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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Die of ( মারা যাওয়া (রোগ) ) He died of cholera.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Ignorant of ( অজ্ঞ ) He is ignorant of this rule.
  • Grateful for ( কৃতজ্ঞ (কোনকিছু) ) I am grateful to you for your help.
  • Deaf of ( বধির ) He is deaf of one ear.
  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.

Idioms:

  • Out of date ( অপ্রচলিত ) This fashion is now out of date.
  • Head and ears ( সম্পূর্ণরূপে ) He is over head and ears in debt.
  • Get rid of ( মুক্তি পাওয়া ) Try to get rid of that rogue.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • a bad apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples.
  • Fight shy ( এড়িয়ে চলা ) Why do you fight shy of your teacher.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপাতত এইটুকুই থাক। - That’s all for the time being.
  • আমার কোন পছন্দ নেই (রুমের ব্যাপারে) - I don't have a preference
  • খোলাখুলিভাবে বলতে গেলে... - Frankly speaking...
  • বিয়েতে অভিনন্দন - Congratulations on getting married
  • 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
  • সে বিজ্ঞানের ক-খ জানে না - He does not know the rudiments or A. B. C. of science