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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Pity for ( করুণা ) Have pity for the poor.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Preside over ( সভাপতিত্ব করা ) He presided over the meeting.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Disgrace to ( কলঙ্ক ) He is disgrace to his family.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Far and wide ( সর্বত্র ) His fame as a scholar spread far and wide
  • Apple of discord ( বিবাদেয় বিষয় ) The paternal property has become an apple of discord between the two brothers.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Slip of the pen ( লেখায় অসতর্কতাবশতঃ সামান্য ভুল ) This mistake is due to a slip of the pen.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • যাই হোক না কেন - Come what may
  • আমাকে এখন কাজ করতে দিন আমি আপনার সাথে পরে দেখা করব - let me work now I will meet you later
  • - We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
  • তার হাতটান স্বভাব আছে - He is light fingured
  • তুমি দেখতে পাচ্ছো বিষয়টা হচ্ছে... - You see, the thing is that...
  • আজকে তারিখ কতো? - What date is it, please?