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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Entitled to ( অধিকারী ) He is entitled to a reward for his honesty.
  • Due to ( কারণে ) His absence is due to illness.
  • Quick at ( চটপটে ) He is quick at figures.
  • Play on ( বাজানো ) He played on guitar.
  • Excuse for ( অব্যাহতি দেওয়া ) He will not be excused for coming late.
  • Void of ( বিহীন ) He is void of common sense.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Gift of the gab ( বাককটুতা ) An advocate should have the gift of the gab.
  • Call in question ( সন্দেহ করা ) No one can call his honesty in question.
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • তোমার দেশের জন্য কিছু করা উচিৎ ছিল - You should have done something for the country
  • আজকে কি ১২ তারিখ নাকি ১৩ তারিখ? - Is today the 12th or 13th?
  • আমি যতটুকু জানি... - As far as I know...
  • আমি কি এক গ্লাস পানি পেতে পারি? - Can I have a glass of water?
  • একটু শান্ত হও। - Be calm/ Be quite/ Keep quite
  • সে ভাতও খেল, রুটিও খেল - He ate both rice and bread