Idioms & Phrases – U

Up and coming (সতর্ক) – Your up-and-coming nature
says you will shine in life.

Up one’s sleeve (গুপ্ত অবস্থায়) – Khaleda will not
disclose the plan that is up her sleeve.

Under a cloud (সন্দেহজনক, সন্দেহের ঘোরে থাকা, হতোদ্যম – to be suspected
of something)
 – Even the manager is under a cloud. / His failure put him under a
cloud for sometime. / After his misbehaviour on the field in India Boycott
is under a cloud.

Under-age (অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্ক – immature, not adult) –
The girl is under-age, so she must not be married to any man.

Under consideration (বিবেচনাধীন – under discussion and analysis) – His request is under consideration. / Your prayer is under
consideration.

Under trial (বিচারাধীন – under judgement) – The case
is under trial.

Up a blind alley (গোলকধাঁধায় – at a dead end) – The
police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.

Up and doing (কর্মঠ এবং প্রাণবন্ত, তাৎপর – active and lively, Be serious, মনযোগী
হওয়া)
 – The children are always up and doing early in the morning. /
Students should be up and doing to shine in life. / Now is the time for us
to be up and doing for the prosperity of our country.

Up in the air (অনিশ্চিত, স্থির করা হয়নি এমন – uncertain, undecided) – Let’s leave this question up in the air until next week.

Idioms and Phrases

Up to (পর্যন্ত – to the extent of) – I have read the
novel up to page 200. / I have done the exercise upto page 30.

Up to date (আধুনিক – modern) – Our teacher is always
up to date in his work. / He is very careful to keep up with up to date
fashions.

Up to one’s ears (গভীরভাবে জড়িত – deeply involved) – I am up to my ears in work.

Up to the mark (মানসম্মত – up to the standard) –
Your performance is not up to the mark.

Up-hill task (কষ্ট সাধ্য কাজ – very hard work) – To
be an honest man is an up-hill task. / It will be an uphill task for you to
this difficult task.

Upper hand (প্রাধান্য – superiority) – A religious
and honest person should be given upper hand. / The big guns always get the
upper hand.

Ups and downs (উত্থান-পতন – rise and fall) – There
are ups and downs in man’s life.

Utopian scheme (আকাশ কুসুম কল্পনা – building castle in the air, day dream) – Don’t make any utopian scheme which cannot be realized. / A utopian
scheme is hard to materialize.

Unaware of (কোন ব্যাপারে অজ্ঞ)  I am
unaware of the matter.

Ups and downs of life
(জীবনের উত্থান পতন)  I have had my share of ups
and downs of life.

Up and down (এইদিক ওইদিক)  The thief ran
up and down for a shelter.

Upto the mark (আশানুরূপ)  Your performance
is not upto the mark.

Up in arms (লড়াইয়ের জন্যে তৈরি)  In
Afghanistan many Pathans are up in arms against Russians.

Up to date
(হাল নাগাদ, বর্তমান সময়ের উপযোগী)  Our principal
is always up-to date in his work.

Under way (এগিয়ে চলা)  The construction of
the building is under way.

Under cover of darkness
(রাতের আঁধারে)  The theft was committed under
cover of darkness.

Under age (অপ্রাপ্ত বয়স্ক)   I could
not apply for the job because I was under age.

Under construction (নির্মানাধীন)  This
building is under construction.

Under the thumb
(Completely under one’s control, পুরোপুরি অধীন)  He is under the thumb of his wife.

Under the weather
(Slightly ill/ sick, সামান্য অসুস্থ)  I feel a
bit under the weather today.

Under lock and key (তালাবদ্ধ)  He kept the
money under lock and key.

Under one’s nose (চোখের সামনে)  The
incident took place under my nose.

Under one’s eye (তত্ত্বাবধানে)  The
workers in this factory work under the supervisor’s eye.

Under pain of (শাস্তির মুখে)  He had to
confess the truth under pain of death.

Under one’s breath
(নিচু স্বরে)   They said something under
their breath.

Under the impression (মনে করে)  I went to
his house under the impression that he would

Under the apprehension (আশংকায়)  They took
necessary steps under the apprehension that thieves would try to break
into our house.

Under the aegis of (পৃষ্ঠাপোষকতায়)  We
opened an eye-camp under the aegis of Mr. soliman.

Under sail (পালের সাহায্যে যাওয়া)  A fair
breeze is blowing and the ship is under sail. 

অধিক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

Unauthorized trespass – Illegal entrance, অবৈধ
প্রবেশাধিকার।

Up and doing – Active, উদ্যোগী, তৎপর।

Upper hand – কারো চেয়ে বেশি সুবিধা/ কর্তৃত্ব।

Uproar – হৈ-হুল্লোর, হট্টগোল, Hue and cry।

Ups and downs – Rise and fall, উত্থান পতন।

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