1. End in smoke- fail.
2. Fall flat-have no effect.
3. Fight shy -avoid.
4. Fish out of water- in an uneasy
situation.
5. Fish in a troubled water- unmatched.
6. Far and wide-everywhere.
7. Flesh and blood-human body.
For good-for ever.
For good-for ever.
8. From hand to mouth- live by hard labour.
9. From A to Z- from the beginning to the
end.
10. Gala day- a day of festival.
Get rid of – be free from.
Get rid of – be free from.
11. Gift of the gab-power of delivering
speech.
12. Hard and fast- rigid.
13. Hard nut to crack- a difficult problem.
14. Head and ears- complete.
15. Heart and soul- with all energy.
16. Hold energy- be effective.
17. Hold good- apply.
18. Hue and cry- a noise.
19. Hush money- bribe money.
20. In time- in proper time.
21. In order to- with a view to.
22. In lieu of- instead of.
23. In black and white (in writing)
24. In cold blood- without provocation.
25. In no time-soon.
26. In the nick of time-in right time.
27. Ins and outs- full details.
28. In vogue-in fashion.
29. In force-in activity .
30. In a nut shell-very briefly.
31. In a hurry- very quickly.
32. In the mean time- in the time between.
33. In one’s teen- between 13 and 19 years of
age.
34. In the long run- ultimately .
35. In vain-fruitless.
36. Irony of fate – by bad luck.
37. Lion’s share -major part.
38. Lame excuse- bad plea.
39. Kith and kin- near relatives.
40. Maiden speech- first speech.
41. Man of letters-a scholar.
42. Man of straw- worthless man.
43. Make both ends meet- live within means.
44. Nip in the bud- destroy in the initial.
45. Null and void-invalid.
46. Now an then – occasionally.
47. Of curse – sure.
48. On the contrary- on the other hand.
49. On the wane- declining.
50. On the whole- after all.
51. On the spure of the moment- under the
impulse.
52. Out of date- out of fashion.
53. Out of the wood- free from danger.
54. Out of doors-outside.
55. Out of sorts- not well.
56. Out of order-defective.
57. Out of temper- angry.
58. Part and parcel- an integral part.
59. Pros and cons- details.
60. Rank and file- common men.
61. Red letter day- memorable day.
62. Red tape- official fomalities.
63. Read between the lines- understand the
significance.
64. Round the clock- twenty four hours.
65. Set free- liberate.
66. Slow coach- one who is lazy.
67. Slip of the pen- slight mistake in
writing.
68. Slip of the tongue- a slight mistake in
speaking.
69. Square meal- full meal.
70. Stone’s throw- within very short
distance. Take to heart – cut to the quick.
71. Take to one’s heels – to run away.
72. Three R’s- elementary education.
73. To and fro-hither and thither.
74. Take one to task- rebuke.
75. Tooth and nail- strongly.
76. To the backbone- to the core.
77. To the contrary- against what some one
had said.
78. To the letter- in all details.
79. Turn over a new leaf- begin a new phase
of life.
80. Turn down- refuse.
81. Up and doing- active.
82. Ups and downs- rise and fall.
83. White elephant- a costly unprofitable
undertaking.
84. Weal and woe- joy and sorrow.
85. Wild goose chase- useless pursuit.
86. Widow’s mite- small contribution of a
poor man
87. Subject to (অধীন) Man is subject to death.
88. Sine die (অনির্দিষ্ট কাল) - The college was closed for sine die.
89. Shoulder to shoulder (সবাই মিলেমিশে)We should do work shoulder to shoulder .
91. Stand by (সমর্থন করা ) I shall stand by you in time of danger.
92. set fire to (আগুন লাগানো) - The angry mob set fire to many cars.
93. See the light (জন্ম গ্রহণ করা) - Many children see the light every hour in Bangladesh.
94. Safe and sound (নিরাপদে)- I reached my destination safe and sound.
95. Run a risk (ঝুঁকি নেওয়া) - He ran a risk in the business and was profited.
96. Right and left (এলো পাতাড়ি) - The teacher caned the boy right and left.
97. Rise and fall (উত্থান - পতন ) - There is rise and fall in every man's life.
98. Take after (একই রকম হওয়া) - The girl takes after her mother.
99. Take heart (সাহস করা) - We should take heart in any kind of danger.
100.
Step by step (ক্রমশঃ) - He advanced step by step.
101.
Summer friends (সু সময়ের বন্ধু) - Summer friends remain away in time of danger.
102.
Strike work (ধর্মঘট করা) - The drivers have struck work.
103.
So and so (এরকম থাকা) I asked him how he was and he replied that he was so and so.
104.
Slow and steady (ধীর স্থির ব্যক্তি)- A proverb goes that slow and steady wins the race.
105.
Slow coach (অলস ব্যক্তি) - A slow coach man can never shine in life.
106.
Slip of tongue (মুখ ফসকে উক্তি বের হওয়া) - He made a slip of the tongue in his speech.
107.
1.Yellow dog (হীন ব্যক্তি) - A yellow dog is always hated by all.
108.
Without fail (অবশ্যই) - You must attend
the meeting without fail.Worthy of (যোগ্য) - He is worthy of a good job.
109.
With a view to (উদ্দেশ্য)- He goes to college with a
view to attending the class.
110.
Well up (সুপন্ডিত)- Dr. Shahidullah was well-up in Bengali language.
111.
well-to-do (সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ) - He was
not born in a well-to-do family.
112.
Well off (স্বচ্ছল) - Jim and Della were not well off.
113.
Victim of (বলি)- He is a victim
of circumstances.
114.
Under age (অপ্রাপ্ত বয়স্ক)- He could not
cast his vote because he was under age.
115.
Upper hand (প্রধান্য) - He got the upper hand in
the selection.
116.
Up to (পর্যন্ত) - I have done the exercises up to page 40.
117.
Up-to-date (আধুনিক) - Now-a-days ladies are very
up to date.
118.
Ups and downs (উত্থান পতন)- There is ups and downs in a man's life.
119.
To the back bone (হাড়ে হাড়ে) - The boy is wicked to the backbone.
120.
To the point (সঠিক)- The boy answered the question to the point.
121.
To the utmost (যথাসাধ্য)- I tried to the utmost of my
ability to have a job.
122.
To the brim (কানায় কানায়) - The river was full to the brim.
123.
To go to the dogs (গোল্লায় গোল্লায়)- He has gone to
the dogs by keeping evil company.
124.
Through and through (পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খু রুপে)- He read the poem
through and through.
125.
Silver tongue (মিষ্ঠ ভাষী)- He is a man of silver tongue.
