Idioms and Phrases (part 1 of 2): Idioms Meaning Sentence Above all সর্বোপরি Above all, he is a good man. Above board সংশয়হীনভাবে নির্দোষ His activities are open and above board Achilles’ heel দুর্বলতা Hankering for votes is the Achilles’ heel of the leaders of our country All but প্রায় The poor villagers are all but ruined Apple of discord বিবাদের বিষয় The land has become an apple of discord between the two brothers At a loss হতবুদ্ধি, কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় I am now at a loss and don’t know the solution. At all events যাই ঘটুকনা কেন I shall stand by him at all events At bay কোনঠাসা The tiger was at bay in the bush At one’s finger ends নখদর্পণে All these facts are his fingers ends. At daggers drawn শত্রুতা The two children are at daggers drawn now. At one’s wit ‘s end হতবুদ্ধি He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do. At stake বিপদে পড়া His life is at a stake now. Bad blood মনোমালিন্য Now there is a bad blood between the two sisters. Beat about the bush কাজের কথা না বলে আজেবাজে কথা বলা Please come to the point without beating about the bush Birds of feather একরকম স্বভাবের লোক Birds of feather flock together Black sheep কুলাঙ্গার He is a black sheep for the family. By all means সর্বপ্রকারে Try to complete it by all means By fits and starts মাঝেমাঝে He works by fits and starts By hook or by crook যেকোনমূল্যে You must do this work by hook or by crook By leaps and bounds অতি দ্রুত গতিতে The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds Bid fair ভালো কিছু আশা করা He bids fair to be a good doctor Big gun নেতৃস্থানীয় ব্যক্তি The man behind the police is a big gun of our locality Bird’s eye view মোটামুটিধারণা He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken are from an airplane Bone of connection বিবাদের বিষয় The paternal property is the bone of contention among the family members. Book worm গ্রন্থকীট Don’t be a book worm. Bring to book শাস্তি দেওয়া The students should be bring to book for their misconduct Build castle in the air আকাশ কুসুম রচনা করা Don’t waste your time in building castle in the air Breathe one’s last মারা যাওয়া The old man breathes his last on Sunday last. Call to mind স্মরণ করা I cannot call to mind your cell number Call in question সন্দেহ করা No one can call his honesty in question Carry the day জয়লাভ করা The boys carried the day in the debate competition Chip of the old block বাপকা বেটা Mr. Mukherjee is the chip of the old block Crying need জরুরী Mass education is a crying need for India Crocodile tears মায়াকান্না He shed crocodile tears at our misery Cock and bull story আষাঢ়ে গল্প You must be ashamed of your cock and bull story Cut a sorry figure খারাপ ফল করা He cuts a sorry figure in the examination Cut to the quick মর্মাহত হওয়া I was cut to the quick by his birds D-F Idioms Meaning Sentence Dead against তীব্র বিরোধী I am dead against his proposal Dead language যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language. Dead of night মধ্যরাত্রি The robbers broke into the house at head of night Die in harness কর্মরত অবস্থায় মারা যাওয়া Dr. Sen died in harness Do yeoman’s service বিশেষ উপকার করা Freedom fighters have done yeoman’s service for country. End in smoke ব্যর্থ হওয়া All his plans ended in smoke. Fall flat ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া My advice feels flat on him. Fight shy এড়িয়ে চলা Why do you fight shy of your teacher? Fish out of water অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থা When he came to the village , he felt like fish out of water Fish in a troubled water এলোমেলো অবস্থার সুযোগ নেয়া He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water Far and wide সর্বত্র His fame spread far and wide Flesh and blood রক্তমাংসের শরীর Flesh and blood cannot bear with these such insults For good চিরদিনের জন্য He left the house for good From hand to mouth দিন আনে দিন খায় The poor man live from hand to mouth