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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.
  • Involved in ( জড়িত ) He is involved in the plot.
  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Wait on ( সেবা করা ) The nurse waited on the patient.
  • Fit for ( যোগ্য ) He is not fit for the job.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • At dagger drawn ( খড়গহস্ত ) The two brothers are now at daggers drawn.
  • In force ( বলবৎ ) This law is in force now.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সত্যিকার ব্যাপার হলো - Sincerely speaking
  • জায়গামত বলুন। - Speak to the right person.
  • এটি মনে রাখতে হবে যে......... - It is to be remembered that…….
  • কুয়াশার কারনে আমরা বাইরে যেতে পারি নাই - Because of heavy fog, we could not go out. / There was heavy fog, we could not go out.
  • সেখানে কোন জনমানব নেই - The place is without any human habitation
  • ওহ, কি হতাশাজনক! - Oh, how upsetting!