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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.
  • Famous for ( বিখ্যাত ) Radhanager is famous for the birth place of Raja Rammohan.
  • Devoid of ( বর্জিত ) He is devoid of common sense.
  • Divide among ( ভাগ করা (দুইয়ের অধিক) ) Divide the mangoes among the boys.
  • Tolerant of ( সহিষ্ণু ) We must be tolerant of opposition.
  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment

Idioms:

  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )
  • Bring to book ( শাস্তি দেওয়া ) He should be brought to book for his misconduct.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • অনুগ্রহ করে বসুন - Please have a seat
  • সে সব টাকা ফুঁকে দিয়েছে - He has squandered away all his money.
  • অতীতের জন্য শোক কর না - Let bygones be bygones.
  • অপদার্থ কোথাকার। - You good for nothing/worthless!
  • তাই তো কথা - That's the question
  • তালি দিন। - Put/keep your hands together. Or Get a hand. Or give a big hand.