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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Rejoice in ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced in her success.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Crave for ( আকাঙ্খা করা ) He craves for wealth.
  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Overcome with ( দমন করা ) He was overcome with fatigue.

Idioms:

  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • Hard and fast ( বাঁধা ধরা ) There is no such hard and fast rule in this matter.
  • Call a spade a spade ( অপ্রিয় সত্য কথা বলা ) I have no hesitation to call a spade a spade.
  • Birds eye view ( মোটামোটি ধারণা ; এক নজর ) He took a bird’s eye view of the flood-stricken area from an aeroplane.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • চুল বাঁধা - To braid the hair
  • ইংরেজিতে দক্ষ হওয়ার কারণে সে চাকুরি পেয়েছে - He got the job because of being skilled in English
  • আমার চুল কাটার দরকার - My hair need cutting
  • আমি শুধু এটাই বলবো যে... - I would just like to say that …
  • তাদের যাওয়ার সময় সময় প্রায় হয়ে গিয়েছিল। - They were about to leave.
  • আজকে বৈঠকের আলোচ্যসূচি এই যে... - Here is the agenda for the meeting…