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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Search for ( অনুসন্ধান ) Their search for the thing was of no avail.
  • Heir to ( উত্তরাধিকারী (সম্পত্তি) ) He is the heir to his uncle’s property.
  • Control over ( নিয়ন্ত্রণ ) He has no control over his brother.
  • Equal to ( সমতুল্য (কাজ) ) He rose equal to the occasion.
  • Preferable to ( অধিক পছন্দযোগ্য ) Death is preferable to dishonor.
  • Want of ( অভাব ) We have no want of money.

Idioms:

  • Of course ( অবশ্যই ) Of course, you know what that means
  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • On the spur of the moment ( মুহুর্তের উত্তেজনায় ) He did it on the spur of the moment.
  • By no means ( কোন ভাবেই না ) I shall by no means call on him.
  • Man of letters ( পন্ডিত লোক ) Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a man of letters.
  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আমি রিজার্ভ (আসন অথবা রুম সংরক্ষণ) করতে চাচ্ছিলাম - I would like to make a reservation
  • আমি একটু বেশি ঘুমিয়েছিলাম - I overslept
  • তাকে চোর বললেও হয় - You may as well call him a thief
  • আমি থাকি টরোন্টো, কানাডায় - I am from Toronto, Canada
  • দেরি করে ঘুমানো উচিৎ না - You should not sleep late
  • নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাকাঁ - A bad workman quarrels with his tools