Some Important Ideoms and Phrases for Memorizing
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Part-1
ABC :(প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) You have no ABC in English.
A bed of roses (ফুল শয্যা) Life is not a bed of roses.
At finger’s end: (নখদর্পনে) The matter is at my finger’s end.
As if: (যেন)She talked as if she is a doctor.
At all: (আদৌ) He does not go to school at all.
At home(দক্ষ)You are at home in English.
At least: (কমপক্ষে)He is at least a graduate.
At one’s wit’s end: (হতবুদ্ধি) I was at my wit’s end then.
A jaundiced eye: (বিদ্বেষ ভরা চোখ) He is a jaundiced eyed man.
A jail bird: (জেল ঘুঘু)He is a jail bird.
All in all: (সর্বে সর্বা) He is all in all in the office.
All on/of a sudden: (হঠাৎ) He came in the all on a sudden.
A bed of thorn: (কন্টকাকীর্ণ) Human life is a bed thorns.
Above all: (অধিকন্তু)Above all he is an honest man.
After all: (মোটের উপর) After all he is a good man.
All along: (সব সময়)All along I stayed there.
At daggers drawn: (ভীষণ শত্রুতা) The two brothers are at dagger’s drawn now.
A black sheep: (পালের গোদা) Robi is a black sheep in the society.
According to: (অনুসারে) Do according to your duty.
A fish out of water: (প্রতিকূল অবস্থা) Now I feel me a fish out of water.
A fool’s paradise: (বোকার স্বর্গ) One should not live in a fool’s paradise.
A far cry: (পার্থক্য) There is a far cry between you and Matin.
Part-2
A gala day: (আনন্দের দিন) 16TH December is a gala day for us.
At stake: (বিপন্ন)His life is at stake now.
At sixes and sevens: (এলোমেলো)The room is at sixes and sevens now.
At large: (স্বাধীন)The birds fly at large in the sky.
At last: (অবশেষে)At last they reached to the station.
A man of letters: (পন্ডিত ব্যক্তি) He is a man of letters.
At a glance: (চোখের নিমিষে)I looked at the tree at a glance.
At the top of: (সর্বোচ্চ স্বরে)He shouted at the top of his voice.
At random: (উদ্দেশ্যহীন) Buses ply at random.
At the eleventh hour: (শেষ মুহূর্তে)He met me at the eleventh hour.
All the same: (একই কথা)It is all the same to me whether he comes or mot.
Apple of discord: (বিবাদের বিষয়) The land is the apple of discord among the villagers.
As to: (মত) I told him everything as to the boy.
As well as: (আরও) He as well as his brother has committed the crime.
As soon as: (যত শীঘ্রই) Please reply to me as soon as you can.
As regards: (সম্পর্কে) As regards her I know nothing.
At a dead lock: (অচলবস্থা)At present the factory is at a dead lock.
At long last: (অবশেষে) long last he returned to his native village.
A man of word: (এক কথার লোক )Noor Alam is a man of word.
A man of parts: (পন্ডিত ব্যক্তি) Sher-E-Bangla was a man of parts.
A means of: (মাধ্যম) Rice is not only means of food in our country.
A narrow escape: (সামান্যের থেকে রক্ষা পাওয়া) We had a narrow escape from an imminent accident.
A rainy day: (দুর্যোগের দিন)Now he passes a rainy day.
A slow coach: (অলস ব্যক্তি)Adam Ali is a slow coach.
A square meal: (ভরপেটে আহার)The poor can not afford a square meal daily.
All over: (সর্বত্র)His fame spread all over.
Apart from: (এছাড়া)Apart from this book I have another .
.Apple of one’s eye: (চোখের মণি)Being only son Javed is the apple of his mother.
Aware of: (অবগত)I am aware of water pollution.
Part-3
All but: (প্রায়)He spent money random and now he is all but empty.
Acid test: (অগ্নি পরীক্ষা) To sacrifice life for one’s country is an acid test.
Again and again: (বার বার) Try again and again to pass in the examination.
All at once: (হঠাৎ)All at once he entered my room.
An irony of fate: (ভাগ্যের নির্মম পরিহাস) It was an irony of fate that Nowab Sirajuddaula was defeated in the Palashy.
Above one’s means: (সামর্থ্যের অতিরিক্ত)We should not spend money above our means.
A white lie: (ডাহা মিথ্যা)What he said was a white lie.
A white elephant: (অতিশয় ব্যয়বহুল) The new project has become a white elephant.
An open question: (বহূল আলোচিত) Dowry has become an open question in our country.
Apart from: (এছাড়াও) Apart from this book I have another.
All the while: (সারাক্ষণ) He reads all the while.
All the better: (ভাল হয় যদি) All the better if you do not come.
As it were: (যেন) the sun shines as it were a golden plate.
As usual: (সাধারণত:) He comes at 10 a.m. as usual.
As a whole: (মোটের উপর)As whole he is a good man.
As a rule: (অভ্যাসগত)ভাবে) As a rule he goes to bed at 10 p.m.
As ill luck would have it: (যদি এমন হতো) As ill luck would have it he failed in the examination.
As a matter of fact: (বাস্তবে)As a matter of act he did not commit the crime.
As a result of: (ফলে)He could not pass in the examination as a result of his illness.
As well: (ও)You may as well come with me.
As such: (এমন) He was poor and such his relatives did not help him.
As for: (বিষয়ে)As for myself, I cannot agree with you.
As long as: (যতক্ষণ)Please wait as long as I return.
As good as: (মত) This is as good as new.
As though: (যেন)He talks as though he is a fool.
As yet: (এখনো) The result has not published as yet.
At a stone’s through: (নিকটে)My college is at a stone’s through from my house.
At one’s back and call: (আজ্ঞাবহ)Maria is at back and call of all the members of the family.
At boiling point: (চরম মেজাজে) The teacher is at the boiling point now.
At a loss: (হতবুদ্ধি)Seeing the tiger he turned at a loss.
At any cost: (যেকোন মূল্যে) I shall do it at any cost.
Subject
English