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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Loyal to ( বিশ্বস্ত ) He is loyal to his master.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Differ in ( ভিন্ন মত হওয়া (মতামত) ) They differ in their opinions.
  • Tell upon ( ক্ষতি করা ) Over-eating tells upon health.
  • Favourable for ( অনুকূল (কোনকিছু) ) This situation is favorable to me for doing this.
  • Jealous of ( ঈর্ষা পরায়ণ ) I am not at all jealous of his fortune.

Idioms:

  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • loose cannon ( অপ্রত্যাশিত ) He is a bit of a loose cannon.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • বিশেষ কিছুই নয়। - Nothing special.
  • তুমি কি চোখের মাথা খেয়েছ? - Have you lost your eyesight? Can’t you see what happens under your nose?
  • সে একাদশ শ্রেণীতে উঠেছে - He has been promoted class XI
  • রাকিব আমার হাত ধরল - Rakib took hold of my hand
  • কেউ কেউ বলে সে ছোটবেলায় খুব নিষ্ঠুর ছিল - Some say that he was very cruel in his boyhood
  • আমি এখানে পানির বিল পরিশোধ করতে এসেছি - I'm here to pay the water bill