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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • in favour of ( পক্ষে ) He spoke in favour of his friend.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Come of ( জন্মগ্রহণ করা ) He comes of a noble family.
  • Vary from ( আলাদা হওয়া ) His opinion varies from his brother's.

Idioms:

  • Cut a sorry figure ( খারাপ ফল করা ) He cuts a sorry figure in the examination.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
  • Bid fair ( ভালো কিছু আশা করা ) He bids fair to be a good doctor.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.
  • Bad blood ( মনোমালিন্য ; শত্রতা ; দ্বেষ ) Now there is bad blood between the two brothers.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • দু-একদিনের মধ্যেই বা ভেতরেই বইটি বের হবে - The book will come out in a day or two.
  • সেই দিন অবধি - From that day forward
  • বলোতো, তোমার জন্য কি এনেছি আমি! - Guess what I bought you!
  • আমি ট্যাক্সি পেতে পারি কোথায়? - Where can I find a taxi?
  • তাই বুঝি। - I see!
  • যা যা বললাম মনে রেখো - Bear in mind what I have said