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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.
  • Lacking in ( অভাব আছে এমন ) He is lacking in courage.
  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তার নাম কি আমি জানি না - I don’t know what his name is
  • হয় ইহা, নয় উহা - Either this or that.
  • তুমি মনে হয় আমার সাথে মজা করছো! - You’ve got to be kidding me!
  • তুমি কাল যাচ্ছ তো? - Are you going tomorrow, isn't it?
  • এই সুয়েটারটা কতো? - How much is this sweater?
  • কোথায় ছিলে - Where have you been?