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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Addicted to ( আসক্ত ) He is addicted to separate.
  • Familiar with ( সুপরিচিত ) He is familiar with my brother.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Pass away ( মারা যাওয়া ) He passes away last night.
  • Dull of ( বোধশক্তিহীন ) He is dull of understanding.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Turn over a new leaf ( নূতনের সূচনা ) After his failure he turned over a new leaf.
  • in the doldrums ( উদাসীন ভাবাপন্ন )
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • বিশ মিনিটের মতো - About twenty minutes
  • বুঝেছি/ বুঝতে পেরেছি। - I got it/ I got your point.
  • তুমি কতক্ষণ ধরে অপেক্ষা করতেছো? - How long are you waiting?
  • এটা অনুমানের বাইরে ছিল - It was out of imagination
  • আমাাকে একশ টাকা বাঙতি দিতে পারবেন? - Can you give change for a hundred taka?
  • কোন কিছু পুনরায় শোনার আগ্রহ প্রকাশ অর্থে। - Would you please repeat? / Pardon please.