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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Indebted to ( ঋণী ; কৃতজ্ঞ ) I am indebted to him for this help.
  • Superior to ( উৎকৃষ্টতর ) This type of rice is superior to that.
  • Vexed for ( বিরক্ত (জিনিস) ) He is vexed with me for opposing him.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • ABC ( প্রাথমিক জ্ঞান ) Everybody must know at least the ABC of religion.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Crying need ( জরুরী প্রয়োজন ) Mass education is the crying need of Bangladesh.
  • Flesh and blood ( রক্তমাংসের শরীর ) Flesh and blood cannot bear with such insults.
  • Sink in ( আবদ্ধ হওয়া, ডুবে যাওয়া ) He sank in mud or the ship sank into the sea.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপনার নামের শেষ অংশ কি দয়া করে বলবেন? - What is your last name, please?
  • ঠিক আছে, এই ব্যাপারটা নিয়ে পরে কথা বলবো - Okay, let’s talk more about that later on
  • আমি কি পরেরটায় যেতে পারি? - Am I allowed to leave for the next?
  • তাকে চোর বললেও হয় - You may as well call him a thief
  • আমার পা ঝিনঝিন করছে - I have pins and needles in my feet
  • আমি যতটুকু জানি... - As far as I know…