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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Occur to ( মনে হওয়া ) The idea never occurred to me.
  • Kind to ( সদয় ) She is very kind to the children.
  • Engaged in ( নিযুক্ত (কাজে) ) I was engaged with him in talk.
  • Limit to ( সীমা ) You should have a limit to your demands.
  • Accompanied with ( একসঙ্গে ঘটা ) He has fever accompanied with headache.
  • Live beyond ( বাঁচা ) He lives beyond his means.

Idioms:

  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Wild goose chase ( পন্ডশ্রম ) Do not waste time in wild goose chase.
  • At a loss ( হতবু্দ্ধি ; কিংকর্তব্যবিমূঢ় ) He was at a loss and did not know what to do.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Read between the lines ( তাৎপর্য বোঝা ) Try to read between the lines of the letter.
  • Man of straw ( অপদার্থ লোক ) We do not care a fig for a man of straw like him.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • সবাই স্বতঃস্ফূর্তভাবে কাজ করেছে। - Everybody’s truly encouraged.
  • কি বলব ভেবে পাচ্ছিনা - I'm at a loss
  • যে কুকুর ঘেউ ঘেউ করে, সে কখনো কামড়ায় না - The dog that barks never bites
  • এখানে কোথাও খাওয়ার জায়গা আছে? - Is there somewhere to eat?
  • আমি মনে করি তা ভাল হবে না। - I think, it wouldn’t be good.
  • আমাদের কি আগে দেখা হয়েছে? - Have we met before?