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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Eager about ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager about the result.
  • Satisfaction in ( সন্তোষ ) I find satisfaction in gardening. Great was his satisfaction with her result.
  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Talk of ( কথা বলা (কোন জিনিস) ) I am talking to (with) Mr. Roy of (about, over) the matter.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Burning question ( তীব্র বিতর্কের বিষয় ) The problem of the dowry system is the burning question of the day.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • At the eleventh hour ( শেষ মুহূর্তে ) he doctor came to the patient at the eleventh hour.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • একটু জোরে বলবে কি? - Would you be louder please?
  • কেউ কেউ বলে সে ছোটবেলায় খুব নিষ্ঠুর ছিল - Some say that he was very cruel in his boyhood
  • এটা কোন ব্যাপার না - It doesn’t matter
  • একটু অপেক্ষা কর - Wait a bit
  • ও, ভালো কথা। - By the way.
  • চা এত বেশী গরম যে পান করা যায় না - The tea is too hot to drink