Important Idioms for Everyone and Their Bengali Meanings

ইংরেজি শেখা বা দক্ষতা বাড়ানোর জন্য শুধু ব্যাকরণ জানা বা শব্দভাণ্ডার বড় করাই যথেষ্ট নয়। সঠিকভাবে বাক্য গঠনের পাশাপাশি ইডিয়ম (Idioms) বা রূপক অর্থবোধক বাক্যাংশ ব্যবহার করাও অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। ইডিয়ম হলো কিছু নির্দিষ্ট শব্দের সমন্বয়ে গঠিত বিশেষ বাক্যাংশ, যা আক্ষরিক অর্থে বোঝা যায় না, বরং এর একটি আলাদা অর্থ প্রকাশ করে।

ইংরেজি ভাষায় সাবলীলভাবে কথা বলতে গেলে ইডিয়মের ব্যবহার অপরিহার্য। নেটিভ স্পিকাররা কথোপকথনে প্রচুর ইডিয়ম ব্যবহার করেন, যা তাদের ভাষাকে আরও প্রাণবন্ত ও স্বাভাবিক করে তোলে। তাই, যদি আপনি ইংরেজিতে দক্ষতা অর্জন করতে চান, তাহলে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ইডিয়মগুলো শেখা ও সঠিকভাবে ব্যবহার করা অত্যন্ত জরুরি।

এই ব্লগে আমরা কিছু দরকারি ইংরেজি ইডিয়ম এবং তাদের বাংলা অর্থ তুলে ধরবো, যা দৈনন্দিন জীবনে ব্যবহার করা যায়। এগুলো কেবল আপনার ভাষা দক্ষতা বাড়াবে না, বরং আপনার কথাবার্তাকে আরও প্রভাবশালী ও প্রাকৃতিক করে তুলবে। তাহলে, দেরি না করে চলুন, শিখে নেওয়া যাক কিছু গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ইডিয়ম এবং তাদের অর্থ!

English Idiom and Phrases PDF

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
Above board	খোলামেলা	He is kind and polite, but above board he is honest.
After all	মোটকথা	After all, he has passed the examination
All but	প্রায়	He was all but dead.
All in all in	সর্বেসর্বা	Her mother is all in all in the family.
Over with	সবশেষ	It is all over with the patient.
All the same	একই	He did all the same though I forbade him.
A rule	নিয়ম মাফিক	You have to do it as a rule.
As it were	যেন	The house is, as it were about to ruin.
As for	সম্পর্কে	As for my exam, I did not pass.
As good as	বাস্তবে	She is as good as) lost her way.
Two peas in a pod	একই রকম	They acted like two peas in a pod.
As to	সম্পর্কে	As to my view, I know nothing
As usual	বরাবরের মতো	He came late, as usual
At all	একেবারেই না	She does not think about exams at all.
At all cost	যত ক্ষতি হোক না কেন	Try hard at all costs.
At a loss	হতবুদ্ধি	I was at a loss and stood there for a minute.
At the sharp end	বিপদের মুখে	If anything happens I will be at the sharp end.
At a stretch	একটানা	He studies for six hours at a stretch.
at a time	একবার	Consume these pills at a time.
At ease	সহজে	I can do it at ease.
At daggers drawn	খড়গহস্ত	The two brothers are at daggers drawn with each other.
At home	পারদর্শী	Rina is quite at home with modern English.
At his best	যতটুকু সম্ভব	He did at his best in our problem.
finger’s- end	নখ দর্পনে	Arabic is at my wife’s finger’s- end.
At last	সর্বশেষে	Mary tried and tried and succeeded at last.
Length	বিস্তারিতভাবে	Our teacher described physics at length.
At length	পরিশেষে	Climbing the hill we were winded at length.
At my wit’s end	হতবুদ্ধি	I was at my wit’s end hearing her death news.
At one with	একমত	Everyone was at one with me at this point.
At random	অসংলগ্নভাবে	In any subject, he always speaks at random.

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Important Idioms and Their Meanings

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
At stake	বিপদের মুখে	Our lives were at stake in the year of our freedom.
At sea	হাবুডুবু খাওয়া	Without learning well you will be at sea in the exam centre.
Six and sevens	এলোমেলো	When I returned I saw everything was six and sevens in my room
At the eleventh hour	শেষ মুহূর্তে	It’s a fool to think over it at the eleventh hour.
At the first glance	প্রথম দৃষ্টিতে	At the first glance, she seemed inhibited
At the point of	প্রায়	The child is at the point of death
At times	মাঝে মাঝে	At times he speaks so hard that I miss my temper.
bag and baggage	তল্পিতল্পা সহ	They left the house bag and baggage.
Before long	শীঘ্র	I will return before long.
You and me	গোপনীয়	It is just between you and me.
Is the root of	মূল	Concentration is the root of all success.
Beyond doubt	নিঃসন্দেহে	It was beyond doubt that he could steal.
Beyond measure	অপরিসীম	I am happy at your success beyond measure.
But for	ছাড়া	But for your help, I couldn’t pass the exam.
By all means	সবপ্রকারে	Try to do your duty by all means.
By dint of	বলে	We succeed by dint of our talents.
By far	সন্দেহাতীত ভাবে	This is by far the best answer.
By head and shoulder	গায়ে গতরে	He is taller than you by head and shoulder.
By leaps and bounds	দ্রুত গতিতে	A real educated man progresses by leaps and bounds.
By no means	কিছুতেই না	I can by no means (agree to do it.
By the way	কথা প্রসংগে	He said this by the way.
By this time	এই সময়ের মধ্যে	Mom reached home by this time.
By turns	পর্যায়ক্রমে	They came and by turns, they left.
By virtue of	কারণে	A man succeeded by virtue of hard labor.
Far and near	সবত্র	Everybody knows the news far and near.
Few and far between	কালভদ্রে	She comes here few and far between.
For good	চিরতরে	My uncle has gone for good.
Sake of	কারণে	I did this for the sake of your peace.
From the time immemorial	স্মরণাতীতকাল থেকে	This custom has been continued from the time immemorial.
From time to time	মাঝে মাঝে	He comes here from time to time.

Common Idioms with Meaning, Examples

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
Hard and fast	ধরা বাঁধা	There is no hard and fast rule in this matter.
Head of tail	মাথা মুন্ডু	I couldn’t understand head of tail of what you said.
Heart and soul	মনে প্রানে	She thanked me, heart and soul.
Here and there	এখানে ওখানে	Don’t move here and there sit in your respective place.
High and low	ছোট বড় সকলে	He said he loves everyone high and low.
Hole and corner	লুকোচুরি	There is no hole and corner in my life.
Hue and cry	সোরগোল	Did you hear any hue and cry in the last night?
In accordance with	অনুসারে	He went there in accordance with my advice.
In a fair way	ভালোর দিকে	My business is in a fair way to earn.
In a deep water	গভীর সমস্যা	Rishad had fallen in a deep water without a teacher
In a fix	হতবুদ্ধি	If you don’t know how to operate a computer, you will be in a fix.
Ins and outs	খুটিনাটি	I don’t know the ins and outs of this theory.
In a nutshell	সংক্ষেপে	Tell me the story in a nutshell.
In a word	এককথায়	Tell me the answer in a word
Black and white	লিখিত ভাবে	Write a letter in black and white.
In case	যদি	In case you go there you must tell me the truth.
In cold blood	ঠাণ্ডা মাথায়	He planned the crime in cold blood.
In connection with	সম্পর্কে	She came here in connection with that matter.
In exchange for	পরিবর্তে	He gave me the ticket in exchange for some love.
In favour of	অনুকুলে	The girl stood in favour of my part.
In front of	সামনে	The man stood in front of her house.
In full swing	পূর্ণগতিতে	The bus is moving in full swing.
In good faith	সরল বিশ্বাসে	She did her job in good faith.
In her spirit	আনন্দিত	She is in her spirit today.
In kind	একইভাবে	I answered his behavior in kind.
In no time	শীঘ্র	I will finish the work in no time .
In order to	উদ্দেশ্যে	Shahana went there in order to find me.
In-person	সশরীরে	You will come in person.
In pursuance of	অনুসারে	In pursuance of my advice, Anne went there.
In quest of	খোঁজে	The detective went there in quest of a killer.

English to Bangla Idiom and their Meanings

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
In round figure	মোট হিসাব	Give me the amount in round figure.
In spite of	সত্ত্বেও	In spite of full attention, she failed to hear it.
Instead of	পরিবর্তে	Instead of going there, he has gone home.
In the air	কানাঘুষা	The news is now in the air.
In the blues	বিষন্ন	She seems to be in the blues.
In the dark	অন্ধকারে থাকা	You are in the dark about the affair.
In the face of	বিরুদ্ধে	In the face of protest, the teacher resigned.
In the guise of	ছদ্মবেশে	They came in the guise of a group of beggars.
In the long run	পরিণামে	In the long run, you will win if you are educated.
In the midst of	মাঝে	We are happy to get you in the midst of our happy congregation.
In the nick of time	ঠিক সময়ে	You came in the nick of time.
In the red	লালবাতি	The famous company is in the red.
Seventh heaven	খুব সুখি	My mom was in the seventh heaven at the news of my success.
In time	সময়মতো	Do everything in time.
In view of	বিবেচনায়	In view of what he says I can consider her.
In vogue	ফ্যাশন	Punjabi is in vogue now.
Neck and crop	গলা ধাক্কা	He was thrown out neck and crop.
Nook and corner	সর্বত্র	I’ve searched every nook and corner of the room.
Now and again	মাঝে মাঝে	Now and again I visit the place.
Now and then	মাঝে মাঝে	He comes here now and then
Null and void	বাতিল	The term is null and void.
Of late	সম্প্রতি	Of late it is known that he is out of the country.
Off and on	মাঝে মাঝে	He comes here off and on .
Off her head	অপ্রকৃতস্থ	She is a little bit off her head.
Of my own accord	স্বেচ্চায়	I resigned the post of my own accord.
Of no avail	বৃথা	All your efforts will be of no avail ().
On account of	কারণে	Dipu is absent on account of his illness.
On all fours	হামাগুড়ি দিয়ে	The commandos came on all fours.
On and on	অবিরত	They walked on and on.
On behalf of	পক্ষে	We beg on behalf of our school.

Idioms Meaning in Bengali

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
On demand	চাহিবা মাত্র	You have to pay the money on demand.
Once for all	একবারের জন্য	Please tell me the story once for all.
On no account	কোন কারণেই না	I won’t let you go on no account.
On foot	পদব্রজে	They came on foot.
On the contrary	পক্ষান্তরে	He loves you, on the contrary, you hate him.
On the dot	ঠিক সময়ে	I will come here tomorrow, on the dot.
On the ground	কারণে	He took five day’s leave on the ground of his illness.
On the threshold of	প্রবেশপথে	We are on the threshold of a new century.
On the verge	সীমানায়	This type of bird are on the verge of extinction.
On the way	পথে	We are on the way of our house.
On the whole	মোটের উপর	Your behaviour is not satisfactory on the whole.
Out of doors	বাহিরে	It is not safe for you to go out of doors.
Out of date	সেকেলে	This type of fashion is now out of date.
Out of wits	পাগল	At the position, he was out of wits.
Out of order	বাতিল	The computer is out of order.
Out of pocket	রিক্ত হস্ত	I’m now out of pocket.
Out of the blue	অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে	We faced a difficulty, which was just out of the blue.
Out of question	অসম্ভব	It is out of question now.
Over and over again	বারবার	Study the book over and over again.
Right and left	আগপিছ	He did it without thinking right and left.
Round the clock	চব্বিশঘন্টা	The workers worked round the clock.
At a stone’s throw	নিকটে	The girl lives at a stone’s throw.
Time and again	প্রায়ই	I told the matter about her time and again.
To and fro	এদিক ওদিক	Don’t walk to and fro on the busy road.
To the backbone	হাড়েহাড়ে	The boy is wicked to the backbone.
To the letter	অক্ষরে অক্ষরে	I will follow you to the letter.
Ways and means	উপায়ের ব্যবস্থা	I couldn’t find any ways and means.
Under my very nose.	চোখের সামনে	The thing happened under my very nose.
Under my thumb.	হাতের মুঠোয়	The whole matter is now under my thumb.
Up to the mark	মান অনুসারে	The story is not up to the mark as you thought.

Phrase and Idiom English to Bengali

Idioms	Bengali Meanings	Examples
Well and woes	সুখ-দুঃখ	A true friend is he who follows in well and woes.
High hand	কঠোর হস্তে	The chairman took the matter with a high hand.
With an eye to	উদ্দেশ্যে	He came to me with an eye to my consideration.
With a view	উদ্দেশ্যে	Luna told me about it with a view to draw my remark.
With open arms	উষ্ণতা সহকারে	When he saw me, he received me with open arms.
A.B.C	প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান	He does not know the A.B.C of English.
Acid test	অগ্নিপরীক্ষা	Her honesty faced an acid test in public.
Animal spirit	প্রাকৃতিক প্রফুল্লতা	The animal spirit in you gave me some courage to do it.
Apple of Discord	বিবাদের কারণ	His property actually was just nothing without an apple of Discord between two brothers.
Armchair critic	অবাস্তববাদী	I’m not an armchair critic actually, I’m involved in the affair.
As the crow flies	সোজা	My house is on the north just as the crow flies.
Bear garden.	হৈ চৈ এর স্থান	After father has gone the whole place became a bear garden.
Bed of roses	কুসুম শয্যা	The world is not a bed of roses.
Bees in her bonnet.	মাথায় পোকা	She behaves in such a way that I think she has bees in her bonnet.
Best of the bunch	সবচেয়ে ভালো জিনিস	From all the candidates we will pick the best of the bunch.
Devil and the deep sea	উভয় সংকটে	After she had forsaken me, I had fallen between the devil and the deep sea.
Bird’s eye view	উপর থেকে দেখা	I had a bird’s eye view from the skyscraper.
Black sheep	কুলাঙ্গাঁর	He is the black sheep of the family.
Blue blood	আভিজাত্য	He is proud of his blue blood.
Blue ribbon	সর্বোচ্চ সম্মান	When you will rise higher, you think your place is the blue ribbon.
Bone of contention	বিবাদের কারণ	Do you know what is their bone of contention?
Brown study	দিবা স্বপ্ন	No fruit will come out of a brown study.
Bull in a china shop.	মাথা মোটা ধ্বংস কারী ব্যক্তি	The big fat man is just like a bull in a china shop.
Child’s play	ছেলে খেলা	It is not a child’s play to learn piano.
Close-fisted	কৃপণ	I don’t like a close-fisted man.
Cock and bull story	আষাঢ়ে গল্প	Did you believe that cock and bull story?
Cold reception	শীতল ব্যবহার	The proposal had a cold reception.
Cold war	স্নায়ু যুদ্ধ	The two big nations are just at cold war.
Ill at ease	অস্বস্তি	She feels ill at ease in this hard situation.
Itching palm	ঘুষ নেয়ার অভ্যাস	He has an itching palm and people know it.