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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Encroach on ( অনধিকার প্রবেশ করা ) Do not encroach on my land.
  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Vain of ( অহঙ্কারী ) She is vain of her beauty.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Wonder at ( অবাক হওয়া ) I wonder at his ignorance.

Idioms:

  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • Build castles in the air ( আকাশ কুসুম চিন্তা করা ) Don't idle away your time in building castles in the air.
  • Weal and woe ( সুখ-দুঃখ ) Human life is full of weal and woe.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Take to one's heels ( ছুটিয়া পালানো ) The thieves took to their heels to see the police.
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • খোলাখুলিভাবে বলতে গেলে... - Frankly speaking...
  • বিদায় - GB: Goodbye
  • চোরটাকে প্রায় ধরেই ফেলেছিলাম - I was about to catch the thief
  • কি বাজে বকছো! - How absurd!
  • আমি কি আপনার নামটা জানতে পারি? - May I know your name, please?
  • আমি সত্যিই কৃতজ্ঞ - I’m really grateful