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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Lay by ( সঞ্চয় করা ) Lay by something for the old age.
  • Sympathy for ( সহানুভূতি ) I have no sympathy for him.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.

Idioms:

  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Three R's ( প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা ) The majority of our people have not yet learnt the three R's.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সে তাকে সুন্দর একটা উপহার দিয়েছে - She gave him a nice present
  • আপনি আপনার ব্যবস্থাপক থেকে কি আশা করেন? - What do you expect from your manager?
  • কি গোলমালই যে তুমি কর - What a fuss you make.
  • অবশ্যই। এটা এই পথে ওই কোণায় - Sure. It's that way. Around that corner
  • আমার সম্পর্কে এটুকই। - That’s all about me.
  • আপনি কোন ধরনের চাকরি খুজছেন? - What type of jobs are you looking for?