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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Abide by ( মেনে চলা ) One should abide by the rules
  • Hard at ( উদ্যমী ) He is hard at work before examination.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Bound for ( যাত্রার জন্য প্রস্তুত ) The ship is bound for England.
  • Zest for ( অনুরাগ ) She has no zest for music.
  • Send for ( ডেকে পাঠানো ) Send for a doctor immediately.

Idioms:

  • Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • যথেষ্ট হয়েছে! - It’s/ That’s enough!
  • সে একেবারে কাঁচা ছেলে - He is quite a green horn
  • একেবারেই শেষ। - It’s the very last or the grand last.
  • কেমন যাচ্ছে তোমার? - How are things (with you)?
  • পূর্বে এ দেশে চা ছিল না - Formerly there was no tea in this country.
  • তুমি কি এখনও ঢাকায় থাক? - Do you still live at Dhaka?