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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Anxious about ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) I am anxious about my health.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Mourn over ( শোক করা ) Don't mourn over the dead.
  • Zeal for ( প্রবল উৎসাহ ) He has a zeal for social work.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • All on a sudden ( হঠাৎ ) All on a sudden a tiger came out of the bush.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • under the weather ( ভাল না ; অসুস্থ ) I've been feeling under the weather

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • একটু প্রসঙ্গ পাল্টে বলা যাক। - To get off the topic for a moment.
  • পরে দেখা হবে। - See you again/ later/ See once again.
  • আমার ইংরেজি তেমন ভালো না। আপনি কি একটু ধীরে কথা বলবেন দয়া করে? - I’m afraid my English isn’t very good. Could you speak slowly, please?
  • একটু জোরে বলবে কি? - Would you be louder please?
  • আমি প্রায় ভুলেই গেয়েছি বলতে যে... - I almost forgot to mention….
  • কম বা বেশি। - By and large.