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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • On the contrary ( বিপরীত পক্ষে ) I do not hate him: on the contrary I love him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপনি কি আমার মাপটা নিতে পারবেন? - Can you take my measurement?
  • তাড়াতাড়ি কর, আমরা দেরি করে ফেলেছি - Be quick, we are already late
  • জানুয়ারি মাসের প্রথমে পরীক্ষা শুরু হবে - The exam will begin in the early part of January
  • ধন্যবাদ! এটি সুন্দর - Thank you! It's beautiful
  • তোমাকে শিখতে হবে - You have to learn
  • চিঠিটি পড়ে শোনাও - Read out the letter to me