Thursday 26 May 2016

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.

Wednesday 25 May 2016

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.

Monday 23 May 2016

Incorrect and correct sentences ( Part-1 )


Incorrect: He won a first prize.
Correct: He won the first prize.
Incorrect: The vacation is drawing to close.
Correct: The vacation is drawing to a close.
Incorrect: This is fact.
Correct: This is a fact.
Incorrect: The work has come to end.
Correct:  The work has come to an end.
Incorrect: Never tell lie.
Correct: Never tell a lie.
Incorrect: It is quarter to six.
Correct: It is a quarter to six.
Incorrect: I know he is fool.
Correct: I know he is a fool.
Incorrect: I know he was miser.
Correct: I know he was a miser.
Incorrect: I know he was coward.
Correct: I know he was a coward.
Incorrect:  It costs me ten and half taka.
Correct: It costs me ten and a half taka.
Incorrect: Naughty boy makes noise.
Correct: A naughty boy makes a noise.
Incorrect: Let us go out for walk.
Correct: Let us go out for a walk.
Incorrect: He gave me hundred taka.
Correct: He gave me a hundred taka.
Incorrect: I shall buy pair of shoes.
Correct: I shall buy a pair of shoes.
Incorrect: Cow is useful animal.
Correct: The cow is a useful animal.
Incorrect: I have much work in the hand.
Correct: I have much work in hand.
Incorrect: He got the poem by the heart.
Correct: He got the poem by heart.
Incorrect: We made him the captain.
Correct: We made him captain.
Incorrect: The iron is very useful.
Correct: Iron is very useful.
Incorrect: Gold of this ring is very pure.