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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Accused of ( অভিযুক্ত ) He is accused of corruption.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.
  • Talk to ( কথা বলা (ব্যক্তি) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.
  • In black and white ( লিখিতভাবে ) Put down the statement in black and white.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ফুটন্ত জলে হাত দিও না - Do not put you hand into boiling water
  • আমি একটি রুম সংরক্ষণ করতে চাচ্ছি - I would like to reserve a room
  • আপনার সাথে অন্য কেউ ভ্রমন করছেন? - Is anybody else traveling with you?
  • মাত্র সাড়ে ১১টা বাজলো - It's just turned half past eleven
  • এখন কি করতে হবে সেটা সিদ্ধান্ত নেয়ার সময় - It is time to decide what to do
  • আমি যদি দেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি হতে পারতাম - I wish I could be the president of the country