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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live by ( কোন উপায়ে বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives by honest means.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.
  • Ashamed of ( লজ্জিত ) He is not ashamed of his conduct.
  • Consistent with ( সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ ) Your action is not consistent with the rules.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Beware of ( সতর্ক হওয়া ) Beware of pick-pockets.

Idioms:

  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • A rainy day ( দুর্দিন ) Everybody should save something for rainy day.
  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • live by ones wit ( কথা বেচে খাওয়া )

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি কি পরেরটায় যেতে পারি? - Am I allowed to leave for the next?
  • সে লেখাপড়া করে কি করে না জানিনা - I do not know whether he reads or not
  • - We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
  • কিছু মনে না করলে আজকে রাতের রান্নাটা কি তুমি করবে? - Would you mind cooking dinner tonight?
  • সে অতটা ভাল ছেলে না। - He is not that good boy.
  • চলুন, শুরু করা যাক - Let’s get the ball rolling