Meanings of Phrases -E-F-G-H
4. Meanings of Phrases -E-F-G-H
A list of Some Important Idioms and Phrases
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End in smoke (fall, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻā§āĻž)—All his plans ended in smoke.
Fall flat (have no effect, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻž)—My advice feels flat on him.
Fall into line – Agree āĻāĻāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž - He fell into line with Reza.
Few and far between – rarely āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§-He comes here few and far between.
Fight shy of (avoid, āĻā§āĻŋāĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž)—Why do you fight shy of your teacher?
Fish out of water (in an uneasy situation, āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž)— He felt like a fish out of water.
Fish in a troubled water (take advantage of disturbed situation, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž)—He made a lot of money by fishing in a troubled water.
Far and wide (everywhere, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻ°)—His fame as a scholar spread far and wide .
Far and near(everywhere, āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻ°) —His name and fame has spread far and near.
Flesh and blood (human body, āĻ°āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°)— No flesh and blood can bear such insults.
For good (for ever, āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯)—He left the country for good.
From hand to mouth (live by hard labour, āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž)-The poor man lives from hand to mouth.
From A to Z (from the beginning to the end, āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤)— Read the passage from A to Z.
Gala day (a day of festivity, āĻā§āĻ¸āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨)—The 16th December is a gala day to the Bangladeshis.
Get rid of (be free from, āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž)— Try to get rid of that rogue.
Get something across to somebody – āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž- make his ideas understood- Despite being a brilliant scientist, he does not seem to get his ideas across.
Get along with āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ good relationship with someone.- He got along with me.
Go for a walk- āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻž (Noun phrase)- I decided to go for a walk with my friend as I needed some exercise.
Gift of the gab (power of delivering speech, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž)—An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
Go to the dogs –āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ˛āĻžā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻž; be ruined -Your brother went to the dogs.
Hard and fast (rigid, āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻž)- There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
Hard nut to crack (a difficult problem, āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž)— Female education is really a hard nut to crack.
Head and ears (complete, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§)—He is over head and ears in debt.
Heart and soul (with all energy, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻĒāĻ¨ā§)—Try heart and soul and you will succeed.
Head in the clouds – āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžā§ āĻŽāĻā§āĻ¨- a day dreamer- He is a man of head in the clouds.
Handsome is that handsome does -āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ “āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ° āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°”- He is a model of ' Handsome is that handsome does.'
Hold water (Bear examination – āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž/ be effective, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž) —This policy will not hold water in this situation.
Hold good (apply, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž)—This rule will not hold good here.
Hue and cry (a noise, āĻļā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛)— The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
Hush money (bribe money, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž)— He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
Household word (familiar name, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ)—Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.