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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.
  • Compare to ( তুলনা করা (অসদৃশ বস্তু) ) Anger is compared to fire.
  • Useful for ( প্রয়োজনীয় (উদ্দেশ্য) ) This book is useful to us for examination.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Officiate in ( পরিবর্তে কাজ করা (পদ) ) He officiated for me in that post.

Idioms:

  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • Slip of the tongue ( বলায় সামান্য ভুল ) This is a slip of the tongue, don't lay much stress on it.
  • Chip of the old block ( বাপকা বেটা ) He is a chip of the old black.
  • In a hurry ( তাড়াহুড়ার মধ্যে ) Don't do the work in a hurry.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • জনের সাথে কথা বলা যাবে - Is it possible to speak to John?
  • যোগ্যতা থাকা সত্ত্বেও সে চাকরিটা পেল না - In spite of his having all the qualification, he did not get a job. / He had all the qualification. Yet he did not get a job. / In spite of having merits, the boy couldn’t pass
  • পিতামাতাকে সম্মান করতে হবে - Parents have to be respected
  • হ্যালো, আমার নাম জন রবার্ট - Hello, my name is John Robert
  • অনুগ্রহ করে একটা প্লাস্টিক ব্যাগ পাওয়া যাবে? - Could I have a (plastic) bag, please?
  • ঢং-ঢং ঘন্টা বাজল - Ding dong goes the bell