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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Faith with ( বিশ্বাস (ভঙ্গ) ) He broke faith with me.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.
  • Destined to ( ভাগ্য নির্দিষ্ট ) He was destined to death.
  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Wish for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) I do not wish for name and fame.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.
  • know from a bare hint ( এক আঁচরেই বোঝা )
  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • এ বাড়িতে আপনার কত খরচ পড়েছিল? - How much do this house cost you?
  • এমন কাউকে এটা বলবেন না যে তা বুঝে না। - Don’t say your medical complaints
  • কিছু মনে না করলে জানালাটা একটু বন্ধ করবেন? - Would you mind closing the window?
  • তুমি বরং তাকে এখানে পাঠিয়ে দাও - You had better send him here
  • তার কথা ঠিক বটে - He is quite right
  • লোকটা মরতে-মরতে বেঁচে গেল - The man had a narrow escape or escaped by the skin of his teeth