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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Inquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I inquired of him about the matter.
  • Inquire about ( অনুসন্ধান করা (কোন ব্যপার) ) I inquired of him about (into) the matter.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Open to ( উন্মুক্ত ) His plan is open to objection.

Idioms:

  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • বাঁধ বাঁধা - To raise an embankment
  • সে আমাকে শুনিয়ে-শুনিয়ে কথা গুলো বলল - He said all these within my hearing
  • আয় বুঝে ব্যয় কর - Cut your coat according to your cloth
  • সেও নয়, তুমিও নও - Neither he nor you
  • বিমানে উঠার গেটটি কোথায়? - Where is the boarding gate?
  • আপনাকে পেয়েই ভাল লাগছিল - It has been nice having you