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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Contrary to ( বিপরীত ) His action is contrary to his words.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Pride on ( গর্ব করা ) He prides himself on his high birth.
  • Quarrel for ( কলহ করা (কোনকিছু) ) They quarreled with one another for the property.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Ill with ( অসুস্থ ) He is ill with fever.

Idioms:

  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.
  • reinvent the wheel ( এমন কোনকিছু তৈরিতে সময় নষ্ট করা যা বর্তমানে বিদ্যমান ও ঠিকঠাক কাজ করে ) There's no point in us reinventing the wheel

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • ও কথা ছেয়ে দাও - Let the matter drop
  • আমি অঙ্কটি করতে পারতাম - I could do the sum
  • আপনাদের এখানে কি দ্বাররক্ষী (দারোয়ান) ব্যবস্থা আছে? - Do you have concierge service here?
  • পরে কল করো - CMB: Call me back
  • তুমি কি বাজারের দিকে যাচ্ছ? - Are you going toward market?
  • যেখানেই হোক না কেন? - Wherever?