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There is dignity in work only when it is work freely accepted. - Albert Camus
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. - Mark Twain
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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live within ( বাঁচা ) He live within his means
  • Greed for ( লোভ ) He has no greed for wealth.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Compete with ( প্রতিযোগিতা করা (কোন একজন) ) I competed with him for the first prize.
  • Capacity for ( যোগ্যতা ) He has a capacity for hard work.

Idioms:

  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • A bed of roses thorns ( কন্টকময় জীবন ) Life is nothing but a bed of roses.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Lion's share ( সিংহভাগ ) He took the lion's share of the profit.
  • Red tape ( লাল ফিতার বাঁধন ; আমলাতান্ত্রিকতা ) Red tapism causes delay in official work.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • কামনা করছি তোমার ১৮তম জন্মদিন যেন তাক লাগানো হয় - May you have an amazing 18th birthday
  • He cursed me to my face - সে মুখের ওপর আমায় গালাগাল দিল
  • সে বেশ চমৎকার লোক - He is quite a nice man or He is fine fellow
  • ও কিছু না/ দুঃচিন্তা করো না। - Not to worry/ Don’t worry.
  • একটু প্রসঙ্গ পাল্টে বলা যাক। - To get off the topic for a moment.
  • যদি তুমি কিছু মনে না করো তাতে...? - …if that’s alright with you?