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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Boast of ( গর্ব করা ) Do not boast of your wealth.
  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.

Idioms:

  • hold your horses ( সবুর করা ; ধৈর্য ধরা ) Hold your horses in trouble, you will get your reward.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • Rank and file ( সাধারণ লোক ) We should pay attention to the rank and file of the country.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • বসে-বসে আর ভাল লাগে না - I am sick of sitting idle
  • ওহ, কি হতাশাজনক! - Oh, how upsetting!
  • তুমি যে কি করছো? - What on earth are you doing?
  • তুমি আমাকে কি করার জন্য বলছো? - What do you advise me to do?
  • আমি কি জানালার পাশে আসন পেতে পারি? - Can I get a window seat?
  • আমতা-আমতা কর কেন? - Why do you hum and haw?