By a hair’s breadth
কোনোক্রমে এড়িয়ে যাওয়া (to avoid by a narrow escape)
Examples in Sentences:
- The car swerved to avoid a cyclist and just missed hitting a pedestrian by a hair’s breadth. (গাড়িটি সরে গিয়ে একজন সাইকেল চালককে এড়িয়ে গেলো এবং কোনক্রমে একজন পথচারীকে আঘাত করা থেকে এড়িয়ে গেলো।)
- The man was saved in the car accident by a hair’s breadth.
By a whisker
সামান্য দূরত্বে বা ব্যবধানে; একটুর জন্য (by a very small distance)
Examples in Sentences:
- The arrow missed the deer by a whisker. (তীরটি একটুর জন্য হরিণটিকে লক্ষ্যভেদে ব্যর্থ হলো।)
- I just missed getting on the train by a whisker.
By a mile
বিশাল দূরত্বে বা ব্যবধানে (by a great distance)
Examples in Sentences:
- You missed the target by a mile. (তুমি লক্ষ্যটি একটি বিশাল ব্যবধানে হারিয়েছো।)
- Your estimate of the budget deficit was off by a mile.
By a stroke of the pen
কলমের এক খোঁচায় (by writing with a pen)
Examples in Sentences:
- Richard was sacked by a stroke of his boss’s pen. (রিচার্ড তার বসের কলমের এক খোঁচায় বরখাস্ত হয়েছিলো।)
- This proposal was approved by a stroke of the chairman’s pen.
By all appearances
দৃশ্যত (apparently)
Examples in Sentences:
- Though by all appearances he is with us; inwardly he is against us. (যদিও দৃশ্যত সে আমাদের সাথে আছে; অন্তরে সে আমাদের বিপক্ষে।)
- By all appearances, the matter seems simple but actually, it is very complex.
By all means
সর্বপন্থায় (by all means)
Examples in Sentences:
- Lucy will try to help me by all means. (লুসি সর্বপন্থায় আমাকে সাহায্য করতে চেষ্টা করবে।)
- We tried to complete the task by all means but failed.
By and by
শীঘ্রই (soon)
Examples in Sentences:
- We will reach there by and by. (আমরা শীঘ্রই সেখানে পৌঁছাবো।)
- The bus will come by and by.
By and large
মোটের ওপর (In total)
Examples in Sentences:
- He spent tk 15000 by and large. (সে মোটের ওপর ১৫০০০ টাকা খরচ করেছিলো।)
- He bought 500 mangoes by and large.
By any means
সর্বতোভাবে (anyhow)
Examples in Sentences:
- Jim will help me by any means. (জিম সর্বতোভাবে আমাকে সাহায্য করবে।)
- Rick will try to come here by any means.
By appointment
পূর্ব পরিকল্পনা অনুযায়ী (according to preplan)
Examples in Sentences:
- Tom called me at his office by appointment. (টম পূর্ব পরিকল্পনা অনুযায়ী আমাকে তার অফিসে ডেকেছিলো।)
- You can meet him by appointment.
By chance
হঠাৎ (suddenly)
Examples in Sentences:
- I met my friend by chance. (হঠাৎ আমার বন্ধুর সাথে সাক্ষাৎ হলো।)
- We got the ticket by chance.
By degrees
একটু একটু করে (gradually)
Examples in Sentences:
- By degrees, he has become successful. (একটু একটু করে সে সফল হয়েছে।)
- By degrees, he recovered from a serious illness.
By dint of
সাহায্যে (by means of)
Examples in Sentences:
- I was able to complete this work by dint of my hard work. (আমি আমার কঠোর পরিশ্রমের সাহায্যে এই কাজটি সম্পন্ন করতে পেরেছি।)
- Alex was able to reach here by dint of his friend’s help.
By far
সর্বাংশে (In all respects)
Examples in Sentences:
- This is by far the most beautiful dress in the fair. (মেলায় এই পোশাকটিই সর্বাংশে সবচেয়ে সুন্দর।)
- Lisa is by far the best student in the class.
By fits and starts
অনিয়মিতভাবে (irregularly)
Examples in Sentences:
- Aric comes to the varsity by fits and starts. (এরিক অনিয়মিতভাবে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে আসে।)
- Jack works by fits and starts.
By force of
চাপে পড়ে (unwillingly and being coerced)
Examples in Sentences:
- Smith has to do it by force of the situation. (পরিস্থিতির চাপে পড়ে স্মিথকে এই কাজটি করতে হয়েছে।)
- Tina did it by force of her friend’s request.
By hook or by crook
যে করেই হোক (anyhow)
Examples in Sentences:
- Harry will do it by hook or by crook. (হ্যারি যে করেই হোক এটা করবে।)
- Peter will win the competition by hook or by crook.
By leaps and bounds
অতি দ্রুত গতিতে (very rapidly)
Examples in Sentences:
- The price of rice is going up by leaps and bounds. (চালের দাম অতি দ্রুত গতিতে বৃদ্ধি পাচ্ছে।)
- The singer is becoming popular by leaps and bounds.
By nature
স্বভাবত (naturally)
Examples in Sentences:
- The boy is by nature very talented. (ছেলেটি স্বভাবতই খুব প্রতিভাবান।)
- The girl is by nature very spontaneous.
By no means
অবশ্যই নয় (not at all)
Examples in Sentences:
- I shall, by no means, allow him to do it. (আমি অবশ্যই তাকে এটা করতে অনুমতি দেব না।)
- I shall, by no means, follow any unfair practice.
By reason of
কারণে (because of)
Examples in Sentences:
- Anderson became rich by reason of his hard work. (এ্যান্ডারসন সাহেব তার কঠোর পরিশ্রমের কারণে ধনী হয়েছিলেন।)
- Rocky was sacked by reason of his dishonesty.
By right of
অধিকার বলে (by dint of)
Examples in Sentences:
- He got the post by right of his good result. (সে পদটা পেয়েছে তার ভালো ফলাফলের কারণে।)
- Alice got the promotion by right of her hard work.
By shank’s mare/perry
পায়ে হেঁটে (by foot or on foot)
Examples in Sentences:
- My car is out of order, so I’ll have to travel by shank’s mare. (আমার গাড়ী নষ্ট, তাই আমাকে পায়ে হেঁটে যাতায়াত করতে হবে।)
- Raisa didn’t get any vehicle, so she traveled by shank’s perry.
By storm
অতর্কিত (without any notice)
Examples in Sentences:
- The freedom fighters attacked the enemies by storm. (মুক্তিযোদ্ধারা শত্রুদের অতর্কিত আক্রমণ করলো।)
- The boss came to the office by storm.
By the book
আইন/নিয়ম অনুসারে (according to the rules)
Examples in Sentences:
- You have to perform every task by the book. (তোমাকে প্রত্যেকটা কাজ নিয়ম অনুসারে করতে হবে।)
- In the official atmosphere, we always go by the book.
By the by
প্রসঙ্গক্রমে (Incidentally)
Examples in Sentences:
- By the by, how are you? (প্রসঙ্গক্রমে, তুমি কেমন আছো?)
- By the by, where are you living now?
By the scruff of the neck
ঘাড়ে ধরা (hold neck)
Examples in Sentences:
- They took him by the scruff of the neck. (তারা তাকে ঘাড় ধরে নিয়ে গেলো।)
- Bill’s father got so angry that he grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and pushed him into the room.
By the skin of one’s teeth
কোনোরকমে (just barely)
Examples in Sentences:
- He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth. (সে কোনোরকমে পরীক্ষাটাতে পাশ করেছে।)
- Ann completed the project by the skin of her teeth.
By this time
এতক্ষণে (by now)
Examples in Sentences:
- Jeff will be there by this time. (জেফ এতক্ষণে সেখানে গিয়ে থাকবে।)
- The school will be closed by this time.
By way of
কোনো কিছুরূপে (in the form of)
Examples in Sentences:
- Suzy gave me a nice gift by way of her friendship. (সুযি তার বন্ধুত্ব স্বরূপ আমাকে একটা সুন্দর উপহার দিলো।)
- My dad gifted me the gold earrings by way of his love.
By/ through the back door
অসৎভাবে (In a dishonest way)
Examples in Sentences:
- The man was appointed by the back door. (লোকটিকে অসৎভাবে নিয়োগ দেয়া হয়েছিলো।)
- He got the work done by/through the back door.