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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Congratulate on ( অভিনন্দিত করা ) I congratulate you on your success.
  • Accompanied by ( সঙ্গী হওয়া ) He was accompanied by his father.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Persist in ( লেগে থাকা ) He persisted in disturbing me.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.

Idioms:

  • pulling your leg ( কৌতক করা ) Do not take it seriously, i was just pulling you leg
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Tooth and nail ( তীব্রভাবে ) He fought tooth and nail against his enemy.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • In full swing ( পুরাদমে ) The school is now in full swing.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ওটা খুবই ভালো প্রশ্ন - That’s a good question
  • স্টারবাক্সের পরে ঠিক কোণাতেই এর অবস্থান - It's right around the corner from the Starbucks over there
  • আমি কি শুধু একটা জিনিস বলতে পারি দয়া করে? - Could I just say one thing, please?
  • উনি আজ আসতে পারেন। - He’s expected today/ He’s likely today.
  • সেই দিন অবধি - From that day forward
  • নিজের পায়ে কুড়াল মারা - To dig one’s own grave