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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Invite to ( নিমন্ত্রণ করা ) I invited him to dinner.
  • Restrict to ( সীমাবব্ধ করা ) Admission was restricted to students.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Favourable to ( অনুকূল (ব্যক্তি) ) This situation is favourable to me for doing this.
  • Divide into ( বিভক্ত করা (অংশ) ) It was divided into several parts.
  • Responsible to ( দায়ী (প্রাধিকার) ) He is responsible to the committee for his action.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • word of no implication ( কথার কথা )
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • bunch of fives ( মুষ্টি ; পাঁচ আঙ্গুলের মুঠো ) Rock can break anything with his bunch of fives.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আসুন কথা বলি - Let’s talk
  • কিছুই না। - Next to nothing.
  • ঘড়িটা টিক-টিক করছে - Tick-tick goes the clock
  • দুঃখিত, আমার কাছে কোন খুচরা টাকা নেই - I’m afraid/ Sorry, I don’t have any change
  • ভেবে চিনতে কথা বলুন। - Think before you speak
  • এটা ঐটাত মত ভাল নয়। - It is not that good one.