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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Qualified for ( যোগ্য ) He is qualified for the post.
  • Quarrel over ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another over the property.
  • Dedicate to ( উৎসর্গ করা ) This book is dedicated to his father.
  • Based on ( ভিত্তি থাকা ) Your remarks were not based on the facts.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Obsessed by ( উদ্বিগ্ন ) He is obsessed by the idea.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • On the wane ( হ্রাসমান ) His fame is on the wane now.
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • have a bad time ( দুশ্চিন্তায় কাল কাটানো ; দুঃসময়ে পড়া )

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • 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
  • এ রং কি উঠে যাবে? - Will this color fade?
  • আমি একটু সময় নিবো পেশ করতে... - I’d like to take a moment to introduce …
  • এবার আমার সবকিছু শিখে নেওয়ার পালা - It’s my turn to learn everything
  • এই বাস কি কেন্দ্রে (center) যায়? - Does this bus go to the center?
  • এই দিন বারবার ফিরে আসুক। - Many happy returns of the day.