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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Resign to ( আত্মসমর্পন করা (স্বয়ং) ) I resigned myself to fate
  • Proportionate to ( আনুপাতিক ) Punishment should be proportionate to offence.
  • Take after ( সদৃশ হওয়া ) The boy takes after his father.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Limited to ( সীমাবদ্ধ ) Invitation was limited to members only.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.

Idioms:

  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Beat about the bush ( কাজের কথায় না এসে আজেবাজে কথা বলা ) Please come to the point without beating about the bush
  • throw dust in ones hands full ( কারো চোখে ধূলো দেওয়া )
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ভুলে যাও এটা - Forget it
  • সে এখানে আসবেই আসবে - He will come here without fail
  • আজকে বৈঠকের আলোচ্যসূচি এই যে... - Here is the agenda for the meeting…
  • গুরু-গুরু মেঘ ডাকছে - Clouds are rumbling
  • আপনি কি সাথে কোনো ব্যাগ নিচ্ছেন? - Are you checking any bags?
  • তুমি তো খাও নি ? - You didn't have your meal, did you?