Phrase & Idioms for HSC Exam
Phrase & nIdioms
ইংরেজি দ্বিতীয় পত্রের ৫ নংপ্রশ্ন অর্থাৎ phrase & idioms নিয়ে আলোচনা করব।এ ক্ষেত্রে পাঁচটির অধিক phrase and idioms দেওয়া থাকবে। এদেরযেকোনো পাঁচটি phrase and idioms দিয়ে পাঁচটি sentence তৈরিকরতে হবে। বাংলা অর্থলেখার কোনো প্রয়োজন নেই।শুধু তোমাদের বোঝার জন্য বাংলাঅর্থ দেওয়া হলো। এপ্রশ্নটির জন্য নম্বর থাকবে৫।
Set-8: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) Well off (b) Put up with (c) In order to (d) Ups and downs (e) So that
(f) By hook or by crook
Answer: a) Well off (সচ্ছল): He is well off now a days.
b) Put up with (সহ্য করা): No flesh and blood can put up with such an insult.
c) In order to (জন্য): He went there in order to buy a book.
d) Ups and downs (উত্থান-পতন): Our lives have ups and downs.
e) So that (যাতে): He is reading attentively so that he can get GPA-5.
f) By hook or by crook (যেকোনোপ্রকারে): I will go there by hook or by crook.
Set-9: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) At the sight of (b) Black and blue (c) Hard and fast (d) The lion’s share (e) Beat about the bush (f) Throw dust in one’s eyes (g) Well off
Answer: a) At the sight of (দর্শনে): His mouth is often watered at the sight of sweets.
b) Black and blue (বেদম প্রহার): They beat the thief black and blue.
c) Hard and fast (ধরাবাঁধা): There is a very hard and fast rule in this college.
d) The lion’s share (সিংহভাগ): He got the lion’s share of the profit.
e) Beat about the bush (যাচ্ছেতাইবলা): You should answer the questions to the point, you should not beat about the bush.
f) Throw dust in one’s eyes (ফাঁকিদেওয়া): Don’t try to throw dust in my eyes.
g) Well off (সচ্ছল): He was born in a well of family.
Set-10: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) In the guise of (b) Hard times (c) A black sheep (d) For the purpose of (e) Storm in a tea cup (f) From time immemorial (g) End in smoke
Answer: a) In the guise of (ছদ্মবেশে): He went there in the guise of a mad man.
b) Hard times (দুঃসময়): Now we are passing very hard times.
c) A black sheep (কুলাঙ্গার): He is a black sheep in our society.
d) For the purpose of (উদ্দেশ্যে): I went to the market for the purpose of buying a book.
e) Storm in a tea cup (ঝড়তোলা): Some politicians raise a storm in a tea cup in a stall.
f) From time immemorial (স্মরণাতীতকাল থেকে): The stars are lighting from time immemorial.
g) End in smoke (ব্যর্থ হওয়া): All her hopes ended in smoke.
Adverbial phrase: যেphrase, adverb-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে adverbial phrase বলে। যেমন: a. The thief was warned again and again. b. He came at the eleventh hour.
Example of some adverbial phrase: all in a sudden, in no time, in full swing, at any cost, few and far between, now and then, to and fro, here and there, in an easy way, at a great speed etc.
Prepositional phrase: যেphrase, preposition-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে prepositional phrase বলে। যেমন: a. He went to Dhaka in quest of money. b. Meena acted on behalf of school girl student.
Example of some prepositional phrase: at home in, by means of, in view of, in regard to, on account of, with a view to, from hand to mouth, by dint of, on the eve of, from heaven to earth beyond limits, before the fire etc.
Verb phrase: যে phrase, verb -এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে verb phrase বলে। যেমন:
a. The patient will come round very soon.
b. We ought to obey our parents.
Example of some Prepositional Phrase: Ought to obey, reported to, going to, cut to the quick, Call to mind etc.
Conjunctional phrase: যেphrase, conjunction-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে conjunctional phrase বলে। যেমন: a. Please come back as soon as you can.
b. Do the sum as quickly as you can.
Example of some conjunctional phrase: as much as, as well as, as far as, as long as, as good as etc.
Interjectional phrase: যেphrase, interjection-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে interjection phrase বলে। যেমন:
a. What a pity! b. For God’s sake!
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
ABC (প্রাথমিক): Mr. Nabil does not know the ABC of politics.
A bed of roses (ফুলশয্যা): Life is not a bed of roses.
A bolt from the blue (বিনামেঘে বজ্রপাত): His dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
A rainy day (অভাবের দিন): We should save money for a rainy day.
According to (অনুসারে): I like to do the work according to your suggestion.
After all (যাই হোক/মোটের ওপর/সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও): After all he is gentle man.
Above all (সর্বোপরি): Above all he was a dedicated politician..All in all (সর্বেসর্বা): The Headmaster is all in all of the school.
All the same (একই কথা): It is all the same whether you go or not.
All along (আগাগোড়া/সর্বক্ষণ): I was present all along at the time of race competition.
imple idioms and phrases: For practice
Cats and dogs (মুষলধারে): It was raining cats and dogs .
Cock and bull story (গাঁজাখোরিগল্প): None will believe your cock and bull story.
Crying need (জরুরি প্রয়োজন): Education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
Crocodile tears (মায়াকান্না): He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
Come to light (প্রকাশিত হওয়া): Their confidential (গোপনীয়) talk has come to light at last.
Cut a sorry figure (খারাপফল করা): He has a cut a sorry figure in the examination.
Cut to the quick (মর্মাহতহওয়া): I was cut to the quick by his words.
Dead against (ঘোর বিরোধী): I was dead against his proposal.
Dead of night (মধ্য রাত্রি): The robbers broke enter the house at the dead of night.
Die in harness (কর্মরত থাকাকালীন মারা যাওয়া): Mr. Ali died in harness.
Fall off (ঝরে পড়া): During winter, leaves fall off from the trees in our country.
Fall flat (ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া): My advice fell flat on him.
Fight shy (এড়িয়ে চলা): Why do you fight shy of your teacher?
Fish out of water (অস্বস্তিঅবস্থায়): After arrest he appeared to be a fish out of water.
Fishing in a troubled water : He made a lot of money by fishing in troubled water.
Far and wide (সর্বত্র): His fame as a scholar spread far and wide.
Flesh and blood (রক্তমাংসেরশরীর): Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
For good (চিরকালের জন্য): He left the country for good.
From hand to mouth (দিন আনে দিন খাওয়াবা বহু কষ্টে জীবনধারণকরা): The poor man lives from hard to mouth.
From A to Z (From the beginning to the end . (প্রথমহইতে শেষ পর্যন্ত): The statement is true from A to Z.
Gala day (উৎসবের দিন): The 16th December is a gala day to the Bangladeshi.
Get rid of (মুক্তি পাওয়া): Try to get rid of that rogue.
Gift of the gab (বাকপটুতা): An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
Hard and fast (বাঁধাধরা): There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
imple idioms and phrases: For practice
71. Hard nut to crack (কঠিনসমস্যা): The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
72. Head and ears (সম্পূর্ণরূপে): He is over head and ears in debt.
73. Heart and soul (সর্বান্তকরণে): Try heart and soul and you will succeed.
74. Hold Water (ধোপে টেকা): This Policy will not hold water in this situation.
75. Hold good (প্রযুক্ত হওয়া): This rule will not hold good here.
76. Hue and cry (শোরগোল): The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
77. Hush money (ঘৃণা): He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
78. Household word (সবারপরিচিত নাম): Mother Teresa’s name has now become household word.
79. In a fix (মুশকিলে পতিত): He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
80. In fine (পরিশেষে): In fine he declared his plan.
81. In full swing (পুরোদমে): The school is now going on in full swing.
82. In time (ঠিক সময়): He reached the station in time.
83. In order to (উদ্দেশ্যে): He came here in order to meet my brother.
84. In lieu of (পরিবর্তে): Give me this pen in lieu of that.
85. In black and white (লিখিতভাবে): Put down the statement in black and white.
86. In cold blood (without provocation ঠান্ডামাথা): They committed this murder in cold blood.
87. In no time (শিগগিরই): He will finish the work in no time.
88. In the nick of time (ঠিকসময়): The school team arrived in the nick of time.
89. Ins and outs (খুঁটিনাটিসবকিছু): I know the ins and outs of the matter.
90. In vogue (চালু): This custom is not in vogue now.
91. In force (বলবৎ): This law is in force now.
92. In a nut shell (very briefly, খুবসংক্ষেপে): Tell the story in a nut shell.
93. In a hurry (তাড়াহুড়ো): Don’t do the work in a hurry.
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
94. In the mean time (ইতিমধ্যে): Lila will come here to night in the mean time you should get her room ready.
95. In ones teens (তেরো থেকে উনিশ বছরবয়সের মধ্যে): She is yet in her teens .
96. In the long run (পরিশেষে/ পরিণামে): Sinners suffer in the long run.
97. In vain (বৃথা): All his attempts were in vain.
98. Irony of fate (ভাগ্যেরপরিহাস): He could not succeed by irony of fate.
99. Lions share (সিংহভাগ): He took the lions share of the profit.
100. Lame excuse (বাজে ওজর): This lame excuse will not do.
101. Kith and kin (নিকটাত্মীয়): He has no good relation with his kith and kin.
102. Maiden speech (প্রথমবক্তৃতা): His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
103. Man of letters (পণ্ডিতলোক): Dr. Yunus is a man of letters.
104. Man of straw (অপদার্থলোক): He is purely a man of straw.
105. Make both ends meet (আয়-ব্যয় মেলানো): I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
106. Moot point (অমীমাংসিতবিষয়): Dowry system is still a moot point in West Bengal.
107. Nip in the bud (অঙ্কুরেবিনষ্ট করা): All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
108. Null and void (বাতিল): The deed has been null and void now.
109. Now and then (মাঝেমধ্যে): He comes here now and then.
110. Of course (অবশ্যই): Of course it is correct.
111. On the contrary (বিপরীতপক্ষে): I do not hate him on the contrary I love him.
112. On the wane (হাসমান): His fame is on the wane now.
113. On the whole (মোটেরওপর): On the whole his conduct is good.
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
114. On the spur of the moment (মুহূর্তেরউত্তেজনায়): He did it on the spur of the moment.
115. Out of date (অপ্রচলিত): This fashion is now out of date.
116. Out of the wood (বিপদমুক্ত): He is not yet out of the wood.
117. Out of doors (বাইরে): It is rather cold out doors.
118. Out of sorts (্ঈষৎ অসুস্থ): He is out of sorts now.
119. Out of order (বিকল): This machine is out of order now.
120. Out of temper (ক্রুদ্ধ): He is out of temper now.
121. Part and parcel (অবিচ্ছেদ্যঅংশ): Talpatti is part and parcel of Bangladesh.
122. Pros and cons (খুঁটিনাটি): You should consider the pros and cons of the system.
123. Rank and file (সাধারণলোক): We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
124. Red letter day (স্মরণীয়দিন): The 16th December is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
125. Red tape (লাল ফিতার বাঁধন বাআমলাতান্ত্রিকতা): Red tapism causes delay in official work.
126. Read between the lines (তাৎপর্যবোঝা): Try to read between the lines of the letter.
127. Round the clock (সমস্তদিন): The bank is functioning round the clock .
128. Set free (মুক্ত করা): The prisoners were set free.
129. Slow coach (অলস প্রকৃতির লোক): Don’t trust over such a slow coach like him .
130. Slip of the pen (লেখায়অসতর্কতাবশত সামান্য ভুল): This mistake was made due to slip of the pen.
131. Square meal (পেট ভরা আহার): He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
132. Slip of the tongue (বলায়সামান্য ভুল): This is a slip of the tongue; don’t lay much stress on it.
133. Steer clears of (এড়াইয়াচলা): You must steer clear of evil company.
134. Stones throw (অতি নিকটে): Our school is at a stones throw from our house.
135. Take to heart (মর্মাহতহওয়া): He took his remark to heart.
ইংরেজি দ্বিতীয় পত্রের ৫ নংপ্রশ্ন অর্থাৎ phrase & idioms নিয়ে আলোচনা করব।এ ক্ষেত্রে পাঁচটির অধিক phrase and idioms দেওয়া থাকবে। এদেরযেকোনো পাঁচটি phrase and idioms দিয়ে পাঁচটি sentence তৈরিকরতে হবে। বাংলা অর্থলেখার কোনো প্রয়োজন নেই।শুধু তোমাদের বোঝার জন্য বাংলাঅর্থ দেওয়া হলো। এপ্রশ্নটির জন্য নম্বর থাকবে৫।
Set-8: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) Well off (b) Put up with (c) In order to (d) Ups and downs (e) So that
(f) By hook or by crook
Answer: a) Well off (সচ্ছল): He is well off now a days.
b) Put up with (সহ্য করা): No flesh and blood can put up with such an insult.
c) In order to (জন্য): He went there in order to buy a book.
d) Ups and downs (উত্থান-পতন): Our lives have ups and downs.
e) So that (যাতে): He is reading attentively so that he can get GPA-5.
f) By hook or by crook (যেকোনোপ্রকারে): I will go there by hook or by crook.
Set-9: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) At the sight of (b) Black and blue (c) Hard and fast (d) The lion’s share (e) Beat about the bush (f) Throw dust in one’s eyes (g) Well off
Answer: a) At the sight of (দর্শনে): His mouth is often watered at the sight of sweets.
b) Black and blue (বেদম প্রহার): They beat the thief black and blue.
c) Hard and fast (ধরাবাঁধা): There is a very hard and fast rule in this college.
d) The lion’s share (সিংহভাগ): He got the lion’s share of the profit.
e) Beat about the bush (যাচ্ছেতাইবলা): You should answer the questions to the point, you should not beat about the bush.
f) Throw dust in one’s eyes (ফাঁকিদেওয়া): Don’t try to throw dust in my eyes.
g) Well off (সচ্ছল): He was born in a well of family.
Set-10: Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms (any five).
(a) In the guise of (b) Hard times (c) A black sheep (d) For the purpose of (e) Storm in a tea cup (f) From time immemorial (g) End in smoke
Answer: a) In the guise of (ছদ্মবেশে): He went there in the guise of a mad man.
b) Hard times (দুঃসময়): Now we are passing very hard times.
c) A black sheep (কুলাঙ্গার): He is a black sheep in our society.
d) For the purpose of (উদ্দেশ্যে): I went to the market for the purpose of buying a book.
e) Storm in a tea cup (ঝড়তোলা): Some politicians raise a storm in a tea cup in a stall.
f) From time immemorial (স্মরণাতীতকাল থেকে): The stars are lighting from time immemorial.
g) End in smoke (ব্যর্থ হওয়া): All her hopes ended in smoke.
Adverbial phrase: যেphrase, adverb-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে adverbial phrase বলে। যেমন: a. The thief was warned again and again. b. He came at the eleventh hour.
Example of some adverbial phrase: all in a sudden, in no time, in full swing, at any cost, few and far between, now and then, to and fro, here and there, in an easy way, at a great speed etc.
Prepositional phrase: যেphrase, preposition-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে prepositional phrase বলে। যেমন: a. He went to Dhaka in quest of money. b. Meena acted on behalf of school girl student.
Example of some prepositional phrase: at home in, by means of, in view of, in regard to, on account of, with a view to, from hand to mouth, by dint of, on the eve of, from heaven to earth beyond limits, before the fire etc.
Verb phrase: যে phrase, verb -এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে verb phrase বলে। যেমন:
a. The patient will come round very soon.
b. We ought to obey our parents.
Example of some Prepositional Phrase: Ought to obey, reported to, going to, cut to the quick, Call to mind etc.
Conjunctional phrase: যেphrase, conjunction-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে conjunctional phrase বলে। যেমন: a. Please come back as soon as you can.
b. Do the sum as quickly as you can.
Example of some conjunctional phrase: as much as, as well as, as far as, as long as, as good as etc.
Interjectional phrase: যেphrase, interjection-এর ন্যায় কাজ করেতাকে interjection phrase বলে। যেমন:
a. What a pity! b. For God’s sake!
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
ABC (প্রাথমিক): Mr. Nabil does not know the ABC of politics.
A bed of roses (ফুলশয্যা): Life is not a bed of roses.
A bolt from the blue (বিনামেঘে বজ্রপাত): His dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
A rainy day (অভাবের দিন): We should save money for a rainy day.
According to (অনুসারে): I like to do the work according to your suggestion.
After all (যাই হোক/মোটের ওপর/সবকিছু সত্ত্বেও): After all he is gentle man.
Above all (সর্বোপরি): Above all he was a dedicated politician..All in all (সর্বেসর্বা): The Headmaster is all in all of the school.
All the same (একই কথা): It is all the same whether you go or not.
All along (আগাগোড়া/সর্বক্ষণ): I was present all along at the time of race competition.
imple idioms and phrases: For practice
Cats and dogs (মুষলধারে): It was raining cats and dogs .
Cock and bull story (গাঁজাখোরিগল্প): None will believe your cock and bull story.
Crying need (জরুরি প্রয়োজন): Education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
Crocodile tears (মায়াকান্না): He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
Come to light (প্রকাশিত হওয়া): Their confidential (গোপনীয়) talk has come to light at last.
Cut a sorry figure (খারাপফল করা): He has a cut a sorry figure in the examination.
Cut to the quick (মর্মাহতহওয়া): I was cut to the quick by his words.
Dead against (ঘোর বিরোধী): I was dead against his proposal.
Dead of night (মধ্য রাত্রি): The robbers broke enter the house at the dead of night.
Die in harness (কর্মরত থাকাকালীন মারা যাওয়া): Mr. Ali died in harness.
Fall off (ঝরে পড়া): During winter, leaves fall off from the trees in our country.
Fall flat (ফলপ্রসূ না হওয়া): My advice fell flat on him.
Fight shy (এড়িয়ে চলা): Why do you fight shy of your teacher?
Fish out of water (অস্বস্তিঅবস্থায়): After arrest he appeared to be a fish out of water.
Fishing in a troubled water : He made a lot of money by fishing in troubled water.
Far and wide (সর্বত্র): His fame as a scholar spread far and wide.
Flesh and blood (রক্তমাংসেরশরীর): Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
For good (চিরকালের জন্য): He left the country for good.
From hand to mouth (দিন আনে দিন খাওয়াবা বহু কষ্টে জীবনধারণকরা): The poor man lives from hard to mouth.
From A to Z (From the beginning to the end . (প্রথমহইতে শেষ পর্যন্ত): The statement is true from A to Z.
Gala day (উৎসবের দিন): The 16th December is a gala day to the Bangladeshi.
Get rid of (মুক্তি পাওয়া): Try to get rid of that rogue.
Gift of the gab (বাকপটুতা): An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
Hard and fast (বাঁধাধরা): There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
imple idioms and phrases: For practice
71. Hard nut to crack (কঠিনসমস্যা): The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
72. Head and ears (সম্পূর্ণরূপে): He is over head and ears in debt.
73. Heart and soul (সর্বান্তকরণে): Try heart and soul and you will succeed.
74. Hold Water (ধোপে টেকা): This Policy will not hold water in this situation.
75. Hold good (প্রযুক্ত হওয়া): This rule will not hold good here.
76. Hue and cry (শোরগোল): The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
77. Hush money (ঘৃণা): He offered a hush money to suppress the murder.
78. Household word (সবারপরিচিত নাম): Mother Teresa’s name has now become household word.
79. In a fix (মুশকিলে পতিত): He is in a fix and does not know what to do.
80. In fine (পরিশেষে): In fine he declared his plan.
81. In full swing (পুরোদমে): The school is now going on in full swing.
82. In time (ঠিক সময়): He reached the station in time.
83. In order to (উদ্দেশ্যে): He came here in order to meet my brother.
84. In lieu of (পরিবর্তে): Give me this pen in lieu of that.
85. In black and white (লিখিতভাবে): Put down the statement in black and white.
86. In cold blood (without provocation ঠান্ডামাথা): They committed this murder in cold blood.
87. In no time (শিগগিরই): He will finish the work in no time.
88. In the nick of time (ঠিকসময়): The school team arrived in the nick of time.
89. Ins and outs (খুঁটিনাটিসবকিছু): I know the ins and outs of the matter.
90. In vogue (চালু): This custom is not in vogue now.
91. In force (বলবৎ): This law is in force now.
92. In a nut shell (very briefly, খুবসংক্ষেপে): Tell the story in a nut shell.
93. In a hurry (তাড়াহুড়ো): Don’t do the work in a hurry.
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
94. In the mean time (ইতিমধ্যে): Lila will come here to night in the mean time you should get her room ready.
95. In ones teens (তেরো থেকে উনিশ বছরবয়সের মধ্যে): She is yet in her teens .
96. In the long run (পরিশেষে/ পরিণামে): Sinners suffer in the long run.
97. In vain (বৃথা): All his attempts were in vain.
98. Irony of fate (ভাগ্যেরপরিহাস): He could not succeed by irony of fate.
99. Lions share (সিংহভাগ): He took the lions share of the profit.
100. Lame excuse (বাজে ওজর): This lame excuse will not do.
101. Kith and kin (নিকটাত্মীয়): He has no good relation with his kith and kin.
102. Maiden speech (প্রথমবক্তৃতা): His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
103. Man of letters (পণ্ডিতলোক): Dr. Yunus is a man of letters.
104. Man of straw (অপদার্থলোক): He is purely a man of straw.
105. Make both ends meet (আয়-ব্যয় মেলানো): I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
106. Moot point (অমীমাংসিতবিষয়): Dowry system is still a moot point in West Bengal.
107. Nip in the bud (অঙ্কুরেবিনষ্ট করা): All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
108. Null and void (বাতিল): The deed has been null and void now.
109. Now and then (মাঝেমধ্যে): He comes here now and then.
110. Of course (অবশ্যই): Of course it is correct.
111. On the contrary (বিপরীতপক্ষে): I do not hate him on the contrary I love him.
112. On the wane (হাসমান): His fame is on the wane now.
113. On the whole (মোটেরওপর): On the whole his conduct is good.
Simple idioms and phrases: For practice
114. On the spur of the moment (মুহূর্তেরউত্তেজনায়): He did it on the spur of the moment.
115. Out of date (অপ্রচলিত): This fashion is now out of date.
116. Out of the wood (বিপদমুক্ত): He is not yet out of the wood.
117. Out of doors (বাইরে): It is rather cold out doors.
118. Out of sorts (্ঈষৎ অসুস্থ): He is out of sorts now.
119. Out of order (বিকল): This machine is out of order now.
120. Out of temper (ক্রুদ্ধ): He is out of temper now.
121. Part and parcel (অবিচ্ছেদ্যঅংশ): Talpatti is part and parcel of Bangladesh.
122. Pros and cons (খুঁটিনাটি): You should consider the pros and cons of the system.
123. Rank and file (সাধারণলোক): We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
124. Red letter day (স্মরণীয়দিন): The 16th December is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
125. Red tape (লাল ফিতার বাঁধন বাআমলাতান্ত্রিকতা): Red tapism causes delay in official work.
126. Read between the lines (তাৎপর্যবোঝা): Try to read between the lines of the letter.
127. Round the clock (সমস্তদিন): The bank is functioning round the clock .
128. Set free (মুক্ত করা): The prisoners were set free.
129. Slow coach (অলস প্রকৃতির লোক): Don’t trust over such a slow coach like him .
130. Slip of the pen (লেখায়অসতর্কতাবশত সামান্য ভুল): This mistake was made due to slip of the pen.
131. Square meal (পেট ভরা আহার): He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
132. Slip of the tongue (বলায়সামান্য ভুল): This is a slip of the tongue; don’t lay much stress on it.
133. Steer clears of (এড়াইয়াচলা): You must steer clear of evil company.
134. Stones throw (অতি নিকটে): Our school is at a stones throw from our house.
135. Take to heart (মর্মাহতহওয়া): He took his remark to heart.