared in the twinkle of an eye.

·         Hard and fast : (evavaiv) Ñ There is no hard and fast rule in this matter.

·         In course of : (Kv‡j) Ñ In course of time he will be a great poet.

·         Bite your tongue : (bxi‡e mn¨ Kiv) Ñ I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him but I had to bte my tongue.

·         Straight as an arrow : (mgm¨v KewjZ bv nIqv) Ñ He is as straight as an arrow .

·         Ever and anon : (cÖvqB) Ñ She visits us ever and anon.

·         Well up :  (‡`Lv)Ñ Shelley is well up in English.

·         Dead against : (‡Nvi we‡ivax) Ñ The girl is dead against politics.

·         After all :  (‡gv‡Ui Dci) Ñ After all he is a nice man .

·         All and sundry : (mKj‡KB)Ñ The principal loves all and sundry.

·         Bad blood : (kGyZv) Ñ There is no bad blood between the two sisters .

·         Hard nut to crack : (KwVb welq) Ñ To me , this sum is a hard nut to crack.

·         Out of temper : (‡gRvR wVK bv ivLv) Ñ A gentleman is never out of temper.

·         Take to heart : (e¨env‡I ggv©nZ nIqv) Ñ He took my behavior to heart.

·         Square meal : (c~b© Avnvi)Ñ They are so poor that they can”t have to square meals a day.

·         The third degree : (wek` I Zx¶vMÖ cÖkœ Kiv) Ñ My brother gave me the third degree for being late.

·         To and fro : (Gw`K Iw`K) ­Ñ He moves ton and fro.

·         Take after : (m`„k nIqv)Ñ The child takes after his father.

·         White elephant : (e¨qeûj wKš— AbycKvix)Ñ He is a white elephant in his family.

·         At the eleventh hour : (‡kl g~û‡Z©)Ñ He came to the party at the eleventh hour.

·         Dead ringer : (Kv‡iv Abyi~c nIqv)Ñ She looks like a dead ringer of Mrs Nabneen.

·         Mind your ps and qs : (h_vh_ AvPib Kiv)Ñ This is not your home; mind your own ps and qs.

·         Red letter day : (¯§ibxq w`b)Ñ The 21st February is a red letter day in our national life.

·         Tit for tat : (BUwU †g‡i cvU‡KjwU LvIqv)Ñ He is expert to give tit for tat.

·         Die for : (AvZœZ¨vM Kiv)Ñ We are ready to die for our country.

·         Carry the day : (Rqjvf Kiv)Ñ Our team will surely carry the day in to days match

·         Nip in the bud : (A¼z‡i webvk)Ñ His hopes and as pirations were nipped in the bud.

·         Make face : (AkªØv cÖKvk)Ñ You should not make face at the poor .

·         Ins and outs : (mewKQz)Ñ I know the ins and outs of this matter.

·         Salt of the earth :  (‡miv e¨w³)Ñ Einstein is the salt of the earth.

·         Beggar description : (eb©bvZxZ nIqv)Ñ His sufferings beggar description.

·         In no time : (kxNÖB) Ñ She will return in no time.

·         Bring to book : (kvw¯— †`qv)Ñ He has been brought to book by his father.

·         Sine die : (Awbw`ó Kv‡ji Rb¨) Ñ The varsity was closed sine die because of the students rioting.

·         At the sight of : (`„wô †MvPi nIqv) Ñ He became of raid at the sight of the snake.

·         Insist on : (wR` Kiv) Ñ He insisted on my going to market /college.

·         Pays no heed :  (g‡bv‡hvM bv †`qv)Ñ His younger brother pays no heed to his advice.

·         With a view to : (D‡Ï‡k¨)Ñ He came here with a view to reading news paper.

·         Keep ones eyes open : (bRi ivLv / †PvL ivLv)Ñ Parents should keep thir eyes open regarding their children”s where abouts.

·         In the long run : (cwiYv‡g)Ñ Sinners suffer in the long run.

·         On account of : (Kvi‡b)Ñ He could not go to college on account of his illness.

·         On the verge /bank of : (cÖvš—mxgvq)Ñ The boy is on the verge of rain.

·         Call names : (Mvwj †`qv)Ñ He never calls names ever in a temper.

·         To make a fuss : (‡Mvjgvj Kiv)Ñ I am busy I have no time to make a fuss.

·         On principle : (bxwZMZfv‡e)Ñ I cannot  support your idea on principle.

·         Hot cake : (`ª“Z)Ñ His book is selling like hot cake ,

·         Nook and corner : (me©G)ÑHis name and fane spread every nook and corner.

·         Make one”s fortune : (m¤ú‡`I cvnvo Mov)Ñ You have to make your own fortune by working hard.

·         Keep body and soul together : (Kvq‡K¬‡k Rxebhvcb Kiv)Ñ She keeps body and soul together.

·         Weal and woe : (myL-`yL)Ñ Weal and come by turns.

·         Bone of contention : (weev‡`i welq)Ñ The piece of land is the bone of contention between the two brothers.

·         At ones own sweet will : (wb‡Ri B”QvgZ)Ñ He did this work at his sweet will.

·         A black sheep : (Kzjv½vi)Ñ He is a black sheep in their family.Bird”s eye view : (fvmv fvmv `„wó)Ñ I have had only a birds eye view of this novel.

·         Adhere to : (‡j‡M _vKv)Ñ I must adhere to my principles.

·         So that : (hv‡Z/†hb)Ñ He works hard so that he can succeed in life.

·         Tell upon : (nvwbKi nIqv)Ñ Over work has told upon his health.

·         Beauty sleep : (cÖ_g cÖn‡ii wb`ªv)Ñ I Dreamt a happy dream in my beauty sleep.

·         Come true : (mZ¨ cÖgvwbZ nIqv)Ñ At last my prediction came true.

·         Linked to : (mgc©wKZ)Ñ He is linked to the matter.

·         Achilles” heel (a weak point in sb”s character)Ñ None should exploit ones achille”s heel for self interest.

·         Behind one”s back : (Abycw¯’wZ‡Z)Ñ We should not criticibe one behind one”s back.

·         Next to nothing : (ejv evûj¨)Ñ His honesty is next to nothing.

·         Above all : (cÖavbZ)Ñ Above all he is a good man.

·         Against all odds : (cÖwZKzjZvi we‡iv†Ø)Ñ We should make a concerted effort against all odds in our society.

·         Take one to task : (wZi¯‹vi Kiv)Ñ She has been taken to task for this.

·         As it were : (‡hb)Ñ The sun is ,as it were, the lamp of the earth.

·         Face the music : (mZ¨‡K †g‡b †bqv)Ñ I am always made bound to face the mussie.

·         Bear fruit : (djcÖmy nIqv) Ñ All his effort bore fruit.

·         A dog’s life : (gvb‡eZi Rxeb) Ñ The day labouress lead a dog’s life.

·         In question : (Av‡jvP¨ welq) Ñ You should stick of the point in question.

·         Above board : (¯úô I mr) Ñ His dealings are open and  above board.

·         In plenty : (cÖPzi cwigv‡b) Ñ Mangoes grow in plenty in Rajshahi.

·         As well as : (Ges,I) Ñ He as well as hi brother  is guilty.

·         In case of : (†¶‡G) Ñ You should try again in case of failure.

·         As if / as though : (†hb) Ñ He speaks as though he knew everything.

·         In pursuit of : (cðvraveb) Ñ He spent his whole life in pursuit of knowledge.

·         Make up one’s mind : (gbw¯’I Kiv) Ñ I made up my mind to start a business in Dhaka / to go abroad.

·         Beyon one’s means : (mv‡a¨i evB‡i) Ñ You should not spend beyond your means.

·         All of / on a sudden : (nVvr) Ñ Rahim entered my room all on a sudden.

·         Cats and dogs : (gylj av‡i) Ñ It was raining cats and dogs.

·         At daggers drawn : (`v-Kzg‡ov m¤úK©) Ñ In the past the two leaderswere at daggers drawn.

·         Search for : (AbymÜvb) Ñ The search for food was man’s first occupation.

·         Know no bounds : (mxgvnxb nIqv) Ñ His sufferings knew no bounds.

·         An irony of fate : (fv‡M¨i cwinvm)ÑIt was an irony of fate that the brilliant boy failed in the examination.

·         Every now and then : (hLb-ZLb)Ñ Donont disturb me every now and then.

·         Fall off : (S‡o cov) Ñ During winter, leaves fall off from trees.

·         At the outset : (‡Mvov‡ZB) Ñ At the outset of the discussion I would like to thank all of you.

·         Burn one’s finger : (wb‡Ri ¶wZ wb‡R Kiv) Ñ He burnt his fingers by trying to make too much profit.

·         Epoch – making : (hyMvš—Kvix NUbv) Ñ It was an epoch – making event.

·         Give one’s word : (cÖwZÄv Kiv) Ñ He gave his word that he would help me.

·         Horns of dilemma : (Dfq msKU) – I am staying in the horns of dilemma in this situation.

·         Oil one’s tongue : (‡Zvlv‡gv`) – He knows how to oil his tongue.

·         To the utmost : (h_vmva¨) – He tried to the utmost to make a good result.

·         Learn by heart/rote : (gyL¯— Kiv) – He learnt the poem by heart.

·         Catch sight of : (nVvr †`Lv) – I caught sight of her in the coliege.

·         Cut off : (wewQbœ) – The village is cut off the rest of the world.

·         Come over : (AwZµg Kiv, face nIqv) – He come over well in the inter view.

·         At once : (Awej‡¤^) – He left the place at once.

·         In broad day light : (cÖKv‡k¨ w`ev‡jv‡K) – The bank was robbed in broad day light.

·         At random : (A‡MvQv‡jvfv‡e) – He hit the ball at random.

·         Run out : (finish a supply of sth) – Our car has run out of fuel.

·         Pick a quarrel : (SMov evav‡bv) – Don’t pick a quarrel with others.

·         Face to face : (gy‡LvgywL) – They fought face to face.

·         Due to : (‡Kvb wKQzi Kvi‡b) – He was absent due to his weakness.

·         Up to date : (nvj bvMv`/ eZ©gvb mgq Dc‡hvMx) – He always tries to keep himself up-to-date.

·         From top to bottom : (AvMv‡Mvov) – He is top to bottom a gentleman.

·         End in smoke : (wbõj nIqv) – His plans ended in smoke.

·         Drop the hammer : (KvD‡K nZ¨v Kiv) – I think the judge will drop the hammer and call for death penalty.

·         By fits and starts : (gv‡S g‡a¨ Lye Drmvn †`wL‡q) – He reads by fits and starts.

·         Take to heart : (e¨env‡i ggvnZ nIqv) – He took my behaviour to heart.

·         Round robin : (GKBfv‡e evievi cvjvµ‡g †bqv) – Everyone in his family will take round robin turns putting out the trash.

·         Making hay : (hLb my‡hvM Av‡m ZLb msw¶ß mg‡qi Rb¨ AwaK Kg©¶g nIqv) – When you get out with your new degree from your college, you will be making hay.

·         Going south : (e¨_©Zvi c‡_) – Revenue has been going south every since we hired the new sales manager.

·         Eat humble pie : (Acgvb nRg K‡i ¶gv PvIqv) – He misbehaved with his father and ate humble pie.

·         Hit the sack : (Nygv‡Z hvIqv) – He switched off the light while he was going to hit he sack.

·         Kith and kin : (AvZœxq – ¯^Rb) – He has no kith and kin in Dhaka city.

·         Open secret : (‡h †Mvcb me©Rbwew`Z) – Corruption has been an open secret to all.

·         Sleep tight : (fvj wb`ªv) – Good night sleep tight.

·         An apple of discord : (weev‡`I welq) – Kashmir is an apple of discord between India and Pakistan.

·         Neck in neck : (mgv‡b mgvb) – It is amabing to see that two competitors are neck in neck.

·         Beset with : (mgm¨vRwR©wiZ) – Our country is beset with various problems.

·         A bed of roses : (cy®ú kh¨v) – Life is not a bed of roses.

·         Go to the dogs : (‡Mvj­vq hvIqv) – Many students have gone to the dogs by way of bad politics.

·         Crocodile tears : (gvqv-Kvbœv) – He shed crocodile rears at our misery.

·         Out and out : (cy‡ivcywi) – He is out and out a gentleman.

·         At first sight : (cÖ_g †`Lvq) – Everybody liked him at first sight.

·         In cold blood : (VvÛv-gv_vq) – The king was murdered in cold blood.

·         At a stretch : (GKUvbv) – I can walk five miles at a stretch.

·         Burning question : (Ri“ix welq) – poverty alleviation is now a burning question.

·         Let alone : (D‡j­Lbv Kiv) – He will not get GPA-4, let alone GPA-5.

·         Give in : (nvigvbv) – Finally I gave in to his demand.

·         Hey day : (mymg‡q) – He did not save in his hey day ;and now he has become very poor.

·         Run a risk : (SzuwK †bqv) – He ran a risk to win the race.

·         Cordial reception : (Dò Af¨_©bv) – He was given a cordial reception.

·         Every inch : (cwic~b©i“‡c) – He is a stupid in every inch.

·         For the sake of : (R‡b¨/D‡Ï‡k¨) – You shoud study hard for the sake of improving your result.

·         At a glance : (GK bR‡I) – He read the story at a glance.

·         At the top of : (D”P¯^‡i) – He shoyted at the top of his voice.

·         Day by day : (w`‡b w`‡b) – The prices of commodities are increasing day by day.

·         Pass away : (gviv hvIqv) – He passed away yesterday/in 2001.

·         Dead letter : (AKvh©Ki) – This law is a dead letter now.

·         As long as : (hZ¶Y ch©š—) – I will study today as long as I can.

·         Cal on / upon : (Aí¶‡bi Rb¨ mv¶vZ Ki‡Z hvIqv) – I will call on him in his office.

·         On the rise : (e„w× cvIqv) – The prices of commodities are on the rise.

·         At all : (Av‡`Š) – He does not read at all.

·         In the habit of : (Af¨vm _vKv) – The man is in the habit of smoking.

·         Spare no pains: (†Póvi GywU bv Kiv) – He spared no pains to pass the exam.

·         Cry in the wilderness: (Ai‡b¨ †iv`b) – To want something to a miser is a cry in the wilderness.

·         At any rate : (‡h‡Kvb g~‡j¨) – She wants to get him at any rate.

·         Look down upon : (N„bv Kiv) – Do not look down upon the poor.

·         Lase heart : (nZvk nIqv) – Going there she last heart.

·         In the eye of : (`„wó‡Z) – Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

·         Under consideration : (we‡ePbvaxb) – Your proposal is under consideration.

·         Langhing stock : (nvwmicvG) – A fool is a langhing stock to others .

·         Of one’s own aecord : (‡¯^”Qvq) – She came back of her own aecord.

·         Pen through :  (‡K‡U †`qv) – Pen through the line as it is full of mistakes.

·         Put on : (cwiavb Kiv) – She puts on new dresses.

·         To the point : (mwVK) – His answer was not to the point.

·         Here and there : (me©G) – We should not spit here and there.

·         To one’s heart content : (cÖvbf‡i) – The poor man ate to his content.

·         At home : (`¶) – He is at home in English.

·         Double game : (kVZv) – I can’t sustain any kind of double game.

·         Get by heart : (gyL¯’ Kiv) – Get the poem by heart, please.

·         Fool’s paradise : (‡evKvi ¯^‡M©) – You are still living in fool’s paradise.

·         Three R’s : (cÖv_wgK Ävb) – He learnt the three R’s at home.

·         Die out : (A`„k¨ nIqv) – Many old customs are gradually dying out.

·         On the plea of : (ARynv‡Z) – He did not attend the party on the plea of his illness.

·         Take notice of : (j¶¨ Kiv) – My mother takes notice of everything that goes on in our house/.The govt. should take notice of what the general people expect out of the govt.

·         Set on fire : (cy‡o hvIqv) – The house was set on fire by accident.

·         Scape goat : (A‡b¨i †`v‡l †`vlx) – He was made scape goat of the incident.

·         Put out : (wbfv‡bv) – Put out the lamp.

·         Off and on : (gv‡S gv‡S) – She comes here off and on.

·         Take place : (NUv) – The incident took place in a second./ The war of liberation took place in 1971.

·         Nitty gritty : (mviK_v) – Tell the nitty gritty of the story.

·         In accordance with : (Abymv‡i) – We acted in accordance with our parent’s wishes.

·         Well to do : (¯^”Qj) – He came of a well-to-do family.

·         Worth while : (‡hvM¨ cÖvwß) – His sincerity in this matter was worth while.

·         For good : (wPiZ‡i) – She left the country for good.

·         Give up : (Z¨vM Kiv) – He has given up smoking.

·         All the year round : (mviv eQi a‡i) – The poor suffer all the year round.

·         In a body : (GK‡G) – They did the work in a body.

·         In vain : (e„_v) – Do not waste your time in vain.

·         By turns : (chv©qµ‡g) – Weal and woe come by turns.

·         Stand in the way of : (evav¯^i“c nIqv) – Idleness stands in the way of success.

·         Bolt from the blue : (webv †g‡N eRªcvZ /`ytmsev`) – The news comes like a bolt from the blue to him.

·         AS SOON AS : (hZkxNÖ) – Do the work as soon as possible.

·         Keep in mind : (g‡bivLv) – We should keep in mind that time is money.

·         For nothing : (AKvi‡b) – He did it for nothing.

·         Give away : (weZib Kiv) – The pribes have been given away among the winers.

·         Set out : (hvGv Kiv) – They set out for London .

·         Before long : (AwZkxNÖ) – She will come back before long.

·         Keep up with : (Zvj wgwj‡q Pjv) – We should keep up with modern world.

·         Endless variety : (wewPG ai‡bi) – Life is full of endless variety.

·         Bosom friend : (Nwbó eÜ) – A bosom friend is much more than wealth.

·         Reapa harvest : (djvdj cvIqv) – Study hard so that you can reapa good harvest.

·         Pandora’s box : (AvcvZZ : fvj g‡b n‡jI Avm‡j fvj bq) – His words proved to be pandora’s box.

·         By leaps and bounds : (Lye `ª“Zfv‡e) – The price of essentials is increasing by leaps and bounds.

·         In fine : (Dcmsnv‡i) – In fine, he advised me to read sincerely.

·         Kick the bucket : (A‡K‡Rv n‡q hvIqv) – My old car finally kicked the bucket.

·         Crop up : (nVvr D`q) ­– All on a sudden the incident cropped up.

·         Point blank : (mivmwi) – They shot him from point blank range.

·         Man of mark : (weL¨vZ) – Sher-e-Bangla was a man of mark.

·         At boiling point : (cÖPÛ ‡µva) – At present, he is staying at boiling point.

·         A going concern : (jvfRbK cÖwZôvb ev e¨em¨v) – The dealing in rice has been a going concern.

·         Cock and bull story : (KvíwbK Kvwnbx) – A cock and bull story makes us laugh only.

·         Lion’s share : (‡ekxi fvM Ask) – He takes the lion’s share of the business.

·         Yellow dog : (nxb e¨w³) – A yellow dog is hated by all.

·         Fair play : (b¨vq wePvi) – The convict begged for fair play.

·         French leave : (webv AbygwZ‡Z cÖ¯’vb) – No one should enjoy French leave.

·         Deal in : (e¨emv Kiv) – His father deals in rice.

·         Blow out : (wb‡e hvIqv) – The lamp blow out suddenly.

·         ABC : (cÖv_wgK Ävb) – He has no ABC in medicine.

·         Live on : (‡L‡q evuPv) – The cow lives on grass.

·         Come of age : (mvevjK nIqv) – The boy come of age.

·         Bear testimony to : (mv¶¨ †`qv) – Your behaviour does not bear testimony to politeness.

·         Hale and hearty : (my¯’) – The patient is now quite hale and hearty.

·         Horse sense : (mvaviY Ävb) – You don’t have, even horse sense.

·         Drop to dine : (‡dvb Kiv) – Don’t be such a stranger. Drop a dine some time.

·         Call in : (‡W‡K Avbv) – They called in a doctor.

·         Tooth and nail : (cÖejfv‡e) – They opposed our proposal tooth and nail.

·         Skin and bone : (Aw¯’Pg©mvi) – Disease makes a man skin and bone.

·         Run into debt : (FbMÖ¯’ nIqv) – He ran into debt.

·         Fair weather friend : (mymg‡qi eÜz) – Fair weather friends never come in hard days.

·         Yeoman’s service : (webv ¯^v‡_© fvj KvR) – Sher-e-Bangla did yeoman’s service for education.

·         Behind the scene : (‡Mvc‡b) – General people donot have any knowledge of what is going on behind the scene.