important Idioms and phrases : 145 āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ Idioms and phrases
145 āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ Idioms and phrases will help you to make rich sentences.
1. Brown study â āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
= Me friend is engrossed in brown study.
2. Blue ribbon â āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
= The secretary of ministry is considered the blue ribbon in Bcs Job.
3. Beside the mark â āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
= Donât talk beside the mark.
4. Big wig â āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= Nelson Mandela is a big wig around the world.
5. Black art â āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĨ¤
= we are bemused of his black art.
6. Blow hot and cold â āĻāĻāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĨāĻžāĨ¤
= No one likes him who blows hot and cold.
7. Bid oneâs time â āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
= The intelligent person never loses temper, he bids his time.
8. Bellwether â āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
= The Rab failed to arrest the bellwether.
9.Bear away the palm â āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= We should always try to bear away the palm in our life struggle.
10. A bull in a China shop â āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= Mr. Caxton is a bull in a China shop.
11. Be that as it may â āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻāĨ¤
= Be that as it may, I canât loose you anymore.
12. Below the salt â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĨ¤
= He has provided some clothes that were below the salt.
13. A bird brain â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= You canât expect nothing good from a bird brain.
14. Judge a book by its cover â āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= Do not judge a book by its cover.
15. A bad egg â āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĨ¤
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= Donât pass your valuable time for a bed egg.
16. Bottom of my heart â āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§āĨ¤
= I always thank u from bottom of my heart.
17. Barking up the wrong tree â āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻ¨āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
= You shouldnât keep barking the wrong tree.
18. Browbeating â āĻā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
= I love your daughter from bottom of my heart, So I donât care your Browbeating.
19. Buoyant health â āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯
= Honourable Prime Minister belongs to buoyant Healt.
20. Abode of God â āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻāĨ¤
= All people expect to go in Abode of God but they donât perform their duty according to their religionâs instruction.
21. At home â āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
= Mr. Bean is at home around the world for his funny acting.
22. At length â āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§āĨ¤
= All of the spans of Padma bridge have been installed at length.
23. At one go â āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= He became Bcs cadre at one go.
24. At bottom â āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĨ¤
= He seems aggressive but at bottom he is a kind and good natured.
25. At sea â āĻšāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĄā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= Priya is at quite at sea in English.
26. At oneâs beck and call â āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻšāĨ¤
= Mr. Rahim is always at my beck and call.
27. At oneâs own sweet will- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻŽāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
= A matured boy and girl can enjoy their life at their own sweet will.
28. At all events â āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
Wherever I stay, she is in my minds at all events.
29. At a pinch â āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= A true friend can be found at a pinch.
30. As like as peas in a pod â āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
= The two sisters are as like as peas in a pod.
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31. Against the grain â āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= She agreed with me against the grain.
32. All over with â āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
= After loosing her only son, she is in all over with.
33. All and sundry â āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĨ¤
= All and sundry have to take the taste of death.
34. Above board â āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ§āĨ¤
= His activities are open and above board.
35. Out and about â āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= Now the old man is out and about his health.
36. Bad blood â āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
= His neighbors are always bad blood to him.
37. To give up the ghost / to kick the bucket â āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= The old man kicked the bucket yesterday.
38. As a rule â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŽāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
= He takes dinner as a rule.
39. Advanced in life â āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĨ¤
= The lady is advanced in life.
40. At a stretch â āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
= Memories the above phrases at a stretch.
āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§â next â āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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41. To play the sedulous ape -āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¨āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= We are expert in playing the sedulous ape.
42.To break the ice â āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= If you are wise enough, you had better break the ice.
43. Over the top â āĻ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤
= He is doing over the top of a trifling matter.
44. Ten to one â āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāĻ¤āĨ¤
= Ten to one, she may meet me today.
45. To make clean breast of â āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= The honest canât hide the truth, rather they make clean breast of.
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46. To lighten the atmosphere â āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= A true leader always try to lighten the atmosphere.
47. Men of light & leading â āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= Sheikh Mujibor Rahman was a men of light and leading.
48. Stand (sb) up- āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤ ( āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§)
= You gave me words but you kept me standing up hours after hours.
49. To drive home â āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= When political leader delivers speech, he always drives home.
50. Yellow dog -( āĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ)
= No one likes Yellow dog.
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51. Green eyes â āĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻž
= Your green eyes will ruin you one day.
( āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§)
52. Helter -skelter â āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ-āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ
= The people got so frightened that they started running Helter -skelter.
( āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¤āĻ āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§)
53. Without fail â āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ
= I will give you my answer tomorrow without fail.
( āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ)
54. Blow oneâs own trumpet â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
= Do not trust a man who blows his own trumpet.
( āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĸā§āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ)
55. Take somebody into your confidence â āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= Raju is someone you can take into your confidence.
( āĻ°āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§)
56. Know how â āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
= He lacks the know how of dealing with the issue.
( āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§)
57. Time and again â āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ°
= He was told time and again not to do it.
58. Down and out â āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĨ¤
= She is down and out now
59. Runs errands â āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= Antara is always busy as she runs errands for the entire family.
60. Take the bull by the horns â āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= when you are in bad times, take the bull by the horns.
61. A big draw â āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖāĨ¤
= The cricket match proved to be a big draw.
62. French leaves â āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻŋ
= No one should enjoy French leave.
63. Strain every nerve â āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= Try to strain every nerve to achieve your goal.
64. at the beck and call â āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻš
= The maid is at the beck and call of my mother.
65. Couch potato â āĻ āĻ˛āĻ¸ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= He canât shine in life because he is a couch potato.
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66. Hot potato â āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= Nowadays Trump failure is a hot potato .
67. Tell off â āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= His father always tells him off not to have a job.
68. Keep a low profile â āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= He is pretending such a way that he is keeping a low profile .
69. Lachrymose nature â āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖāĨ¤
=After getting severe hurt from his boyfriend, she is now in Lachrymose nature.
70. Brain -box â āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= My son is really a brain -box.
71. Watch out for â āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= watch out for your enemy.
72. Without issue- āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
= At last the old man died without issue.
73. Weed out â āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= At last she weeded out from mental depression.
74. Word for word â āĻšā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĨ¤
= He copied my essay word for word .
āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ next āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
75. Three Râs â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž
= Three Râs is our basic rights.
76. Take to heart â āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= She takes his remarks to heart.
77. Take to oneâs heels â āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
= The thief was so terrified thatâs why he took to his heels on seeing policeman.
78. Tip the balance â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= The judge cannot help tipping the balance.
79. Touch and go â āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
= It was touch and go decision.
80. Tighten oneâs belt â āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
= During this pandemic time, we should tighten our belt for the betterment of our family.
81. Throw up the sponge â āĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
= You shouldnât throw the sponge until fulfill your ultimate goal.
82. Throw light on â āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= If you want to write something to make the people understand the gist, throw it light on easily.
83. A tenure position â āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
= If someone wants to hold the tenure position, he has to work hard.
84. Talk out â āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
=Talk out your hassle with your enemy.
85. Under lock and key â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
= We need to hide our important ornaments under lock and key.
87. Under the thumb- āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
= My brother is under the thumb of his wife.
87. Under the weather â āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĨ¤
= Today Iâm under the weather.
88. Weather the storm â āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ āĻžāĨ¤
= The perished family became able to weather the storm.
89. Widowâs mite â āĻĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
= Khukhi who is from Rajshahi is a tangible example as a windowâs mite.
90. Without reserve â āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
= The girl accepted my offer without reserve.
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91. Wolf in sheepâs clothing â āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻŦā§āĻļā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĨ¤
= Please be careful from a wolf in sheepâs clothing.
92. Six feet under â āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= Because of coronavirus, there are thousands people in six feet under now.
93. Sharp practice â āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
= Nowadays many people are becoming rich by doing sharp practice.
94. Second to none â unique / āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ /āĻāĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĨ¤
= The leadership of Sheikh Hasina is second to none.
āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻˇā§ âNext â āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
95. play fast and loose â āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
=Mithila played fast and loose with tahsanâs love.
96. Play hide and seek â āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= The newly married couple are playing hide and seek .
97. Play ducks and drakes â āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž/ āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= The naughty boy is playing ducks and drakes with his fatherâs hard-earned money.
98. To push somebody to the wall â āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= Itâs tough to push Usain Bolt to the wall.
99. To paddle oneâs own canoe â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= Itâs a wise decision to paddle your own canoe.
100. To pour oil in trouble water -( āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= The greatest man always try to pour in trouble water.
101. Put oneâs foot down â āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= The honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put her foot down against corruption.
102. Pass the buck â āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻˇ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĨ¤
= Itâs unethical to pass the buck.
103. Red rag to a bull â āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤
= Her presence is the red rag to a bull to his boyfriend.
104. Rub shoulders â āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§āĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= She rubs shoulder with bad company.
105. Run counter to â āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= The opposition party is always running counter to government.
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106. Rule of thumb â āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋ
= He has solved the critical math by using his rule of thumb.
107. Riding for a fall â āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= After getting severe hurt from his girlfriend, now he is ridding for a fall.
108. Square meal â āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
He is too poor to have a square meal everyday.
109. Sum and substance â āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĨ¤
= This is the sum and substance of the novel.
110. To put the cart before the horse â āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= To put the cart before the horse is a simple task to a powerful leader.
111. Pull a long face â āĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= During the rainy season, she pulls her long face.
112. Poles apart â āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= Two Prime Minister in Bangladesh are in poles apart in their opinions.
113. To pay through the nose â āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= Becoming newly rich, the boy pays through the nose for everything.
114. Queer fish â āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĨ¤
= I cannot share my business with such a Queer fish.
115. Patch up āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
= Patch up the disputes.
116. Paper tiger â āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĨ¤
= I canât compete with such a paper tiger.
117. Pandoraâs box â āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĒāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
= I couldnât refuse her Pandoraâs box.
118. Palmy day- āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= There are lots of friends who are waiting to meet you in your palmy days.
118. Point blank â āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
= The girl rejected his offer in point blank.
119. Curtain lectures â āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĨ¤
= Donât deny curtain lectures, itâs for your betterment.
120. Cupboard love â āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸āĻž āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĨ¤
= I anticipated it before that it was your cupboard love to me.
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121. Catâs paw â āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= During his lifetime, he was used as a Catâs paw.
122. Chapter and verse â āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
= The police has given chapter and verse of the matter.
123. Cock sure â āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤
= He is cock sure to pass the Bcs exam.
124. Cog in the machine â āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= The OSd officers are in cog in the machine.
125. Cold feet â āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĨ¤
= He showed cold feet when the girl was attacked by perpetrator.
126. Cut and thrust â āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĨ¤
= The two friends are in cut and thrust position.
127.Cut someone dead â āĻ¨āĻž āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĨ¤
= After using my everything , now you cut me dead.
128. Catch sight of â āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻ˛āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĨ¤
= I feel so hasty to catch sight of her.
129. Crack the whip â āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
= The strict manager cracked the whip over his subordinate.
130. Cut and dried â āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤āĨ¤
= His cut and dried decision will not be changed.
131. Dead beat â āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
= After toiling from down to dusk, I am dead beat now.
132. Down in the mouth â āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻšā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
= She looks down in the mouth.
133. Dark horse â āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĨ¤
= The child got afraid to see the dark horse like him.
134. Down to earth â āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĨ¤
= Itâs time to think about down to earth.
135. Donkey work â āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻ āĻāĻļāĨ¤
= To solve the geometry seems to me the donkey work.
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136. The die is cast â āĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻ¨āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= His father death is the die is a cast.
137. Eat oneâs word â āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
= He canât eat his word.
138. Far and away â āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= The decoration is far and away.
139.. Fair and square â I am fair and square in my word.
140. Feet of clay- āĻŽā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
= His attitude shows feet of clay.
141. Fit as a fiddle â āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
= Mr. Karim is in fit as a fiddle.
142. Going concern â āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĨ¤
= He is going concern now.
143. Greek and Latin â āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĨ¤
= what you say is Greek and Latin to me.
āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§āĻ¨āĻ