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Appropriate Preposition:

  • Wait for ( অপেক্ষা করা ) I waited for him for two hours.
  • Offend against ( লঙ্গন করা ) You have offended against good manners.
  • Look for ( খোঁজা ) I am looking for a good job.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Diffident of ( সন্দিগ্ধ ) I am diffident of success.
  • Comply with ( মেনে নেওয়া ) I shall comply with your request.

Idioms:

  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • A black sheep ( কুলাঙ্গার ) Tom is a black sheep in their family
  • Bird of a feather ( এক রকম স্বভাবের লোক ) Birds of a feather flock together.
  • All but ( প্রায় ) The poor villagers are all but ruined.
  • Come to light ( প্রকাশিত হওয়া ) Their private talk has come to light at last.
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.

Bangla to English Expressions (Translations):

  • আপনি কোন দিনটি সংরক্ষণ করতে চেয়েছিলেন (রিজার্ভের জন্য)? - Which date did you want to reserve?
  • আমি তোমার কথা (পরামর্শ) মতো কাজে নিজেকে নিযুক্ত করেছি - I took your advice, and I got myself engaged
  • 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
  • নাচতে না জানলে উঠান বাকাঁ - A bad workman quarrels with his tools
  • যদি তুমি কিছু মনে না করো তাতে...? - …if that’s alright with you?
  • আমি খুব কম সময়ই টিভি দেখি - I hardly watch Television