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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Taste for ( রুচি ) She has no taste for music.
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Plead for ( ওকালতি করা (কোনকিছু) ) I pleaded with him for justice (against the wrong done to me).
  • Confined in ( আবদ্ধ (কক্ষ) ) He is confined in a room for five days.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.

Idioms:

  • Gala Day ( উৎসবের দিন ) The 15th August is a gala day to the Indians.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.
  • A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
  • host in himself ( একাই একশ )
  • Do yeoman's service ( বিশেষ উপকার করা ) Raja Rammohan Roy has done yeoman's service to our country.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ঠিক তাই! - Exactly!
  • সেও নয়, তুমিও নও - Neither he nor you
  • হ্যালো! - Hello!
  • আমাাকে একশ টাকা বাঙতি দিতে পারবেন? - Can you give change for a hundred taka?
  • তার আনন্দ আর ধরে না - His joy knows no bound. / He is beside himself with joy
  • তার কথা ঠিক বটে - He is quite right