āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāϝোāĻিāϤাāĻŽূāϞāĻ āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώাā§ (āϝেāĻŽāύ- BCS, Bank, Primary, āĻāĻŦং āĻ āύ্āϝাāύ্āϝ āϏāϰāĻাāϰি-āĻŦেāϏāϰāĻাāϰি āĻাāĻāϰি) āĻŦাāϰāĻŦাāϰ āĻāϏা **⧍ā§Ļā§ĻāĻি āĻুāϰুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ Idioms and Phrases**-āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻি āĻোāĻাāύো āϤাāϞিāĻা āύিāĻে āĻĻেāĻā§া āĻšāϞো। āĻāĻĒāύাāĻĻেāϰ āĻĒā§াāϰ āϏুāĻŦিāϧাāϰ্āĻĨে āĻāĻুāϞোāĻে āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āĻāĻŦং āĻংāϰেāĻি āĻŦাāĻ্āϝে āĻĒ্āϰā§োāĻāϏāĻš āϏাāĻাāύো āĻšā§েāĻে।
## ā§§ āĻĨেāĻে ā§Ģā§Ļ (Most Frequent)
| āύং | Idiom / Phrase | āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ (Meaning in Bengali) | English Meaning / Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā§§ | **A ABC** | āĻĒ্āϰাāĻĨāĻŽিāĻ āĻ্āĻাāύ | Primary knowledge / He doesn't know the **ABC** of computer. |
| ⧍ | **A bed of roses** | āϏুāĻāĻāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা | Comfortable life / Life is not **a bed of roses**. |
| ā§Š | **A burning question** | āĻুāϰুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূāϰ্āĻŖ āĻŦা āĻāϞোāĻিāϤ āĻŦিāώ⧠| A matter of strong debate / Inflation is **a burning question** now. |
| ā§Ē | **A castle in the air** | āĻāĻাāĻļāĻুāϏুāĻŽ āĻāϞ্āĻĒāύা | Daydream / Don't waste time building **a castle in the air**. |
| ā§Ģ | **A crying need** | āĻāϰুāϰি āĻĒ্āϰā§োāĻāύ | Urgent necessity / Education for all is **a crying need** in Bangladesh. |
| ā§Ŧ | **A far cry** | āĻ āύেāĻ āϤāĻĢাāϤ / āĻāĻাāĻļ-āĻĒাāϤাāϞ āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāϧাāύ | Not at all similar / His story is **a far cry** from the truth. |
| ā§ | **A fish out of water** | āĻ āϏ্āĻŦāϏ্āϤিāĻāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা | An uncomfortable situation / I felt like **a fish out of water** in the party. |
| ā§Ž | **A fool's paradise** | āĻŦোāĻাāϰ āϏ্āĻŦāϰ্āĻ | Illusionary happiness / Living without working is living in **a fool's paradise**. |
| ⧝ | **A Gala day** | āĻā§āϏāĻŦেāϰ āĻĻিāύ | A day of festivity / The victory day is **a gala day** for us. |
| ā§§ā§Ļ | **A hard nut to crack** | āĻāĻ িāύ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝা | A difficult problem / Solving this puzzle is **a hard nut to crack**. |
| ā§§ā§§ | **A man of letters** | āĻĒāĻŖ্āĻĄিāϤ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | A scholar / Professor Yunus is **a man of letters**. |
| ⧧⧍ | **A man of straw** | āĻ āĻĒāĻĻাāϰ্āĻĨ āĻŦা āĻĻুāϰ্āĻŦāϞ āĻিāϤ্āϤেāϰ āĻŽাāύুāώ | A man of no substance / We don't need **a man of straw** as our leader. |
| ā§§ā§Š | **A rainy day** | āĻĻুāϰ্āĻĻāĻļাāϰ āĻĻিāύ / āĻ āĻাāĻŦেāϰ āĻĻিāύ | Hard times / Save some money for **a rainy day**. |
| ā§§ā§Ē | **A thorn in the flesh** | āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāύিā§āϤ āϝāύ্āϤ্āϰāĻŖাāϰ āĻাāϰāĻŖ | A constant source of annoyance / His bad behavior is **a thorn in the flesh** for his family. |
| ā§§ā§Ģ | **ABC** | āĻĒ্āϰাāĻĨāĻŽিāĻ āĻ্āĻাāύ | Rudiments / The **ABC** of finance is crucial for business. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧ | **Above all** | āĻĒ্āϰāϧাāύāϤ / āϏāϰ্āĻŦোāĻĒāϰি | Chiefly / **Above all**, he is an honest man. |
| ā§§ā§ | **Above board** | āϏংāĻļā§āĻšীāύ / āϏ্āĻĒāώ্āĻ āĻ āϏ⧠| Beyond suspicion / His business dealings are **above board**. |
| ā§§ā§Ž | **Achilles' heel** | āĻĻুāϰ্āĻŦāϞāϤা / āĻĻুāϰ্āĻŦāϞ āϏ্āĻĨাāύ | Weak point / English is his **Achilles' heel** in exams. |
| ⧧⧝ | **After one's own heart** | āĻŽāύেāϰ āĻŽāϤো | To one's liking / She found a husband **after her own heart**. |
| ⧍ā§Ļ | **All along** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĨেāĻে āĻļেāώ āĻĒāϰ্āϝāύ্āϤ / āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ | From the beginning / I knew **all along** that he would pass. |
| ⧍⧧ | **All and sundry** | āĻāĻŦাāϞāĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧāĻŦāύিāϤা / āϏāĻāϞেāĻ | Everyone without exception / He invited **all and sundry** to the party. |
| ⧍⧍ | **All at once** | āĻšāĻ াā§ | Suddenly / **All at once** a storm broke out. |
| ā§¨ā§Š | **All in all** | āϏāϰ্āĻŦেāϏāϰ্āĻŦা | Supreme / The Headmaster is **all in all** in the school. |
| ⧍ā§Ē | **An apple of discord** | āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻĻেāϰ āĻŦিāώ⧠| Subject of dispute / The land is **an apple of discord** between two brothers. |
| ⧍ā§Ģ | **Apple of one's eye** | āĻোāĻেāϰ āĻŽāĻŖি / āĻ āϤি āĻāĻĻāϰেāϰ | Very dear / The little girl is the **apple of her father's eye**. |
| ⧍ā§Ŧ | **As it were** | āϝেāύ | So to say / The moon is, **as it were**, the lamp of the night. |
| ⧍⧠| **As regards** | āĻŦিāώā§ে / āϏāĻŽ্āĻŦāύ্āϧে | Concerning / I have nothing to say **as regards** this matter. |
| ā§¨ā§Ž | **At a dead lock** | āĻ āĻāϞ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা | Total standstill / The negotiations are **at a dead lock**. |
| ⧍⧝ | **At a loss** | āĻিংāĻāϰ্āϤāĻŦ্āϝāĻŦিāĻŽূā§ / āĻŦুāĻĻ্āϧিāĻ্āϰāώ্āĻ | Perplexed / He was **at a loss** and could not decide what to do. |
| ā§Šā§Ļ | **At a low ebb** | āĻ āϧঃāĻĒāϤিāϤ / āĻš্āϰাāϏ āĻĒাāĻā§া | Declining / His business is now **at a low ebb**. |
| ā§Šā§§ | **At a stretch** | āĻāĻāĻাāύা | Continuously / He can read for five hours **at a stretch**. |
| ā§Šā§¨ | **At all events** | āϝাāĻ āĻāĻুāĻ āύা āĻেāύ | In any case / **At all events**, I will attend the meeting. |
| ā§Šā§Š | **At arm's length** | āĻĻূāϰে āϰাāĻা | To keep at a distance / Keep bad companies **at arm's length**. |
| ā§Šā§Ē | **At daggers drawn** | āĻā§্āĻāĻšāϏ্āϤ / āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻļāϤ্āϰুāϤা | On the point of fighting / The two neighbors are **at daggers drawn**. |
| ā§Šā§Ģ | **At home in** | āĻĻāĻ্āώ | Expert in / She is **at home in** Mathematics. |
| ā§Šā§Ŧ | **At large** | āϏ্āĻŦাāϧীāύāĻাāĻŦে / āĻŽুāĻ্āϤ | Free / The criminal is still **at large**. |
| ā§Šā§ | **At least** | āĻ āύ্āϤāϤ | At the lowest / You should **at least** try once. |
| ā§Šā§Ž | **At loggersheads** | āĻāϞāĻšে āϞিāĻĒ্āϤ | In strong disagreement / They are **at loggersheads** over the property. |
| ā§Šā§¯ | **At loose ends** | āĻŦেāĻাāϰ / āĻোāύো āĻাāĻে āύিā§োāĻিāϤ āύা āĻĨাāĻা | Idle / After losing his job, he is **at loose ends**. |
| ā§Ēā§Ļ | **At one's beck and call** | āĻāĻ্āĻাāĻŦāĻš āĻšāĻā§া | Ready to obey / The servants are always **at his beck and call**. |
| ā§Ēā§§ | **At one's finger ends** | āύāĻāĻĻāϰ্āĻĒāĻŖে | Thoroughly known / All the rules of grammar are **at his finger ends**. |
| ā§Ē⧍ | **At one's wits' end** | āĻŦুāĻĻ্āϧিāĻšাāϰা | Perplexed / I am **at my wits' end** to solve this puzzle. |
| ā§Ēā§Š | **At random** | āĻŦেāĻĒāϰোā§াāĻাāĻŦে / āĻāϞোāĻŽেāϞোāĻাāĻŦে | Without any aim / He threw stones **at random**. |
| ā§Ēā§Ē | **At sixes and sevens** | āĻāϞোāĻŽেāϞো / āĻŦিāĻļৃāĻ্āĻāϞ | In disorder / The books on the table were **at sixes and sevens**. |
| ā§Ēā§Ģ | **At the eleventh hour** | āĻļেāώ āĻŽুāĻšূāϰ্āϤে | At the last moment / He arrived **at the eleventh hour**. |
| ā§Ēā§Ŧ | **Bad blood** | āĻŽāύোāĻāĻ্āĻ / āĻļāϤ্āϰুāϤা | Ill-feeling / The dispute created **bad blood** between the families. |
| ā§Ēā§ | **Bag and baggage** | āϤāϞ্āĻĒিāϤāϞ্āĻĒাāϏāĻš | With all belongings / They left the house **bag and baggage**. |
| ā§Ēā§Ž | **Be in the driving seat** | āύিā§āύ্āϤ্āϰāĻŖে āĻĨাāĻা | In control of a situation / The new manager is now **in the driving seat**. |
| ā§Ē⧝ | **Bear fruit** | āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻā§া | Produce successful results / His hard work finally **bore fruit**. |
| ā§Ģā§Ļ | **Beggars description** | āĻ āĻŦāϰ্āĻŖāύীā§ āĻšāĻā§া | Defies description / The beauty of the place **beggars description**. |
## ā§Ģā§§ āĻĨেāĻে ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ (Highly Repeated)
| āύং | Idiom / Phrase | āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ (Meaning in Bengali) | English Meaning / Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā§Ģā§§ | **Behind the scenes** | āĻ āύ্āϤāϰাāϞে | Out of public view / He controls the company **behind the scenes**. |
| ā§Ģ⧍ | **Between the devil and the deep blue sea** | āĻāĻā§ āϏংāĻāĻ | Between two dangers / Finding myself in that situation was being **between the devil and the deep blue sea**. |
| ā§Ģā§Š | **Big wig** | āĻāĻŖ্āϝāĻŽাāύ্āϝ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | An important person / Many **big wigs** attended the seminar. |
| ā§Ģā§Ē | **Bird's eye view** | āĻāĻāύāĻāϰ āĻĻেāĻা / āϏ্āĻĨূāϞ āĻĻৃāώ্āĻি | A general overview / We got a **bird's eye view** of the city from the helicopter. |
| ā§Ģā§Ģ | **Birds of a feather** | āĻāĻ āϏ্āĻŦāĻাāĻŦেāϰ āϞোāĻ | People of same nature / **Birds of a feather** flock together. |
| ā§Ģā§Ŧ | **Black sheep** | āĻুāϞাāĻ্āĻাāϰ | Scoundrel / He is the **black sheep** of the family. |
| ā§Ģā§ | **Blue blood** | āĻ āĻিāĻাāϤ āĻŦংāĻļীā§ | Aristocratic birth / She prides herself on her **blue blood**. |
| ā§Ģā§Ž | **Blue ribbon** | āϏāϰ্āĻŦোāĻ্āĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻŽাāύ | Highest prize / Winning the Nobel prize is the **blue ribbon** of science. |
| ā§Ģ⧝ | **Bold from the blue** | āĻŦিāύা āĻŽেāĻে āĻŦāĻ্āϰāĻĒাāϤ | Unexpected calamity / The news of his death came as a **bolt from the blue**. |
| ā§Ŧā§Ļ | **Bona fide** | āĻাঁāĻি / āĻĒ্āϰāĻৃāϤ | Genuine / He is a **bona fide** student of this college. |
| ā§Ŧā§§ | **Bone of contention** | āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻĻেāϰ āĻাāϰāĻŖ | Cause of quarrel / This ancestral property is the **bone of contention**. |
| ā§Ŧ⧍ | **Bosom friend** | āĻ āύ্āϤāϰāĻ্āĻ āĻŦāύ্āϧু | Intimate friend / Jerry was a **bosom friend** of the writer. |
| ā§Ŧā§Š | **Bottom line** | āĻŽূāϞ āĻāĻĨা / āĻāϏāϞ āĻŦিāώ⧠| The most important point / The **bottom line** is we need more funding. |
| ā§Ŧā§Ē | **Bread and butter** | āĻীāĻŦিāĻা | Livelihood / Teaching is his **bread and butter**. |
| ā§Ŧā§Ģ | **Bring to book** | āĻļাāϏ্āϤি āĻĻেāĻā§া | Punish / The criminal should be **brought to book**. |
| ā§Ŧā§Ŧ | **Bring to light** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻāϰা | Disclose / The investigation **brought new facts to light**. |
| ā§Ŧā§ | **Bull market** | āĻাāĻ্āĻা āĻŦাāĻাāϰ (āĻļেā§াāϰ āĻŦাāĻাāϰ) | Rising market / Investors are happy due to the **bull market**. |
| ā§Ŧā§Ž | **Burning a candle at both ends** | āĻ āϤিāϰিāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦা āĻাāĻুāύি āĻāϰা | Overtaxing one's energies / Working day and night is **burning the candle at both ends**. |
| ā§Ŧ⧝ | **By and by** | āĻļীāĻ্āϰāĻ | Slowly / Before long / **By and by** he recovered from his illness. |
| ā§ā§Ļ | **By and large** | āĻŽোāĻেāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ | On the whole / **By and large**, the exhibition was a success. |
| ā§ā§§ | **By dint of** | āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝে / āĻŦāĻĻৌāϞāϤে | By means of / He succeeded **by dint of** hard labor. |
| ā§ā§¨ | **By fits and starts** | āĻ āύিāϝ়āĻŽিāϤāĻাāĻŦে | Irregularly / If you study **by fits and starts**, you will fail. |
| ā§ā§Š | **By hook or by crook** | āϝেāĻোāύো āĻāĻĒাā§ে | By any means / He wants to win the election **by hook or by crook**. |
| ā§ā§Ē | **By leaps and bounds** | āĻ āϤি āĻĻ্āϰুāϤ āĻāϤিāϤে | Rapidly / The population of Dhaka is increasing **by leaps and bounds**. |
| ā§ā§Ģ | **By no means** | āĻোāύোāĻাāĻŦেāĻ āύা | Not at all / This is **by no means** an easy task. |
| ā§ā§Ŧ | **Call it a day** | āϏেāĻĻিāύেāϰ āĻŽāϤো āĻাāĻ āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻāϰা | Stop working for the day / Let's **call it a day**; we are all tired. |
| ā§ā§ | **Call to mind** | āϏ্āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰা | Remember / I cannot **call to mind** your name. |
| ā§ā§Ž | **Capital punishment** | āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝুāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄ | Death penalty / The murderer was awarded **capital punishment**. |
| ā§ā§¯ | **Carry the day** | āĻā§āϞাāĻ āĻāϰা | Win victory / Our team **carried the day** in the final match. |
| ā§Žā§Ļ | **Cast aside** | āĻুā§ে āĻĢেāϞা / āĻŦāϰ্āĻāύ āĻāϰা | Reject / You should **cast aside** all bad habits. |
| ā§Žā§§ | **Catch red handed** | āĻšাāϤেāύাāϤে āϧāϰা | Catch in the act of doing something wrong / The thief was **caught red handed**. |
| ā§Žā§¨ | **Cats and dogs** | āĻŽুāώāϞāϧাāϰে | Heavily (rain) / It has been raining **cats and dogs** since morning. |
| ā§Žā§Š | **Chicken hearted** | āĻাāĻĒুāϰুāώ | Cowardly / A **chicken hearted** person cannot join the army. |
| ā§Žā§Ē | **Cock and bull story** | āĻāώাāĻĸ়ে āĻāϞ্āĻĒ / āĻাঁāĻাāĻুāϰি āĻāϞ্āĻĒ | Absurd story / Don't tell me a **cock and bull story**. |
| ā§Žā§Ģ | **Cold shoulder** | āĻāĻĻাāϏীāύāϤা | Deliberate unfriendliness / She gave me a **cold shoulder** at the party. |
| ā§Žā§Ŧ | **Come to light** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻাāĻļ āĻĒাāĻā§া | To be revealed / The truth will **come to light** soon. |
| ā§Žā§ | **Cope with** | āĻŽাāύিā§ে āύেāĻā§া | Tolerate / Manage / It is difficult to **cope with** the changing situations. |
| ā§Žā§Ž | **Crocodile tears** | āĻŽাā§াāĻাāύ্āύা | False tears / She shed **crocodile tears** at her stepmother's death. |
| ā§Žā§¯ | **Cry in the wilderness** | āĻ āϰāĻŖ্āϝে āϰোāĻĻāύ (āĻŦৃāĻĨা āĻেāώ্āĻা) | A useless protest / His appeal for justice was a **cry in the wilderness**. |
| ⧝ā§Ļ | **Crying need** | āĻāϰুāϰি āĻĒ্āϰā§োāĻāύ | Urgent necessity / Digital security is a **crying need** today. |
| ⧝⧧ | **Dark horse** | āĻ āĻĒāϰিāĻিāϤ āĻুāĻŖী āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি / āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāϤ্āϝাāĻļিāϤ āĻŦিāĻā§ী | Unexpected winner / He proved to be a **dark horse** in the election. |
| ⧝⧍ | **Dead language** | āĻ āĻŦāϞুāĻĒ্āϤ āĻাāώা | A language no longer spoken / Sanskrit is a **dead language**. |
| ā§¯ā§Š | **Dead letter** | āĻ āĻāϞ āύিā§āĻŽ / āĻāĻāύ āϝা āĻāĻāύ āĻāϰ āĻাāϰ্āϝāĻāϰ āύ⧠| Law not in force / The old rule is now a **dead letter**. |
| ⧝ā§Ē | **De facto** | āĻŦাāϏ্āϤāĻŦে | In reality / He is the **de facto** ruler of the country. |
| ⧝ā§Ģ | **De jure** | āĻāĻāύāĻāϤāĻাāĻŦে | By right / According to law / She is the **de jure** owner of the land. |
| ⧝ā§Ŧ | **Die in harness** | āĻāϰ্āĻŽāϰāϤ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨাā§ āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া | Die while in service / The officer **died in harness**. |
| ⧝⧠| **Do away with** | āĻŦāϰ্āĻāύ āĻāϰা / āĻĻূāϰ āĻāϰা | Abolish / We must **do away with** child labor. |
| ā§¯ā§Ž | **Dog days** | āĻŦāĻāϰেāϰ āĻāώ্āĻŖāϤāĻŽ āϏāĻŽā§ | Hottest days / We prefer staying indoors during the **dog days**. |
| ⧝⧝ | **Draw the line** | āϏীāĻŽা āύিāϰ্āϧাāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰা | Set a limit / You must **draw the line** somewhere regarding expenses. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ | **Every now and then** | āĻŽাāĻে āĻŽাāĻে | Occasionally / He visits his village **every now and then**. |
## ā§§ā§Ļā§§ āĻĨেāĻে ā§§ā§Ģā§Ļ (Bank & BCS Special)
| āύং | Idiom / Phrase | āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ (Meaning in Bengali) | English Meaning / Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā§§ā§Ļā§§ | **Face value** | āĻŦাāĻš্āϝিāĻ āϰূāĻĒ / āĻāĻĒাāϤ āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ | Superficial appearance / Don't accept everything at **face value**. |
| ā§§ā§Ļ⧍ | **Fall flat** | āύিāώ্āĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻā§া / āĻĢāϞāĻĒ্āϰāϏূ āύা āĻšāĻā§া | Fail to produce effect / His advice **fell flat** on the boy. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Š | **Far and wide** | āϏāϰ্āĻŦāϤ্āϰ | Everywhere / His fame spread **far and wide**. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Ē | **Few and far between** | āĻāĻĻাāĻিā§ / āĻুāĻŦ āĻāĻŽ | Rarely / His visits to our home are **few and far between**. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Ģ | **Fight shy of** | āĻā§িā§ে āĻāϞা | Avoid / Why do you **fight shy of** your old friends? |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Ŧ | **First and foremost** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāϧাāύ | Chiefly / Our **first and foremost** duty is to study. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§ | **Fish in troubled waters** | āĻŦিāĻļৃāĻ্āĻāϞ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨাāϰ āϏুāϝোāĻ āύেāĻā§া | Take advantage of a disturbed situation / Political parties try to **fish in troubled waters**. |
| ā§§ā§Ļā§Ž | **Flesh and blood** | āϰāĻ্āϤāĻŽাংāϏেāϰ āĻļāϰীāϰ / āĻŽাāύুāώ | Human nature / **Flesh and blood** cannot bear such insults. |
| ā§§ā§Ļ⧝ | **Fly in the face of** | āĻ āĻŽাāύ্āϝ āĻāϰা | Defy / Boldly oppose / Do not **fly in the face of** your parents' wishes. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Ļ | **For good** | āĻিāϰāϤāϰে | Permanently / He left the country **for good**. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§§ | **From hand to mouth** | āĻĻিāύ āĻāύে āĻĻিāύ āĻাā§ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা | Live from day to day / The poor family lives **from hand to mouth**. |
| ⧧⧧⧍ | **Gala day** | āĻā§āϏāĻŦেāϰ āĻĻিāύ | A festive day / Pohela Boishakh is a **gala day** for Bengalis. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Š | **Get rid of** | āĻŽুāĻ্āϤি āĻĒাāĻā§া | To be free from / Try to **get rid of** smoking. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Ē | **Gift of the gab** | āĻŦাāĻāĻĒāĻুāϤা | Talent for speaking / A politician must have the **gift of the gab**. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Ģ | **Give up the ghost** | āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া | Die / The old man **gave up the ghost** last night. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Ŧ | **Golden mean** | āĻŽāϧ্āϝāĻĒāύ্āĻĨা | Middle course / Choosing the **golden mean** is always safer. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§ | **Green horn** | āĻ āύāĻিāĻ্āĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | Inexperienced person / Don't trust him with this job, he is a **green horn**. |
| ā§§ā§§ā§Ž | **Halcyon days** | āĻļাāύ্āϤিāĻŽā§ āĻŦা āϏুāĻŦāϰ্āĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§ | Peaceful days / I often remember the **halcyon days** of my childhood. |
| ⧧⧧⧝ | **Hand in glove** | āĻুāĻŦ āĻāύিāώ্āĻ / āϝোāĻāϏাāĻāĻļ | In close association / The thieves were **hand in glove** with the police. |
| ⧧⧍ā§Ļ | **Hard and fast** | āĻŦাঁāϧাāϧāϰা | Rigid / Fixed / There is no **hard and fast** rule in this matter. |
| ⧧⧍⧧ | **Hard up** | āĻ āĻাāĻŦāĻ্āϰāϏ্āϤ | Short of money / He is **hard up** these days. |
| ⧧⧍⧍ | **Heart and soul** | āĻĒ্āϰাāĻŖāĻĒāĻŖ / āϏāϰ্āĻŦাāύ্āϤঃāĻāϰāĻŖে | Earnestly / He tried **heart and soul** to get the job. |
| ā§§ā§¨ā§Š | **High time** | āĻāĻĒāϝুāĻ্āϤ āϏāĻŽā§ (āϝা āĻĒাāϰ āĻšā§ে āϝাāĻ্āĻে) | Right time / It is **high time** we changed our bad habits. |
| ⧧⧍ā§Ē | **Hold water** | āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώাā§ āĻিāĻে āĻĨাāĻা / āϝুāĻ্āϤিāϝুāĻ্āϤ āĻšāĻā§া | Stand examination / His argument does not **hold water**. |
| ⧧⧍ā§Ģ | **Hot water** | āĻাāĻŽেāϞা āĻŦা āĻŦিāĻĒāĻĻে āĻĒā§া | Trouble / He got into **hot water** for his misbehavior. |
| ⧧⧍ā§Ŧ | **In a fix** | āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϧাāĻĻ্āĻŦāύ্āĻĻ্āĻŦ / āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§ āĻĒā§া | In a dilemma / I am **in a fix** what to do. |
| ⧧⧍⧠| **In a hurry** | āϤাā§াāĻšুā§ো āĻāϰা | Hasty / He left the office **in a hurry**. |
| ā§§ā§¨ā§Ž | **In a nutshell** | āϏংāĻ্āώেāĻĒে | Briefly / Tell me the story **in a nutshell**. |
| ⧧⧍⧝ | **In black and white** | āϞিāĻিāϤāĻাāĻŦে | In writing / Give your statement **in black and white**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Ļ | **In cold blood** | āĻ াāĻŖ্āĻĄা āĻŽাāĻĨাā§ (āĻĒāϰিāĻāϞ্āĻĒিāϤāĻাāĻŦে) | Deliberately / Ruthlessly / The murder was committed **in cold blood**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§§ | **In full swing** | āĻĒুāϰোāĻĻāĻŽে | At its height / The exam preparation is **in full swing**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§¨ | **In lieu of** | āĻĒāϰিāĻŦāϰ্āϤে | Instead of / He took Arabic **in lieu of** Sanskrit. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Š | **In no time** | āĻোāĻেāϰ āĻĒāϞāĻে / āĻ āϤি āĻĻ্āϰুāϤ | Very quickly / The ambulance arrived **in no time**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Ē | **In order to** | āĻāĻĻ্āĻĻেāĻļ্āϝে | For the purpose of / He studied hard **in order to** pass. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Ģ | **In search of** | āϏāύ্āϧাāύে | Looking for / They went **in search of** food. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Ŧ | **In the blues** | āĻŦিāώāĻŖ্āĻŖ āĻŦা āĻŦিāώাāĻĻāĻ্āϰāϏ্āϤ | Depressed / She has been **in the blues** since yesterday. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§ | **In the long run** | āĻĒāϰিāĻŖাāĻŽে / āĻ āĻŦāĻļেāώে | Ultimately / In the end / The honest man prospers **in the long run**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§Ž | **In common** | āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āĻŦৈāĻļিāώ্āĻ্āϝ āĻĨাāĻা | Shared / The two sisters have many traits **in common**. |
| ā§§ā§Šā§¯ | **In total** | āϏāϰ্āĻŦāĻŽোāĻ | Altogether / There were fifty students **in total**. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Ļ | **In vogue** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻāϞিāϤ | In fashion / This design is no longer **in vogue**. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§§ | **Ins and outs** | āĻুঁāĻিāύাāĻি āϏāĻŦ āĻিāĻু | Full details / I know the **ins and outs** of the matter. |
| ā§§ā§Ē⧍ | **Irony of fate** | āĻাāĻ্āϝেāϰ āĻĒāϰিāĻšাāϏ | Misfortune / By the **irony of fate**, the rich man became a beggar. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Š | **Jack of all trades** | āϏāĻŦ āĻাāĻে āĻšাāϤ āĻĻেāĻā§া āĻŽাāύুāώ (āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻোāύোāĻিāϤেāĻ āĻāϏ্āϤাāĻĻ āύā§) | One who knows a little of everything / He is a **jack of all trades**, master of none. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Ē | **Kith and kin** | āϰāĻ্āϤāϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻীāϝ় āĻāϤ্āĻŽীāϝ় | Blood relations / He invited all his **kith and kin**. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Ģ | **Lame excuse** | āĻŦাāĻে āĻ āĻুāĻšাāϤ | Poor excuse / Don't give me a **lame excuse** for being late. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Ŧ | **Laughing stock** | āĻšাāϏ্āϝাāϏ্āĻĒāĻĻ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŦāϏ্āϤু | Object of ridicule / His foolish behavior made him a **laughing stock**. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§ | **Leave no stone unturned** | āĻোāύো āĻেāώ্āĻাāϰ āϤ্āϰুāĻি āύা āĻāϰা | Try every possible means / He **left no stone unturned** to get the scholarship. |
| ā§§ā§Ēā§Ž | **Lion's share** | āϏিংāĻšāĻাāĻ / āϏāĻŦāĻেā§ে āĻŦā§ āĻ ংāĻļ | Major part / The leader took the **lion's share** of the profit. |
| ā§§ā§Ē⧝ | **Loaves and fishes** | āĻাāĻāϤিāĻ āĻŦা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻāϤ āϞাāĻ | Material benefits / Many people join politics for **loaves and fishes**. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Ļ | **Look forward to** | āĻāĻ্āϰāĻšেāϰ āϏাāĻĨে āĻ āĻĒেāĻ্āώা āĻāϰা | Expect with pleasure / I am **looking forward to** hearing from you. |
## ā§§ā§Ģā§§ āĻĨেāĻে ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ (Advanced & Recent Trends)
| āύং | Idiom / Phrase | āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ (Meaning in Bengali) | English Meaning / Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ā§§ā§Ģā§§ | **Maiden speech** | āĻĒ্āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻ্āϤৃāϤা | First speech / His **maiden speech** in parliament was praised. |
| ā§§ā§Ģ⧍ | **Make both ends meet** | āĻā§-āĻŦ্āϝā§েāϰ āϏāĻŽāϤা āϰāĻ্āώা āĻāϰা | Live within income / It is hard for a poor man to **make both ends meet**. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Š | **Make up one's mind** | āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āύেāĻā§া | Decide / She **made up her mind** to study abroad. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Ē | **Man of mark** | āĻŦিāĻ্āϝাāϤ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | Distinguished person / Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a **man of mark**. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Ģ | **Mare's nest** | āĻোā§াāϰ āĻĄিāĻŽ (āĻুāĻāĻŦ / āĻ āϏ্āϤিāϤ্āĻŦāĻšীāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤু) | A false discovery / The rumor proved to be a **mare's nest**. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Ŧ | **Null and void** | āĻŦাāϤিāϞ | Invalid / The old agreement is now **null and void**. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§ | **Of course** | āĻ āĻŦāĻļ্āϝāĻ | Naturally / **Of course**, I will help you. |
| ā§§ā§Ģā§Ž | **On the eve of** | āĻĒ্āϰাāĻ্āĻাāϞে | Just before / The President resigned **on the eve of** the election. |
| ā§§ā§Ģ⧝ | **On the spur of the moment** | āĻোāύো āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦ āĻিāύ্āϤা āĻাā§াāĻ / āĻŽুāĻšূāϰ্āϤেāϰ āĻāϤ্āϤেāĻāύাā§ | Without previous thought / He made the decision **on the spur of the moment**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ļ | **Once in a blue moon** | āĻāĻĻাāĻিāϤ / āĻুāĻŦ āĻŦিāϰāϞ | Very rarely / He comes here **once in a blue moon**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§§ | **Open secret** | āϝে āĻোāĻĒāύ āĻŦিāώ⧠āϏāĻŦাāĻ āĻাāύে | A secret known to all / Their corruption is an **open secret**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧ⧍ | **Out of date** | āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāĻāϞিāϤ / āϏেāĻেāϞে | Obsolete / This technology is now **out of date**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Š | **Out of order** | āĻŦিāĻāϞ / āύāώ্āĻ | Not working / The lift is **out of order**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ē | **Out of pocket** | āĻাāĻা-āĻĒā§āϏাāĻšীāύ / āĻাāϞি āĻĒāĻেāĻ | Having no money / I am completely **out of pocket** this month. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ģ | **Out of sorts** | āĻŽৃāĻĻু āĻ āϏুāϏ্āĻĨ / āĻিāĻāĻিāĻে āĻŽেāĻাāĻ | Slightly unwell / He is feeling **out of sorts** today. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ŧ | **Out of the question** | āĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻāĻŦ | Impossible / Going on a vacation now is **out of the question**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§ | **Over and over again** | āĻŦাāϰāĻŦাāϰ | Repeatedly / Read this passage **over and over again**. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧā§Ž | **Part and parcel** | āĻ āĻŦিāĻ্āĻেāĻĻ্āϝ āĻ ংāĻļ | An integral part / Discipline is **part and parcel** of army life. |
| ā§§ā§Ŧ⧝ | **Pass away** | āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāĻā§া | Die / The old woman **passed away** peacefully. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Ļ | **Past master** | āĻāϏ্āϤাāĻĻ / āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻ্āĻ | Expert / He is a **past master** in playing chess. |
| ā§§ā§ā§§ | **Pay lip service** | āĻŽুāĻে āĻাāϞো āĻāĻĨা āĻŦāϞা āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻাāĻে āύা āĻĻেāĻাāύো | Insincere devotion / Many leaders just **pay lip service** to the poor. |
| ā§§ā§ā§¨ | **Pen and ink** | āϞেāĻাāϞেāĻি | Writing / He put his thoughts down in **pen and ink**. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Š | **Pin money** | āϏ্āϤ্āϰীāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻাāĻা | Allowance made to a lady for her private expenses / He gives his wife some **pin money** every month. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Ē | **Pros and cons** | āĻুঁāĻিāύাāĻি / āĻাāϞো-āĻŽāύ্āĻĻ āĻĻুāĻ āĻĻিāĻ | Advantages and disadvantages / Consider the **pros and cons** before choosing a career. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Ģ | **Rank and file** | āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āϏৈāύিāĻ āĻŦা āĻāϰ্āĻŽী | Common people / Ordinary members / The **rank and file** of the party revolted. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Ŧ | **Red handed** | āĻšাāϤেāύাāϤে | In the act of committing a crime / The robber was caught **red handed**. |
| ā§§ā§ā§ | **Red letter day** | āϏ্āĻŽāϰāĻŖীā§ āĻŦা āĻāύāύ্āĻĻেāϰ āĻĻিāύ | A memorable day / 16th December is a **red letter day** for us. |
| ā§§ā§ā§Ž | **Red tape** | āĻāĻŽāϞাāϤাāύ্āϤ্āϰিāĻ āĻāĻিāϞāϤা | Bureaucratic delay / The project was delayed due to **red tape**. |
| ā§§ā§ā§¯ | **Right and left** | āϏāĻŦ āĻাā§āĻাā§ / āύিāϰ্āĻŦিāĻাāϰে | Indiscriminately / He was spending money **right and left**. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Ļ | **Round the clock** | āĻĻিāύāϰাāϤ ⧍ā§Ē āĻāĻŖ্āĻা | All day and night / The doctors worked **round the clock** to save the patient. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§§ | **Royal road** | āϏāĻšāĻ āĻĒāĻĨ | Easy way / There is no **royal road** to learning. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§¨ | **Run counter to** | āĻŦিāϰোāϧিāϤা āĻāϰা / āĻāϞ্āĻো āĻšāĻā§া | Contradict / Your actions **run counter to** your words. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Š | **Safe and sound** | āĻŦāĻšাāϞ āϤāĻŦিā§āϤে / āĻ āĻ্āώāϤ āĻļāϰীāϰে | Unhurt / Secure / They returned home **safe and sound**. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Ē | **Scapegoat** | āĻŦāϞিāϰ āĻĒাঁāĻ া (āĻ āύ্āϝেāϰ āĻĻোāώ āύিāĻেāϰ āĻাā§ে āύেāĻā§া) | One made to bear the blame for others / He was made a **scapegoat** for the team's failure. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Ģ | **Scot free** | āĻļাāϏ্āϤি āύা āĻĒেā§ে āĻŦেঁāĻে āϝাāĻā§া | Without punishment / The criminal escaped **scot free**. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Ŧ | **Silver lining** | āĻ āύ্āϧāĻাāϰেāϰ āĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻāĻļাāϰ āĻāϞো | A hopeful sign in a bad situation / Every cloud has a **silver lining**. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§ | **Sine die** | āĻ āύিāϰ্āĻĻিāώ্āĻāĻাāϞেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ | Indefinitely / The meeting was adjourned **sine die**. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§Ž | **Skin flint** | āĻৃāĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | A miser / He is such a **skin flint** that he never treats anyone. |
| ā§§ā§Žā§¯ | **Slow coach** | āĻ āϞāϏ āĻŦা āϧীāϰāĻāϤিāϰ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি | A lazy person / You are a **slow coach**; move faster! |
| ⧧⧝ā§Ļ | **Smell a rat** | āϏāύ্āĻĻেāĻš āĻāϰা | Suspect something wrong / I **smell a rat** in his sudden kindness. |
| ⧧⧝⧧ | **Snake in the grass** | āĻোāĻĒāύ āĻļāϤ্āϰু | Secret enemy / Beware of him, he is a **snake in the grass**. |
| ⧧⧝⧍ | **Square meal** | āĻĒেāĻāĻāϰা āĻাāĻŦাāϰ | Full meal / The beggar cannot get even one **square meal** a day. |
| ā§§ā§¯ā§Š | **Status quo** | āĻŦāϰ্āϤāĻŽাāύ āĻ āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨা | The existing state of affairs / Both countries agreed to maintain the **status quo** at the border. |
| ⧧⧝ā§Ē | **Stone's throw** | āĻুāĻŦ āĻাāĻে | Very near / The school is at a **stone's throw** from our house. |
| ⧧⧝ā§Ģ | **Swan song** | āĻļেāώ āĻাāĻ āĻŦা āĻļেāώ āĻীāϰ্āϤি | Last work / This poetry collection is the poet's **swan song**. |
| ⧧⧝ā§Ŧ | **Take into account** | āĻŦিāĻŦেāĻāύা āĻāϰা | Consider / You must **take into account** his financial condition. |
| ⧧⧝⧠| **Take one to task** | āϤিāϰāϏ্āĻাāϰ āĻāϰা / āĻāĻŦাāĻŦāĻĻিāĻšি āĻāϰাāύো | Scold / Rebuke / The teacher **took the boy to task** for his negligence. |
| ā§§ā§¯ā§Ž | **Through thick and thin** | āĻাāϞো āĻ āĻŽāύ্āĻĻ āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§েāĻ | Under all conditions / True friends stand by each other **through thick and thin**. |
| ⧧⧝⧝ | **To the backbone** | āĻšাā§ে āĻšাā§ে / āĻĒুāϰোāĻĒুāϰি | Thoroughly / He is an honest politician **to the backbone**. |
| ⧍ā§Ļā§Ļ | **White elephant** | āĻĻাāĻŽি āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻ āĻেāĻো āĻŦা āϞোāĻāϏাāύি āĻŦāϏ্āϤু | Costly but useless possession / The old luxury car proved to be a **white elephant** for him. |
### āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώাāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻিāĻু āĻাāϰ্āϝāĻাāϰী āĻিāĻĒāϏ:
ā§§. **Context āĻŦা āĻŦাāĻ্āϝ āĻŽāύে āϰাāĻুāύ:** āĻļুāϧু āĻŽুāĻāϏ্āĻĨ āύা āĻāϰে āĻংāϰেāĻি āĻāĻĻাāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻŦাāĻ্āϝāĻি āĻেā§াāϞ āĻāϰāϞে āĻĒāϰীāĻ্āώাāϰ āĻ āĻĒāĻļāύ āĻāϞিāĻŽিāύেāĻ (Eliminate) āĻāϰা āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšā§।
⧍. **Synonyms āϞāĻ্āώ্āϝ āĻāϰুāύ:** āĻ āύেāĻ āϏāĻŽā§ āϏāϰাāϏāϰি āĻŦাংāϞা āĻ āϰ্āĻĨ āύা āĻāϏে āĻংāϰেāĻিāϤে āĻাāĻাāĻাāĻি āĻ āϰ্āĻĨেāϰ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ (āϝেāĻŽāύ: *At a loss* āĻāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ *Perplexed* āĻŦা *Puzzled*) āĻাāύāϤে āĻাāĻā§া āĻšā§।












