Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-11)

drive sb/sth off=to force sb/sth go back or away

We drove off the attackers.

give / lend a helping hand=to help sb

Would you please lend me your hand.

get sb going= make sb angry or worried

Don’t try to get me going.

get across to sb; get sth across=to be communicated or understood

I am not getting your ideas across.

get ahead of= make progress

I am trying to get ahead of them.

get along=to leave a place

When his father came he got along.

get on with sb;

get on together;

get along together;

get along with sb=to have a friendly relation with sb

I got along with that young lady after seeing her in the party.

get around=to move from place to place

We got around the world.

get at sb=keep criticizing sb

Some people always get at others.

get at sb/sth=to reach sb/sth; to gain access to sb/sth

The trunk is locked up so I can’t get at it.

get at sth=to learn or find sth

It is very difficult to get at.

get away=have a holiday/vacation

We wanted to get away from the office for a few days.

get away from sth=to escape from sb or sth

You will not be able to get away from his hand.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-10)

come on=to walk on to the stage

The president came on the stage at last.

come out=to be published

The book will come out soon.

come out=to stop work and go out for strike

The workers came out for strike.

come up to=arrive at a place to start anything

He came up to the university to study.

come up to =to reach as far as a particular point

Water came up to my neck.

come out of sth=to be removed from a place where it is fixed; to develop from sth

The ball will not come out of the hole.

cock and a bull story=a story that is not true

The man told a cock and bull story to you.

Crocodile’s tears=to cry pretending to be sad

The girl shed crocodile’s tears.

crying need=urgent need

The book is now the crying need of mine.

do away with sb/yourself=to kill sb/yourself

The kidnapper did away with him last night.

do away with sth=abolish/to make an end

You should do away with your bad habits.

do without=to manage without anyone

She can’t do anything without me.

do up=to fasten

She did her hair alone.

drive off=to leave

The robbers drove off the when the police reached there.

drive sth up/down=to make sth such as rise or fall quickly

The price of daily commodities drives up regularly.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-8)

beggar’s description=extremely shocking to be described

The condition of the poor in the crisis moment is beggar’s description.

beyond question=doubt/confusion about sth

His honesty is now beyond question.

by dint of= by virtue of

They won the game by the dint of their technique.

by fits and starts=irregularly

He goes to school by fits and starts.

by leaps and bounds=very quickly

The tree has grown by and bounds in the  years.

by hook or by crook=in any way

You have to do it by hook or by cook.

by chance=suddenly

The robbers may attack us on the way by chance.

bolt from the blue=a news that is sudden and unexpected

The news of my friend’s death was the bolt from the blue to me.

blue blood=from a royal family

The boy is proud of his blue blood.

call for sth=to need sth

The condition called for instant decision.

call for sb=to collect sb in order to go somewhere

We should call for him at 8 pm.

call sth forth=to produce reaction

The government speech called forth among the people.

call in question= to doubt/suspect

None should call in question in this matter.

call at=to stop at a place for a short time

The train calls at Gagipur.

call sb in=to ask sb for service

We called in the doctor.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs (Part-7)

bring sth forward=to move sth to an earlier date/time

The meeting has been brought forward from 10 to 5 April.

bring sb in=to ask sb to do particular job or to be involved in sth

His father became angry with the son not to bring him in on the decision.

bring sth off=to succeed in doing sth difficult

I have brought the difficult thing off.

bring sb out=make people go on strike

The situation of the country made people out.

The crisis brought my success out.

bring sb round=make sb conscious from unconscious

The doctor bought him round soon with the help of this medicine.

bring sb round to sth=to persuade sb to do sth

He did not do it but we brought him round.

bring sb up=to care for sb by teaching him or her how to behave

He was brought up by his mother after his father had died.

bring sth up=to mention a subject or start to talk about it

You should bring the problem up at the meeting.

bring to light=make secret thing known to others

Don’t bring this secret to light.

by the by=by the way

By the by I won the prize.

burning question=an important or urgent problem

Illiteracy is the burning question in our country.

by all means=of course

We will go there by all means.

by no means=not at all

She will come here by no means.

by means of =with the help of sth

The goods were brought by means of the truck.

Incorrect and correct sentences ( Part-6 )

Incorrect: The Dhaka stands on the Buriganga.

Correct: Dhaka stands on the Buriganga.

Incorrect: He is a best writer.

Correct: He is the best writer.

Incorrect: Each of us were present in the class.

Correct: Each of us was present in the class.

Incorrect: Sheuli as well as her brother were invited to the wedding party.

Correct: Sheuli as well as her brother was invited to the wedding party.

Incorrect: He is here for three days.

Correct: He has been here for three days.

Incorrect:  I cannot but to praise him too highly.

Correct: I cannot but praise him very highly.

Incorrect: I have come last night.

Correct: I came last night.

Incorrect: Let us aim to do it.

Correct: Let us aim at doing it.

Incorrect:  The man is mortal.

Correct: Man is mortal.

Incorrect: Ten years passed since you joined the post.

Correct: Ten years have passed since you joined the post.

Incorrect: Open page 89.

Correct: Open at page 89.

Incorrect: The earth has been moving round the sun.

Correct: The earth moves round the sun.

Incorrect: He does not listen me.

Correct: He does not listen to me.

Incorrect:  Salim comes from high family.

Correct: Salim comes of a high family.

Incorrect: I have read a nice poetry.

Correct: I have read a nice poem.

Incorrect: The boy availed the morning train.

Correct: The boy availed himself of the morning train.

Incorrect: I am living here for seven years.

Correct: I have been living here for seven years.

Incorrect: Each of the boys have done well in the examination.

Correct: Each of the boys has done well in the examination.

Incorrect: This road is more shorter than that.

Correct: This road is shorter than that.

Incorrect: I went outside after he came here.

Correct: I went outside after he had come here.