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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Smell of ( গন্ধ দেয় ) This glass smells of wine.
  • Weary of ( ক্লান্ত ) He is weary of hard life.
  • Disgusted with ( বিরক্ত ) I am disgusted with him at his conduct.
  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.
  • till the cows come home ( অনেক সময় ধরে ) I could play outside till the cows come home
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.
  • By leaps and bounds ( অতি দ্রুতগতিতে ) The population of Bangladesh is increasing by leaps and bounds.
  • Slow coach ( অলস প্রকৃতির লোক ) You cannot expect much from a slow coach like him.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আরও একটু থাকুন না - Please stay a little more
  • সে বিজ্ঞানের ক-খ জানে না - He does not know the rudiments or A. B. C. of science
  • সে যেন একটি মাতালের মত কথা বলে - He speaks as though he were a mad
  • দুজন দুজন করে বাইরে যাও - Go out by twos
  • তাই তো কথা - That's the question
  • এখন সময় কতো? - What time is it?