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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Blind of ( দৃষ্টিশক্তিতে অন্ধ ) He is blind of one eye.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Confident to ( আবদ্ধ (শয্যা) ) He is confined to bed.
  • Alternative to ( বিকল্প ) This question is alternative to that.
  • Triumph over ( জয় করা ) Jim and Della triumphed over their poverty.

Idioms:

  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • breathe out ( নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করা ) At last, he breathed his last breath out, and that was the end.
  • In vain ( বৃথা ) All his attempts were in vain.
  • A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Moot point ( অমীমাংসিত বিষয় ) Dowry system is still a moot point in Bangladesh.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • নিজেরটা দেখো (অন্যেরটা না দেখে) - MYOB: Mind your own business
  • এর চেয়ে সস্তা কিছু আছে? - Is there anything cheaper?
  • তুমি এখনও যাওনি কেন? - Why didn’t you go yet?
  • আপনি খুব ভাল করতেছেন। - Better than the best/ better than good.
  • আমি পরামর্শ দিব একদিন ছুটি নেওয়ার জন্যে - I suggest taking a holiday
  • আমি পরিস্থিতি সামাল দিতে পারি - I can handle the situation