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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lame of ( খোঁড়া ) He is lame of one leg.
  • Opportunity for ( সুযোগ ) I have no opportunity for (of) doing the work.
  • Compete for ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন কিছু) ) He competed for the first position.
  • Enquire of ( অনুসন্ধান করা (ব্যক্তি) ) He enquired of me into the matter.
  • Sentence to ( দন্ডাদেশ দেওয়া ) He was sentenced to death for murder.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

Idioms:

  • bad debts ( অশোধ্য বা অনাদায়ী ঋন ; যে ঋন শোধ করা যাবে না )
  • Kith and kin ( নিকট আত্মীয় ) He has no good relationship with his kith and kin.
  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমাদের সংযোগটা ভালো না - We have a bad connection
  • তালি দিন। - Put/keep your hands together. Or Get a hand. Or give a big hand.
  • আমি অঙ্কটি করতে পারতাম - I could do the sum
  • দেখা হবে! - See you around!
  • আমি আত্ম-প্রণোদিত - I’m self-motivated
  • শুনে মনে হচ্ছে অনেক কঠিন - That sounds difficult